Affordable Homeownership
The Next Playbook: Bringing Back The Starter Home
For most of the twentieth century, a modestly-priced starter home was the first rung on the homeownership ladder. Today, those homes are nearly gone.
In The Next Playbook: Bringing Back The Starter Home, the Center for Affordable Housing Lending examines why starter homes have all but vanished from the market—and what policymakers, lenders, and developers can do to bring them back.
ROADmap Spotlight: Implementation Priorities to Bring Back the Starter Home
“Congress recently passed landmark housing legislation that authorizes new programs and reforms existing programs that can meaningfully support starter homes. ”
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is landmark housing legislation that gives policymakers a powerful set of tools to help expand the supply of affordable homes.
This ROADmap Spotlight fact sheet identifies specific provisions most critical to bringing back starter homes and maps them to a five-part framework for action.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act: A Path to More Homes
The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) would create a new federal tax credit to spur construction and renovation of affordable homes in distressed urban, suburban, and rural communities—helping rebuild neighborhoods and expand homeownership opportunities across the country.
NAAHL is a proud co-chair of the Neighborhood Homes Coalition, the national group championing NHIA. With strong bipartisan support in Congress, NHIA is a promising tool to bring back the supply of affordable homes.
Affordable Homeownership Resources
