No surprise: National gentrification report lists Austin near the top
A new study backs up what Austinites already know to be true: Austin is one of most gentrifying cities inContinue Reading
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Evita Cruz: Source of income discrimination leaves families vulnerable
This is part of a series about tenants who have faced discrimination because of their source of income. Watch EvitaContinue Reading
Austin Tenants’ Council study illuminates source of income discrimination
Austin’s new ordinance protecting renters from discrimination based on their source of income faces dual challenges, a lawsuit from the AustinContinue Reading
Austin’s poisonous legacy of housing segregation exposed
In an exceptional three-part print and video journalism series titled “Inheriting Inequality,” Austin American-Statement economics reporter Dan Zehr explores how as AustinContinue Reading
Austin housing bonds won record support in both rich and poor parts of town
Austin’s affordable housing advocates are still celebrating the approval of a general obligation bond issue by the voters providing $65Continue Reading
Austin voters easily approve $65M in general obligation affordable housing bonds
The second time was a charm. Austin voters today resoundingly passed a $65 million general obligation bond issue to fundContinue Reading
Tomorrow is Austin’s big election on housing bonds
Tuesday, November 5 Austin voters will decide the fate of $65 million in City-issued affordable housing bonds. Austin voters veryContinue Reading
Austin’s KUT on Affordable Housing
Last week, Austin’s NPR-affliate KUT News explored the nuts and bolts of Austin affordable housing in a four-part series –Continue Reading
Homer the homeless goose and Blackland neighborhood – an oral history tribute
Happy 25th birthday Homer! via Ball: Homer the homeless goose celebrates 25th birthday,… | http://www.statesman.com. In honor of Homer weContinue Reading
The Blogosphere Discusses Segregation in Austin
Over the last two months, there’s been an uptick in folks visiting the Texas Housers website after searching on termsContinue Reading
Bo’s News Clips: Austin Density Bonus Dispute
Key indicators from the housing area suggest that the economy is improving for the average American: almost two million AmericansContinue Reading
New Report on Inclusionary Housing & Fees-in-Lieu
The Center for Housing Policy released a report this week on the status of inclusionary housing policies after the housing crisis. Inclusionary Housing policies are policies that require or encourage developers to include a modest share of homes for low- or moderate-income households in otherwise market-rate developments.
The report is available here.
One thing that caught my eye in the report is a section highlighting the shortcomings of “fee-in-lieu” programs.
Map shows precinct results for Austin housing bond defeat
Last Tuesday the $78 million Austin housing bond proposition was narrowly rejected by the voters by a margin of 51.4%.Continue Reading
$78M Austin housing bond issue narrowly defeated; Houston passes $15M in housing bonds
The $78 million housing bond proposal by the City of Austin was narrowly rejected by voters Tuesday. The vote was 114,330Continue Reading
Housing bonds before Austin voters today
Here is a background story from the Austin American-Statesman. From the City of Austin’s website: Ballot Language: The issuance ofContinue Reading
HUD’s Ron Sims discusses something Austin officials will not — homeownership and race
For a years I worked with State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (Austin) to help him devise a way to let lower-incomeContinue Reading
Austin case study: Postdisaster housing policy and low-income survivors
Several very smart people from the University of Texas and myself just had a paper published in the Journal ofContinue Reading
What kind of city do we want Austin to be? | Paup in Austin American-Statesman
From the Austin American-Statesman, Sunday, July 17, 2011 Now that he’s been told to make way for redevelopment efforts onContinue Reading
Report: Texas Efficiency Rent 90% of SSI Payments
“Priced Out,” a new report by the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) showsContinue Reading
Governor Vetos Tenants Rights Bill, Austin Homestead Preservation District Bill
In addition to the TDHCA sunset bill, Perry also vetoed two three other housing related bills: HB 1429 (Deshotel; Carona)Continue Reading
The state of Black-White Segregation in Texas
Last month the Brookings Institution released a set of segregation measures about the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the UnitedContinue Reading
Margaret Shaw removed as Austin housing director
Margaret Shaw has been removed as director of the City of Austin’s housing department by Austin City Manager Marc Ott.Continue Reading
City of Austin runs online survey on housing need
The City of Austin is seeking public input to help focus its affordable housing finance programs, including the use ofContinue Reading
The Federal Reserve presents a tale of two Texas poverty neighborhoods
The Community Affairs Offices of the Federal Reserve System and the Brookings Institution have issued a report, “The Enduring ChallengeContinue Reading
City Council to vote (finally) on East Austin Homestead Preservation District
On Thursday October 16th the Austin City Council will take up the issue of creating the Homestead Preservation District. ThisContinue Reading
LBJ speech recalls struggle to bring low-income housing to Austin
In 1968, at the end of his political career, with barely one month left in his term as president, LBJContinue Reading
LBJ’s struggle to get Austin to accept public housing offers lessons for today
Seventy years ago here, in Austin Texas, Lyndon Johnson a young, first-term congressman took up the cause of housing theContinue Reading
After 25 years one Austin community development corporation is a model of success
The Blackland Community Development Corporation (BCDC) in East Austin is a model of what a successful CDC should be. TheContinue Reading
Texas Housercast: Talking energy saving and green building in low income housing
This week’s Texas housercast is an interview with Walter Moreau, executive director of Austin’s Foundation Communities the state’s largest nonprofitContinue Reading
Austin housers win funding victory
Austin housers won a major victory Thursday when the Austin City Council reversed city staff recommendations and rejected deep cutsContinue Reading