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Long-awaited housing plan to address 95,000 struggling households in San Antonio

October 29, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Members of the City Council's Planning and Community Development Committee listen to city staff members give an update on the Strategic Housing Implementation Plan on Oct. 28, 2021, at City Hall.

A comprehensive housing strategy is scheduled to be released Monday that will address the needs of 95,000 households in San Antonio that spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing Tagged With: AMI, area median income, City of San Antonio, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa Jr., HUD, Ian Benavidez, Internal Revenue Service, Neighborhood and Housing Service Department, NHSD, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Massive $250M housing bond proposed for election next May

September 7, 2021 By Ben Olivo 3 Comments

West Side San Antonio drone shot.

Next May, for the first time, San Antonio voters will be asked to approve a $250 million housing bond toward affordability initiatives.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, City of San Antonio, Housing Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, AMI, area median income, City Council, City of San Antonio, David Nisivoccia, Economic & Planning Systems, Ed Hinojosa, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Housing Commission, Housing Policy Framework, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio, San Antonio Housing Authority, SHIP, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Teri Castillo, Vero Soto

San Antonio-New Braunfels median income rises to $74,100. Here’s why it matters

June 15, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 162 Comments

The area median income, or AMI, for the San Antonio-New Braunfels region has increased from $72,000 to $74,100 for a family of four.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Know Stuff, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: AMI, area median income, Friedrich Lofts, Habitat for Humanity San Antonio, HUD, Michael E. Stone, Natalie Griffith, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Two bills to reform PFCs, which provide tax breaks to developers, make progress in Legislature

May 5, 2021 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

Efforts by state lawmakers to rein in the use of public facility corporations, which provide lucrative tax breaks to developers building mixed-income apartment complexes, have remained under the radar at the Texas Legislature, with battles over voting and gun rights dominating the headlines.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: Acero, AMI, area median income, AREA Real Estate, Armando Walle, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Jim Plummer, Jon Rosenthal, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, PFCs, public facility corporations, Red Berry Estate, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Pedro Creek, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, University of Texas at Austin School of Law

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