PUTTING HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND
HEALTH DATA TO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
The APA’s Mel Jones encourages planners and government bodies to take action once they understand the housing needs data.
“Reducing uncertainty and risk reduces costs for developers.
If they know that a locality needs a particular type of housing and that the local government is going to support their efforts to build it, it is very likely that the locality can achieve its housing goals.
The more information a locality can provide to developers about where residents want to see housing built, what type of housing they are looking for, what they want it to look like, etc., the more likely developers are to respond to the community’s plans and goals,” the APA report states.
The APA guide suggests that municipalities create relationships with developers that have experience doing Low Income Housing Tax Credit deals, to deliver affordable housing.
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