What works and what doesn’t
Over the decades <shiver> that I’ve been involved with affordable housing, I’ve developed strong views on what works and what doesn’t in affordable housing program design. What works?
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- Cheap rents
- Income mixing
- Fast consistent enforcement
- Self-adjusting rent formulas
- Finite resources people compete for
- Aligned incentives
- Strong positive cash flow
- Public-private partnership
- A mixture of property-based and portable income subsidy
What doesn’t work? To find out, click here.
