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What Is “Affordable Housing”?

What Is “Affordable Housing”?. 2014. What Is “Affordable Housing”. Affordable Housing is…. Housing that people can afford. Affordable and Quality Go Together. Southwest Trails Apartments The Park at Walnut Creek Which is the “Affordable” property?.

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What Is “Affordable Housing”?

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  1. What Is “Affordable Housing”? 2014

  2. What Is “Affordable Housing”

  3. Affordable Housing is… Housing that people can afford.

  4. Affordable and Quality Go Together Southwest Trails Apartments The Park at Walnut Creek Which is the “Affordable” property?

  5. Who do the developments serve?

  6. Workforce Housing

  7. Non-traditional Public Housing Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) HUD and TDHCA work well together but they are different agencies.

  8. Income & Rent Limits Dumas - Rural Austin - Urban

  9. Management is a huge factor!! "Much of the research suggests that the type of affordable housing matters less than the quality of the properties' design, management and maintenance," the Center for Housing Policy newsletter said. Center for Housing Policy and National Housing Conference • 1801 K Street, NW, Suite M-100 Washington, DC 20006-1301 • www.nhc.org • A policy brief entitled, “Don’t Put it Here!”

  10. A HUGE factor Astoria Park Apartments - 1996 Carver Neighborhood Townhomes - 2001 The Brownwood Apartments - 1996 Parkview Townhomes - 2003 LBJ Garden Villas - 2000 The Lodge at Merrilltown - 1998 Sources: Google Maps Street View (pictures) January 2013 and the TDHCA Property Inventory.

  11. Unfortunate P.R.

  12. A few negatives should not negate a host of positives.

  13. Be Your Own Myth Buster!

  14. Where Can I Get More Information? • TDHCA Website – Sign Up for the ListServe! • Center for Housing Policy and the National Housing Conference • The Urban Institute • The Brookings Institute New Tax Credit Developments in Texas

  15. Contact Information TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 221 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX 78701 P.O. Box 13941, Austin, TX 78711-3941 Phone: 512-475-3800 Toll Free: 800-525-0657 Web: www.tdhca.state.tx.us Email: info@tdhca.state.tx.us

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