What Is Affordable Housing?
Detailed information on how affordable housing is defined by various federal and state programs.Read This Article
Who Needs Affordable Housing?
Detailed descriptions of the households who need affordable housing.Read This Article
Understanding Affordable Housing Planning Requirements
State law requires that metropolitan area communities develop plans and programs to contribute to meeting their share of the area's need for affordable housing. The Metropolitan Council plays a key role in reviewing and coordinating these plans. This article describes these planning requirements and the Council's role.Read This Article
Dimensions of the Metropolitan Area's Affordable Housing Needs
At the start of this decade, nearly 170,000 households paid more than they could afford for housing. Projections by the Metropolitan Council and others show that even with all of the current resources annually made available for housing for lower income families, tens of thousands more households will be inadequately housed each year unless concerted efforts are made and new housing resources are utilized.Read This Article
Cities plan for future housing goals while lagging on current ones
While some cities show that affordable housing goals can be met, far too many cities have produced far less affordable housing than they agreed to.Read This Article
Initial Conclusions from CURA Survey Data
An analysis of the results of the CURA Survey on obstacles to affordable housing production, use of programs to produce affordable housing, and reaction to the Metropolitan Council's new affordable housing goals; as well as an analysis of how the new housing goals have shifted affordable housing requirements in the region.Read This Article
