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High-Profile CASA Initiative Tackles Region's Housing Crisis

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CASA brings together 46 leaders from across the Bay Area to build an actionable political consensus around increasing housing production at all levels of affordability, preserving existing affordable

Good News on Expanding Financing Options for In-Law Units

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In response to the passage of land use: zoning legislation (SB 1069 Wieckowski) on accessory dwelling units (ADU) or in-law units, the California Housing Finance Agency recently announced that it has

Housing Action Agenda Approved on March 17, 2016

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The ABAG Executive Board unanimously approved the Housing Action Agenda on March 17, 2016. In the coming months, ABAG will develop a detailed work plan to identify actions locally, regionally and

Successful Housing Forum - Sat, Feb 20th

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ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), jointly sponsored "Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge," held on Saturday, February 20

New Study on Benefits of Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Development

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The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Resources for Community Development (RCD) have released a new study of the role of affordable housing in Transit Oriented Development (TOD) areas

State Approves $47 Million in Affordable Housing Grants for 11 Bay Area Projects 777 New Units of Low-Income Housing to Be Built

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Local transportation and planning officials are applauding yesterday's action by California's Strategic Growth Council to award over $47 million in state Cap-and-Trade funds to 11 affordable, transit

2009 Housing Report Testing the American Dream in the San Francisco Bay Area

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ABAG recently released the 2009 Housing Report: Testing the American Dream in the San Francisco Bay Area. The report chronicles the housing crisis across the Bay Area region. The housing bubble and

Releases Annual Housing Survey Data

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Thirty-seven percent less new housing was permitted in 2008 than in 2007 in the San Francisco Bay Area according to a recently completed Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) annual survey. Not