Use the wide variety of resources available on ULI Housing Counts.

The site is already home to interactive tools such as the Mixed-Income Housing Calculator, policy best practices found in the Minnesota Housing Policy Toolbox, and more!

• Utilize Tax Increment Financing to Fund a Mix of Housing
  Municipalities increasingly use tax increment financing to fund community development initiatives, including the production of affordable homes. Improvements are paid for by borrowing against the anticipated increase in property tax revenue or rebating the increment to the developer.
• Stimulate Construction or Rehab through Tax Abatements
  Tax abatements involve freezing or lowering property taxes on a specified lot for a designated period of time. Abatements can be offered to encourage construction or rehab of rental homes or to help homeowners stay in their homes.
• Adopt Tax Levies in Support of Housing Strategies
  Cities and Counties have the local authority to establish a Housing and Redevelopment Authority with the ability to levy a special tax specifically in support of providing affordable, safe, and decent housing as well as to remove community blight.
• Create or Expand Dedicated Housing Trust Funds
  Housing trust funds are flexible sources of financing for affordable homes and work best when supported by a stable, dedicated funding source. Trust funds can be a useful tool for supplementing other housing programs.
• Expand and Support Use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
  The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program helps developers access capital for the construction and rehabilitation of homes for working families. Greater use of this resource can help communities expand the number of federal dollars available for affordable homes.
• Provide Pre-Development and Acquisition Financing
  Up-front expenses, including the costs associated with purchasing land, can present a barrier to small, community-based nonprofits and other developers of affordable homes. Pre-development and acquisition financing helps organizations obtain the resources to keep development on track.
• Support Housing Bond Issues
  Tax-exempt housing revenue bonds or general obligation bonds may be issued by local or state governments to support affordable housing. They may be repaid by project revenues or through tax levies or appropriations authorized by the legislature.
• Encourage and Work with Employers’ Commitment to Affordable Homes for Workers
  In communities lacking an adequate supply of homes affordable to working families, employers can have difficulty maintaining a qualified workforce. Growing numbers of employers are getting involved in efforts to increase the availability of homes for their workers and the broader community.
• Use Cross-Subsidies to Support Mixed-Income Communities
  In strong housing markets, non-profit or mission-driven developers can use profits from the sale or rental of market-rate homes to subsidize the development cost of affordable homes.
• Housing Revenue Bonds and Tax-exempt Mortgage Notes
  Tools that may be used to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of renter-occupied residential units. Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds are used for affordable and mixed-income rental housing for families and seniors. The Entitlement Housing Revenue Bonds come with an automatic 4% tax credit allocation.