In this analysis, Enterprise's Ahmad Abu-Khalaf explores how the zoning proposals in the president's housing blueprint could help spur the development of affordable homes, but only if properly enacted.
Last week, Enterprise provided testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives and the California State Legislature on affordable housing as infrastructure, acquisition-rehabilitation and disaster recovery.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 state budget on June 27, ending the budget process marked by a record $97.5 billion surplus to close.
While the Inflation Reduction Act doesn't focus on housing, the legislative package includes a number of housing-related provisions that, when taken together, can help make homes and communities more green, more affordable, and more climate resilient for the future.
On September 10, the House Ways and Means Committee released legislative text of infrastructure and community development tax provisions, which includes historic investments in all of Enterprise’s key affordable housing and community development tax priorities.
We believe that a successful strategy to preserve MHCs – and support the residents who live there – must present both systems-changing capital, advocacy and policy solutions.