America's Affordable Communities Initiative

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is committed to helping communities across America identify and overcome regulatory barriers that impede the availability of affordable housing. more...

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Initiative Director speeches:

Increasing affordable housing and expanding homeownership
HUD Hosts Affordable Housing Roundtable!
National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
Mortgage Bankers Magazine, January 2004

Affordable Housing Awards

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW

Regulatory barriers and high housing development costs are major impediments to the construction and availability of affordable housing in America. more...

	Highlights
Affordable Communities awards application   Regulatory Barriers: Secret (and Not so Secret) Weapons Against Affordable Housing   Announcement of incentive criteria on barrier removal in competitive funding allocations   Initiative brochure, March 2004: HUD Helping Communities Create Affordable Housing Through Regulatory Reform