PUTTING HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND
HEALTH DATA TO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
“Sometimes builders are not delivering what the community needs. Statistics can help demonstrate the demand to them,” Jones said.
“We hear all the time builders want to build it, (smaller units, more affordable/entry level housing) but cannot get financing.
Data can
help planners and housing authorities to partner with local banks willing to
help – the numbers can show the reality of what kind of housing is needed.”
The APA’s Mel Jones said land banks, housing trust funds, and land trusts are the three best tools for creating affordable housing and preserving land to accommodate it.
“Housing is not just the four walls. It is your connection to community, job opportunities, family, social networks,” she said.
“Housing is your foundation for everything -- affordable, quality, stable safe housing
is the way to cultivate a good citizenry.”
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