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Housing 101
- - - The Basics
    - Watch videos on the foundational concepts of affordable housing
    - Plan
    - Learn what a local housing strategy is and how you can develop one
  - - Housing Issues
    - Read about the many issues related to housing and housing policy
    - Housing Policy Framework
    - Understand the pillars of a comprehensive, balanced, and equitable housing strategy
Build a Strategy
- - - Plan
    - Learn what a local housing strategy is and how you can develop one
    - Analyze
    - Use data to explore local housing needs and shape your housing strategy
    - Act
    - Identify policy tools to meet local needs
  - - Fund
    - Fund your local housing strategy
    - Refine
    - Assess trade-offs and refine strategies
    - Bridge
    - Build connections between housing and other policies to foster a broad coalition for change
Explore Policies
- - - Housing Policy Framework
    - Understand the pillars of a comprehensive, balanced, and equitable housing strategy
    - Housing Strategy Review
    - Complete this interactive tool to identify policies for your community
  - - Housing Policy Library
    - Read the full list of LHS policy briefs
    - Policy Objectives
    - Learn about options for advancing specific goals
Housing Data
- - - Housing Needs Assessment
    - Generate a customized report on housing needs in your community using nationally-available data
    - Using Local Housing Data
    - Supplement national data with surveys, interviews, and other local sources to deepen understanding of housing in your community
    - Telling Your Story with Data
    - Weave together data into a compelling narrative about housing in your community
  - - Gauging Development Feasibility
    - Review the dollars and cents that dictate whether a given development can cover its costs
    - Establishing Goals and Monitoring Progress
    - Establish and monitor goals for a local housing strategy
Case Studies
- - - Housing Strategy Profiles
    - Review examples of comprehensive housing strategies from around the country
  - - Housing Policy Case Studies
    - Review what a particular policy looks like in practice in selected cities and counties
Housing Solutions Lab
- - - About the Lab
    - Learn about the Housing Solutions Lab and how to participate in current initiatives.
    - Team
    - Meet the Housing Solutions Lab team and view current job openings.
  - - Our Work
    - Learn about the analysis, tools, and opportunities the Lab provides to cities.
    - Ask the Lab
    - Ask our team of researchers, TA providers, and partners your most pressing housing policy questions.

Local Housing Solutions

About

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Sign Up for Updates

Housing 101
- - - The Basics
    - Watch videos on the foundational concepts of affordable housing
    - Plan
    - Learn what a local housing strategy is and how you can develop one
  - - Housing Issues
    - Read about the many issues related to housing and housing policy
    - Housing Policy Framework
    - Understand the pillars of a comprehensive, balanced, and equitable housing strategy
Build a Strategy
- - - Plan
    - Learn what a local housing strategy is and how you can develop one
    - Analyze
    - Use data to explore local housing needs and shape your housing strategy
    - Act
    - Identify policy tools to meet local needs
  - - Fund
    - Fund your local housing strategy
    - Refine
    - Assess trade-offs and refine strategies
    - Bridge
    - Build connections between housing and other policies to foster a broad coalition for change
Explore Policies
- - - Housing Policy Framework
    - Understand the pillars of a comprehensive, balanced, and equitable housing strategy
    - Housing Strategy Review
    - Complete this interactive tool to identify policies for your community
  - - Housing Policy Library
    - Read the full list of LHS policy briefs
    - Policy Objectives
    - Learn about options for advancing specific goals
Housing Data
- - - Housing Needs Assessment
    - Generate a customized report on housing needs in your community using nationally-available data
    - Using Local Housing Data
    - Supplement national data with surveys, interviews, and other local sources to deepen understanding of housing in your community
    - Telling Your Story with Data
    - Weave together data into a compelling narrative about housing in your community
  - - Gauging Development Feasibility
    - Review the dollars and cents that dictate whether a given development can cover its costs
    - Establishing Goals and Monitoring Progress
    - Establish and monitor goals for a local housing strategy
Case Studies
- - - Housing Strategy Profiles
    - Review examples of comprehensive housing strategies from around the country
  - - Housing Policy Case Studies
    - Review what a particular policy looks like in practice in selected cities and counties
Housing Solutions Lab
- - - About the Lab
    - Learn about the Housing Solutions Lab and how to participate in current initiatives.
    - Team
    - Meet the Housing Solutions Lab team and view current job openings.
  - - Our Work
    - Learn about the analysis, tools, and opportunities the Lab provides to cities.
    - Ask the Lab
    - Ask our team of researchers, TA providers, and partners your most pressing housing policy questions.

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