Affordable Housing Partners
Expert perspectives on LIHTC development, housing policy, funding strategies, and community impact nationwide.
The people who build affordable housing in California are excellent at their work — but terrible at finding each other. Fragmentation is costing the sector deals, time, and units. Here's the structural fix.
Building affordable housing in California is extraordinarily hard. Finding the right people to do it with shouldn't be. Here's why we created a dedicated platform for the sector.
Permanent Supportive Housing — stable affordable housing paired with voluntary services — is the most evidence-backed model for ending chronic homelessness. Here is how it works, how it is financed in California, and what makes it succeed.
Hotels, offices, retail spaces, and even churches are being reimagined as affordable housing across California. Here is what is driving the trend, what makes it work, and where the challenges lie.
Opposition from neighbors can delay affordable housing projects by years — or kill them entirely. Meaningful engagement, done early and authentically, is the most reliable antidote. Here is what the best developers in California do differently.
Affordable housing development involves a large cast of specialized organizations. Here is a plain-language guide to developers, investors, lenders, public agencies, consultants, and property managers — and how they fit together.
HUD's FHA mortgage insurance programs offer affordable housing developers long-term, non-recourse, fixed-rate debt that conventional financing can't match. Here's when it makes sense — and what to expect from the process.
Managing a LIHTC property is not the same as managing conventional housing. The compliance requirements are specific, documented in detail, and carry real consequences. Here is what every property manager in California needs to know.
Building affordable housing in California takes 4–6 years from site identification to occupancy. Here is a stage-by-stage breakdown of what actually happens — and who is involved at each step.
