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HIP Tool: Direct Household Assistance
Background
To cover temporary financial hardships and prevent homelessness, mortgage, rental, and utility assistance programs provide families with low-interest loans or grants to bridge a gap in...
HIP Tool: Foreclosure Resources
Background
At the peak of the 2006 housing bubble, mortgage interest rates were low and home prices were high. Many lenders attracted homebuyers into mortgage agreements with adjustable rates that...
HIP Tool: Educating Permitting Officials
Background
Building department staff are often the first point of contact for property owners interested in developing their land. Building officials and permit staff should be kept on board with...
HIP Tool: NIMBY, Strategies to Address
Background
Building community support to combat NIMBY-ism requires patience, listening and creativity. It can be a time-consuming process and may require expert consultation. Because of the variety...
HIP Tool: Strategic Marketing
Background
Marketing can be crucial to a project or neighborhood’s acceptance and success. Marketing can be used to attract developers, investors, and residents. It can help gain community...
HIP Tool: Fee Waivers or Reductions
Background
Since impact or mitigation fees can increase the upfront construction cost of affordable housing, some jurisdictions have enacted measures to reduce, waive, or defer such fees for...
HIP Tool: Incentive Zoning
Background
Incentives for affordable housing in residential developments is a response to high housing costs and the improbability of building lower-cost market-rate housing in many areas due to...
HIP Tool: Permitting Priority
Background
Priority processing of land use and construction permits is most effective when used selectively, to provide an incentive to develop a particular type of housing the market is not...
HIP Tool: Planned Action EIS
Background
An EIS is prepared for a site-specific project or a non-project legislative action, such as plans, ordinances or regulations, if the jurisdiction believes the proposal may have a...
HIP Tool: Inclusionary Zoning
Background
Mandatory inclusion of affordable housing in residential developments is a response to persistently high housing costs and the difficulty of building lower-cost market-rate housing in...
