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BayREN Trainings Offer Real Estate Agents Guide to Sustainable and Resilient Housing

News Story

Through BayREN trainings, real estate professionals can better understand and communicate the connections between climate, health and energy in homes.

BAHFA Releases First Bay Area Eviction Study Reports

News Story

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 Helps Community Land Trusts Preserve Affordable Homes

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Two loans recently made by the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to community land trusts will preserve 34 affordable homes in San Francisco and San Jose, ensuring stable housing for people

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority: Major Achievements and a Look Ahead

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) was established by the California State Legislature in 2019 with the goal of finding better solutions for the Bay Area’s affordable housing needs. Since

BAHFA Closes First Priority Sites Pilot Loan

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) in late September closed the first loan through its Priority Sites Pilot Program, issuing $3 million in permanent financing for the East Bay Asian Local

BayREN is Launching the EASE Home Program to Replace Single Family Home+

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BayREN’s Single Family Home+ Program has been supporting the Bay Area since 2013 through rebates and educational resources focused on home energy efficiency and electrification upgrades. While the

ABAG, BAHFA Leaders Issue Statement on Withdrawal of Housing Bond Measure from November Ballot

News Release

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Chair Alfredo Pedroza and Belia Ramos, president of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)’s Executive Board today issued a joint statement following

ABAG President Belia Ramos, Bay Area Contingent Explore Mixed-Income Housing in Vienna

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Written by ABAG President Belia Ramos Over 6 days, I had the opportunity to dive deep into the social and political constructs of Vienna’s social housing system. One hundred years ago, Vienna was

BAHFA to Place $20 Billion Affordable Housing Bond Measure on November Ballot

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The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today adopted a resolution to place a general obligation bond measure on the November 5 general election ballot in each of the nine Bay Area counties to

New Research Finds Bay Area Needs $9.7 Billion to 'Unlock' 40,000 Affordable Homes in Predevelopment Pipeline

News Release

Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today released the Bay Area Affordable Housing Pipeline 2024 Report, which analyzes affordable housing

Documents

About the Doorway Housing Portal

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

AB 2011 and SB 6 Presentation for Elected Officials

AB-2011-and-SB-6-Presentation-for-Elected-Officials-4-2025.pptx (645.54 KB)

Upcoming Public Meetings Related to 2024 Bay Area Housing Bond

Updated-Matrix-of-Public-Meetings-March-2024.pdf (126.14 KB)

2024 Bay Area Regional Housing Bond: Housing to Solve Homelessness

Housing_Bond_Housing_Solve_Homelessness.pdf (105.74 KB)