The following is a list of key resources on topics related to
housing trust funds. If you're aware of other resources that should be
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Websites
Housing Trust Fund Project of the Center for Community Change The
most comprehensive source of information on state and local housing
trust funds, the Housing Trust Fund Project offers an array of
resources ranging from a Workbook for Creating a Housing Trust Fund to
case studies of trust funds throughout the country. The Housing Trust
Fund Progress Report 2009 provides a look at the state of the art at
the city, county and state levels; the Trust Fund Project also produces
a quarterly newsletter addressing current housing trust fund events and
activities.
PolicyLink's Equitable Development Toolkit This
online resource provides information on an array of strategies,
including Housing Trust Funds, and is intended to provide guidance to
advocates interested in advancing social and economic equity.
2009-2010 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard: Housing Trust Funds The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) produces this annual online scorecard to rank state housing trust funds based on funding and stewardship criteria. The scorecard is accompanied by a resource guide.
HousingPolicy.org Forum The HousingPolicy.org Forum is a place to pose questions, exchange ideas, and learn from the experience and expertise of others. This section of the site features interactive forums organized around policy areas, including shared equity homeownership, rental housing preservation, inclusionary zoning, neighborhood stabilization, and foreclosure prevention.
Articles & Reports
2009 Survey: State Housing Trust Funds. [PDF] By Mary Brooks. 2009. Frazier Park, CA: Center for Community Change. This brief report describes the findings of a biennial survey on the status of state housing trust funds.
Housing Trust Fund Resource Guide: 2009-2010 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard [PDF] 2009. Washington, DC: The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). This report accompanies the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) 2009-20110 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard that rates state housing trust funds. It describes elements that contribute to strong state housing trust funds and provides information on the current status of different housing trust funds across the country.
Florida's Housing Trust Fund: Addressing the State's Affordable Housing Needs. [PDF] 2004. By Kristin Larsen. Journal of Land Use 19(2): 525-535.
This article details the lack of affordable housing in Florida and
examines how the state's housing trust fund has been used. The author
concludes that while the trust fund has been an effective tool for
increasing the supply of affordable housing, municipalities could use
the funds more effectively to serve the lowest-income population
segments.
Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategies in Hot Housing Markets. [PDF] 2008. By Jesse Mintz-Roth. Washington, DC: NeighborWorks America and Cambridge, MA: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. This paper reviews housing policies that can be used to create and maintain long-term affordability in "hot" markets. Specific tools discussed include shared equity and limited equity cooperatives, housing trust funds, and inclusionary zoning. The author also evaluates the trade-offs associated with each of these policies related to longevity, affordability, and equity-generation.
State Housing Trust Funds: Meeting Local Affordable Housing Needs. [PDF] 2005. By Carolina Reid. Community Investments. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
This report reviews the history of state housing trust funds and describes how they work. It also includes case studies.
