Posts Tagged ‘Public Housing’
Success Story: A bold housing vision pays off in Atlanta
Centennial Place is one of Atlanta’s most prized commercial properties and a groundbreaking model for urban community development. It features more than 700 mixed-income rental units and 40 mixed-income for-sale townhomes made possible through mixed financing. But, on that site, a crumbling housing project in an unsafe neighborhood once stood. It’s been more than 20…
Read MoreHow Public Housing Authorities Can Improve Important Lease-Up Rates for Voucher Users
Resource-strapped public housing authorities often struggle to maintain healthy lease-up rates for their Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs. Most agencies say the optimal voucher use rate would be about 95 percent to 98 percent of the vouchers issued. But in some major cities, the average use rate hovers around 90 percent. And it can take…
Read MoreHow to Keep ‘High Turn Time’ from Hobbling Your Public Housing Authority
No one managing a public housing authority wants units to remain vacant too long, a challenge known as a “high turn time.” Having a high turn time can cause a loss of rent and public housing operating subsidy. And since PHAs have a social mission of providing affordable housing to low-income people, it could also…
Read MoreThe Waiting Game: Best Practices for Managing Your Public Housing Waiting List
To be a top player in the waiting game for housing authorities, you must make your open list accessible to eligible families, regularly purge a stagnant list and organize your waiting list so that you have fair, clearly-established guidelines. Be Accessible First things first: A good way to initiate or revamp your policy is to…
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