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
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA)
News and Stories
BAHFA Partnership Preserves Affordable Housing in St. Helena
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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