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2024 Update: Local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Earlier this month, DFI examined how local governments in North Carolina have stepped in to make new affordable housing construction economically viable after a historic increase in construction costs and elevated interest rates. In August, the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) released the latest funding awards for 2024.

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

In this chapter, John O’Callaghan , president and CEO of the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP), and Mandy Eidson , senior manager of the ANDP Loan Fund, share how ANDP is innovatively meeting affordable single-family housing needs in Atlanta.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

By Tarik Abdelazim , Director, National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress Before I came to Community Progress, I spent eight years in public service in my hometown, Binghamton, New York. For example, land banks in New York are: Expanding the Production of Affordable Housing.

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What’s a Capital Stack and How Does it Work?

CRA Today

In this model, the various sources of capital are stacked on top of each other to enhance community development financing projects. All these layers together make a community development loan possible. Senior debt is debt secured by specific assets of the organization.

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Leaders in Land Banking: A Conversation with Adam Zaranko at the Albany County Land Bank

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with the Albany County Land Bank Corporation ’s Executive Director Adam Zaranko about affordable housing initiatives, the importance of diversified partnerships, and what’s coming up for the Land Bank in 2023. The program emerged from a National Technical Assistance Scholarship through the Center for Community Progress.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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How the Tri-COG Land Bank is Transforming Vacant Properties in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

By: Liz Kozub I got my start in transforming vacant properties in 2012 as an intern for the City of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a dense community of just over 2,000 residents with tremendous community pride. Secured annual funding from all members, using a formula based on the amount of delinquent taxes received by each member.