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Breaking News
The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has approved funding today for Iowa's 26 Local Housing Trust Funds. The Polk County Housing Trust Fund will receive $867,333 to further its mission in 2014, the most that we have received from IFA to date! We would like to thank the Iowa Finance Authority for their continued support. To read the full press release, click here.
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A common argument against measuring housing affordability by a fixed percentage of household income is that many households choose to pay more than the HUD-designated 30%, and therefore do not need more affordable housing.
To examine the validity of this argument, we examined HUD data about rent-burdened renter households in Polk County. Only 2 percent of households paying more than 30% of income on rent made more than 80% of area median income. This suggests that those with means do not generally choose to pay this much for rent, and those without may not have a choice.
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Vacant Homes Find New Life Hawthorn Hill renovates two north side homes |
This summer, Hawthorn Hill purchased two single-family homes from the City of Des Moines that were previously used for the City's public housing program. The homes had been vacant for a number of years, and in need of renovations, especially the interiors.
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A Happy Ending for Hotel Randolph Residents Primary Health Care leads successful rehousing effort |
In late August, Primary Health Care was presented with a daunting task -- relocate the residents of the Hotel Randolph in time for a sale to Sherman Associates by late October. The staff would have to find new homes for 89 people, many of whom were low-income individuals with prior evictions, criminal backgrounds, and/or utility arrearages, in just 60 days.
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Tomorrow Is Here New regional plan proposes a more sustainable future |
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization approved the final version of The Tomorrow Plan on November 21. To explain this regional plan's impact on affordable housing, transit, zoning, and watershed management, the Des Moines Register ran a headline story about the plan in its November 30 issue. To read the story, which includes information about PCHTF's role in The Tomorrow Plan, click below! |
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Luke Gray Has the Floor The Power of Lists | |
This is the time of year for giving, receiving and...
making lists.
Lists for gift buying, grocery shopping, holiday cards, project work plans and the all-important daily task list. Lists are important and even powerful. The exercise of writing a list can help us formulate thoughts, give clarity, assess what is important and move forward with focused intent on what we want to accomplish in our own lives and as a community.
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Come ride the bus with us as we explore affordable housing issues in our area! Our 2014 tours will be held April 25, July 18, and October 17. To register, click HERE.
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Read Past Issues of this eNewsletter
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To read past issues of our monthly eNewsletter, click HERE.
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Contact Us 108 3rd Street Ste. 350 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: (515) 282-3233 Fax: (515) 282-8444
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