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Priority Sites and Technical Assistance Projects Win Regional Planning Awards

News Story

Three projects supported by the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission received awards this month from the Northern California chapter of the American

BAHFA Partnership Preserves Affordable Housing in St. Helena

News Story

Two apartment buildings in St. Helena will maintain their affordable rents – and the tenants will keep their homes – thanks to a partnership between a local property owner, nonprofit housing

BAHFA’s Doorway Housing Portal Receives CALCOG Eureka! Award

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s (BAHFA) Doorway Housing Portal received a Eureka! Award for Regional Excellence from the California Association of Councils of Governments (CALCOG) yesterday

El Cerrito Plaza BART Station affordable housing gets BAHFA assist

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An El Cerrito Plaza BART Station affordable housing project, which celebrated the start of construction last week, had an early infusion of dollars from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA).

BAHFA Partnership Keeps San Rafael Apartment Complex Affordable

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) recently finalized a collaboration with Tesseract Capital Group that will help preserve up to 99 affordable homes for families in San Rafael’s Canal

New Community of Practice Highlights Digital Housing Tools

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Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) staff, in partnership with the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, launched a new virtual community last month to support

New State Law Promotes Preservation Of Affordable Market-Rate Housing

News Release

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)’s work to preserve existing housing that lower- and middle-income residents can afford got an important boost last week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed

BAHFA Releases First Bay Area Eviction Study Reports

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today released the first components of its Bay Area Eviction Study – the first study of its kind to look at the rates and characteristics of evictions

BAHFA Taps Housing Industry Veterans as Strategic Advisors

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today announced the addition of Lydia Tan and Carol Galante as advisors to help guide BAHFA through its strategic planning process. Tan has deep roots as

ABAG and MTC Participate in Affordable Housing Month

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As part of the Bay Area’s Affordable Housing Month – a time of conversations and events highlighting the impact of affordable housing in the Bay Area – staff from ABAG and the Metropolitan

Documents

About the Doorway Housing Portal

ABAG-MTC_Bay_Area_Housing_Doorway-Pilot_Fact_Sheet_07-2025.pdf (315.22 KB)

Advancing an Affordable Bay Area: Bay Area Housing Finance Authority’s First Five Years

Advancing_Affordable_Bay_Area_BAHFA_First_Five_Years_03-2025.pdf (507.33 KB)

The Bay Area Housing Bond - Regional Funding for Local Solutions

BAHFA_Bond_Explainer_07-15-24.pdf (937.09 KB)