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  • Financing Energy Savings Through On-Bill Repayment

    In 2016, the California Housing Partnership partnered with Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future and Community Corp of Santa Monica to test On-Bill Repayment (OBR) financing for energy [...]

    March 16, 2017Archive, Case Study, Resources
  • 2017 Preservation Report | Statewide At-Risk Assessment

    CHPC’s annual statewide risk assessment shows 31,988 affordable homes are at risk of conversion to market rate within the next five years. 

  • HUD Rental Assistance Opt Outs and Terminations 1995 – 2016

    This resource details the affordable properties and units in California that have been lost due to owners’ decisions to not renew an expiring HUD rental assistance contract (Section [...]

    March 7, 2017Archive, Resources
  • Affordable Homes At-Risk by County

    This resource outlines the properties and units at risk of conversion to market rate housing by county as of March 2017. The California Housing Partnership determines the level [...]

  • Newsletter: New Study Finds Los Angeles County Needs 551,807 Affordable Homes

    February 24, 2017 newsletter announcing the initial results of CHPC’s Affordable Housing Outcomes Report for the County of Los Angeles. 

    February 24, 2017Archive, Resources
  • Shelter from the Storm: Assessing the Economic Impacts of the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018

    In collaboration with the California Housing Partnership, the research department of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (NCCRC), analyzed the economic impacts of Senator Jim Beall’s SB 3 statewide housing [...]

    January 16, 2017Archive, Resources
  • San Francisco Begins Second Phase of RAD Public Housing Initiative

    Friday, October 14, 2016 marked a major milestone in San Francisco’s ambitious plan to revitalize its public housing properties through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s [...]

    October 18, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Location Matters: Affordable Housing and VMT Reduction in San Diego County

    Conducted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and co-authored by the California Housing Partnership Corporation, the report prepared for the San Diego Housing Federation (SDHF) is based [...]

    September 12, 2016Archive, Resources
  • CHPC Comments: Small Area Fair Market Rents

    CHPC weighs in on HUD’s new methods of determining fair market rents for voucher holders, noting the unique challenges of California’s housing markets and providing recommendations to make the [...]

    August 26, 2016Archive, Resources
  • $1 Billion Plan to Provide Integrated Solar Energy to Low-Income Renters is First in Nation

    San Francisco, CA ‒ On August 3rd, California’s leading low-income, environmental, and affordable housing groups submitted a proposed plan to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to spend up to [...]

    August 5, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition AB 693 Implementation Proposal

    The Nonprofit Solar Stakeholders Coalition submitted a joint proposal to the California Public Utilities Commission for implementing last year’s Assembly Bill 693, which authorized the use of utility Cap-and-Trade [...]

    August 4, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Shelter from the Storm: Assessing the Economic Impacts of the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2016 (SB 879 Beall)

    In collaboration with the California Housing Partnership, the research department of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (NCCRC) analyzed the economic impacts of the Affordable Housing Bond Act of [...]

    June 23, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Closing the California Clean Energy Divide: Reducing Electric Bills in Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing with Solar+Storage

    This economic analysis indicates that pairing solar PV with battery storage systems can deliver significant electricity bill savings for California affordable housing residents and property owners. Battery storage [...]

    May 19, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Ventura County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in Ventura County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • San Mateo County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in San Mateo County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • San Joaquin County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are disproportionately burdening low-income families in San Joaquin County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take immediate [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • San Diego County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in San Diego County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Orange County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in Orange County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Los Angeles County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in Los Angeles County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Fresno County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are disproportionately burdening low-income families in Fresno County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take immediate action.

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Alameda County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are contributing to rising poverty rates in Alameda County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take immediate action.

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Sacramento County Housing Need 2016

    This report shows how high housing costs are disproportionately burdening low-income families in Sacramento County. The report offers a roadmap for California’s legislators and local leaders to take immediate [...]

    May 11, 2016Archive, Resources
  • Confronting California’s Rent and Poverty Crisis: A Call for State Reinvestment in Affordable Homes

    California State Housing Needs Report 2016: Too many California families are falling into poverty because of high housing costs. The California Housing Partnership calls on state leaders to take direct, immediate [...]

    April 12, 2016Archive, Resources
  • An Affordable Housing Owner’s Guide to Utility Allowances

    Produced in partnership with the National Housing Law Project, this guide provides owners of affordable rental housing a roadmap for navigating the challenges of utility allowance adjustments. It [...]

    April 7, 2016Archive, Resources