Defining Housing Affordability

However you define it, the key to workforce housing is that it must meet the needs of the people who provide the services we depend on -- teachers, police officers, nurses, firefighters and other public servants, as well as millions of Americans in the service and retail industries.

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A study by NAHB investigates housing affordability for four occupations - teachers, police officers, nurses, and retail sales persons - in the 25 largest metro areas in the United States. Using data from the 2000 Census, the study looks at which census tracts (areas designed by the U.S. Census …
7/24/2009 		Web page
The term “Affordable Housing” has been used to refer to households with incomes below a certain level. The federal government, primarily the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has programs serving households with incomes below 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), where …
4/9/2008 		Web page
Completed by the Center for Housing Policy, which is the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference. The Center works to broaden understanding of America’s affordable housing challenges and examines the impact of policies and programs developed to address these …
4/8/2008 		Web page
Click on the link below to access NAHB's Housing Affordability Resources Toolkit, including helpful information regarding inclusionary zoning policies. Housing Affordability Resources Toolkit This is a guidebook for the housing affordability resources toolkit which can be found on line under …
1/31/2008 		Web page
4/25/2007 		External Link
This comprehensive guide is a project of the Regional Affordable Housing Initiative of Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) - a Chicago-based law and policy center dedicated to equal justice and enhancing the quality and equity of life for all people in the Chicago …
10/12/2006 		Web page