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New Senate Tax Reform Bill Released; Call for Action in the House
Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released his modifications to the tax reform bill last night having just added a provision that repeals the Obamacare individual mandate [...]
ACTION NEEDED: Tell Congress to Restore Private Activity Bonds & 4% Housing Credits!
I am writing you from Washington, D.C. to alert you that there is a time-sensitive effort today being led by Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL-14th), who is co-chair of [...]
Message to Housing Advocates: Don’t Panic. Push Back with Facts, Stories and Emotion
My October 27th blog described the damage that will be done to California if the Republican House tax reform proposal eliminates tax exempt private activity bonds (PABs) including [...]
An additional one million new residents could live in LA by 2035: report
As Los Angeles County grapples with a severe housing shortage, a new study finds the population could see an increase of one million people in the next two [...]
Solar Financing 101: CHPC GREEN Talk Highlights Solar Financing Options and Lessons
Last month, 20 nonprofit developers joined a California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC) Green Rental Home Energy Efficiency Network (GREEN) “Talk” to learn the basics of solar financing, and [...]
AB 693 Proposed Decision Released
Good news – the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finally released its Proposed Decision to implement Assembly Bill 693 creating the $1 billion Solar on Multifamily Affordable Homes (SOMAH) program for [...]
Matt/CHPC LIHTC Federal Advocacy Action Alert
Saving the Low Income Housing Tax Credit: Now is the Time More than 325,000 lower income California households are currently living in apartments produced and made affordable through [...]
Capturing Water Savings Through On-Bill Financing: Lessons from BRIDGE Housing
CHPC’s water affordability initiative works to increase access to water conservation resources for the nonprofit multifamily affordable rental housing owners and the lower-income tenants they serve in California. [...]
On a roll: Affordable housing advocates pack a San Francisco hotel and say they’re winning the battle
With all the persistent ranting about the housing crisis — how intractable it is, how it’s driving middle class and poor people from the Bay Area, and how [...]
State Adds $100M to AHSC NOFA
It isn’t often possible to change the thinking of state officials tasked with the job of spending Cap-and-Trade funds governed by complex and overlapping regulations and statutes. Not [...]
New Tax Credit Regs Make Progress, More to be Done
The California Housing Partnership Supports State Efforts to Increase Access to Opportunity for Low-Income Families, but Funding Regulations Must Reflect Cost Premium Developers Face in Higher Resource Areas. [...]
California Mayors Urge Lawmakers to Fix Housing Shortage
The mayors of San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other big California cities urged lawmakers Wednesday to address the state’s housing shortage.
Addressing California’s housing crisis: Invest in our Communities
It’s not news that our state has an affordable housing crisis. The California Housing Partnership has consistently documented the shortage of affordable homes in every county of the [...]
California Developers Test New State Certificated Credits
Several affordable housing developers are working to close the financing on their latest projects using new “certificated” credits in California.
Why affordable housing is part of the cap-and-trade conversation
CHPC CEO Matt Schwartz interviewed on the connection between Cap-and-Trade and Housing Investments.
New Grant to Document Displacement of Low-Income People of Color in the Bay Area
The California Housing Partnership is pleased to announce a $100,000, one-year grant from The San Francisco Foundation to document the relationship between rental housing affordability and patterns of [...]
How affordable housing can help on climate change
Matt Schwartz and Lisa Hershey urge Gov. Brown to prioritize affordable homes in climate change strategy.
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Brief | Impact Report: Rounds 1 – 2
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program brief – coauthored by the California Housing Partnership Corporation, Enterprise Community Partners and TransForm – examines the climate and community [...]
Almost 1 million affordable homes needed for Southern California poor, report says
A decline in government spending, rising rents and falling incomes have created a shortage of nearly one million affordable homes in five Southern California counties, the nonprofit California [...]
San Bernardino County Housing Need 2017
This report demonstrates the shortfall of affordable homes in San Bernardino County and the severe impact on low-income renters. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and [...]
Orange County Housing Need 2017
This report demonstrates the shortfall of affordable homes in Orange County and the severe impact on low-income renters. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders [...]
Riverside County Housing Need 2017
This report demonstrates the shortfall of affordable homes in Riverside County and the severe impact on low-income renters. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders [...]
San Diego County Housing Need 2017
This report demonstrates the shortfall of affordable homes in San Diego County and the severe impact on low-income renters. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local [...]
Los Angeles County Housing Need 2017
This report demonstrates the shortfall of affordable homes in Los Angeles County and the severe impact on low-income renters. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local [...]
