Infrastructure Finance & Fees

As communities turn increasingly to impact fees to help cover the growing costs of government services, existing and potential homeowners suffer as these fees serve as a tax on home buyers and put the price of housing beyond the reach of many families. A growing number of local governments recognize this and are using innovative strategies for financing and managing infrastructure. Check out the information gathered in the sections below to learn more about impact fees and financing alternatives.

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Supplement to Impact Fee Handbook: Proportionate-Share Impact Fees Impact Fees 11/16/2009	PDF
Webinar: Understanding Infrastructure Finance Tools that are Successful Alternatives to Impact Fees Webinar 9/28/2009	PDF
The Local Economic Impact of Home Building Home building generates income and jobs for local residents, as well as revenue for local governments. Home building also imposes costs on local governments that supply education, police and fire protection, and other public services to support the new homes. NAHB has developed … 7/1/2009	Web page
Town of Flower Mound v. Stafford Estates LP (Impact Fees) CourtSupreme Court of Texas NAHB InvolvementAmicus From 1994 - 1997, the Town of Flower Mound approved three different phases of residential construction with various accessibility to roads. Conditional to the projects, the town required Stafford to demolish and replace the adjacent … 6/17/2009	Web page
TIF State by State Resource Center and Report In 2009, CDFA launched a National TIF State by State Resource Center with this information cataloged in a searchable and comparable online database. All 50 of the state statutes profiled in the 2008 Report can be found online in CDFA’s TIF Resource … 3/24/2009	Web page
Getting Financing & Developing Land Ensure yourself a good profit by making the leap from preparing a market study, selecting a builder, a builder site and obtaining financing to having your plans approved and controlling your costs. This book gives you the practical knowledge you need to make that leap including a CD with forms, … 2000	External Link
A Program that Works: New Markets Tax Credits from BestofNewOrleans.com. An article from BestofNewOrleans.com discusses how New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) are helping south Louisiana recover from Hurricane Katrina. 2/20/2009	External Link
School Infrastructure Funding Alternatives As an additional resource for local and state home builder associations, NAHB undertook a research project in the summer of 2008 to find additional school finance solutions. New school construction and expansion is a huge issue for growing communities, and NAHB sought out viable alternatives … 11/6/2008	Web page
The Effects of Inclusionary Zoning on Local Housing Markets: Lessons from the San Francisco, Washington DC and Suburban Boston Areas from the Center for Housing Policy Inclusionary Zoning 9/17/2008	External Link
Impact Fee Handbook Revised 2008 Impact fee handbook updated 2008 9/12/2008	PDF
Infrastructure Finance-Does Your State Encourage Innovation? Part II of a Series-Mapped Version 7/11/2008	PDF
National Survey of Statutory Authority and Practical Considerations for the Implementation of Inclusionary Zoning Ordinances This report is based on research conducted for NAHB by Shipman & Goodwin LLP and provides an accessible guide for communities considering adopting inclusionary zoning ordinances as well as a sampling of the comprehensive list of issues that should be considered in drafting … 2/29/2008	Web page
Research on State and Local Means of Increasing Affordable Housing The full NAHB funded Abt Report outlines three types of strategies designed to address the housing affordability challenge: Land use strategies, such as planning, zoning, and novel development strategies Financial strategies, including property taxes, other taxes, state tax credits, impact … 2/28/2008	Web page
Housing Market Impacts of Inclusionary Zoning Full NAHB funded research report on the economic effects of inclusionary zoning which was conducted by Gerrit Knaap, Antonio Bento, and Scott Lowe at the University of Maryland (UMD) Center for Smart Growth. Read the full report now: Housing Market Impacts of Inclusionary Zoning 2/26/2008	Web page
CDFA’s Research & Technical Assistance Program The Research and Technical Assistance (RTA) Program is the nation’s first non-profit information and consulting service solely dedicated to development finance. With unparalleled access to the non’s top agencies and professionals in development finance, RTA delivers the … 2/25/2008	Web page
A Summary of State Legislation to Encourage Innovative Infrastructure Finance Options An assessment of enabling authority for 12 alternative infrastructure finance strategies contained in the Building for Tomorrow publication. 12/12/2007	PDF
Infrastructure Solutions-Best Practices from Results Oriented States Part III in the Series The latest publication in the Infrastructure Series-Infrastructure Solutions-Best Practices from Results-Oriented StatesFinance was released during the 2007 International Builders Show (IBS). This publication, the third in the series, features new research from … 2007	PDF
Building for Tomorrow: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions Part I Part I in the Infrastructure Series, “Building for Tomorrow: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions” looks at the challenge of meeting demand for infrastructure and presents a range of options for state and local governments to consider. See Also: Part II: … 2003	PDF
Infrastructure Finance-Does Your State Encourage Innovation? Part II of a Series Not all states are equal when it comes to encouraging the use of innovative infrastructure finance alternatives. Part II in the Infrastructure series summarizes The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) study of all 50 states and the District of Columbia (see full report) to … 2007	PDF
Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances in Maryland A report by The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland for the Home Builders Association of Maryland and the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association. Released: April 20, 2006 To view this report, go to: … 6/1/2007	Web page