Housing

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)'s mission is to promote safe, affordable homes and vibrant, inclusive, sustainable communities for all Californians. HCD is the

The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) is the anchor organization for “Shift the Narrative,” a coalition-driven initiative to advance housing and racial justice in the Bay

Cohousing projects are communities where shared common space is communally managed and governed, but households have their own private living units. Collaborative spaces are a way of living that

“Missing middle housing” refers to small-scale multifamily housing that can range from duplexes to townhouses to smaller apartment buildings that are compatible with walkable neighborhoods. Missing

The release of draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocations initiates the appeals phase, the final step in the RHNA process. Government Code Section 65584.05 allows any jurisdiction or

Portland, Oregon has been a leader in recent efforts to add multifamily housing to a wide range of neighborhood types. The Better Housing by Design project aims to create more diverse, more affordable

In 2020 San Francisco’s Planning Department released this Housing Development Feasibility and Costs whitepaper as part of its Housing Affordability Strategies initiative. The paper examines the cost

Portland, Oregon is one of the cities leading the national trend toward expanding housing options in what have been exclusively single-family zone districts, enabling small-scale “missing middle”

California law requires each jurisdiction’s General Plan to address the mandated elements listed in Government Code section 65302. These include: Land use Circulation Housing Conservation Open space

Inclusionary housing is an important tool that local jurisdictions can use to create affordable housing in their communities without local subsidy. To design a program that successfully creates