Welcome to SWRPA's Housing Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse contains information and links to resources aimed at answering your affordable, workforce and senior housing-related questions.

Affordable Housing Resources

• Affordable Housing Resources List
• Affordable Rent/Sale and Tenant/Purchaser Income Eligibility Verification Sheet 
• Glossary of Affordable/Workforce Housing Terms
• Novogradac Rent and Income Limit Calculator

Municipal Options and Strategies

• Examples of municipal affordable/workforce housing incentives.
• Inclusionary Zoning Regulations
• Payment In-Lieu-Of Creating Regulations
• Below Market Rate (BMR) Density Bonus Regulations
• Accessory Unit Regulations

C.G.S. 8-30g Information

Information related to the Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-30g Affordable Housing Appeals legislation.

• C.G.S. Section 8-30g Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals
• LARCC 8-30g Brief
• 2008 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2007 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2006 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2005 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2004 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2003 Affordable Housing Appeals List
• 2002 Affordable Housing Appeals List

Links

Links to agencies, organizations & programs working to address affordable/workforce housing issues.

South Western Region Agencies/Organizations:

• Darien Housing Authority
• Greenwich Housing Authority
• New Canaan Housing Authority
• Norwalk Housing Authority
• Norwalk Redevelopment Agency
• Stamford Housing Authority
• Westport Housing Authority
• United Way of Greenwich

CT, outside South Western Region Agencies/Organizations:

• Bridgeport Housing Authority
• The Business Council of Fairfield County
• Danbury Housing Authority
• Fairfield Housing Authority
• Habitat For Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County
• Harrall-Michalowski Associates
• Hartford Housing Authority
• Interfaith Housing Association
• New Haven Housing Authority
• Ridgefield Housing Authority
• Shipman & Goodwin
• Stratford Housing Authority
• United Way of Western Connecticut

DECD List of all CT Housing Authorities

CT Statewide Agencies/Organizations:

• The Connection, Inc.
• Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)
• Connecticut AARP
• The Connecticut Housing Coalition
• Connecticut Housing Investment Fund Corporation (CHIF)
• Connecticut Main Street Center
• Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH)
• Connecticut Fair Housing Center
• CT Housing Search
• Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD)
• DECD Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
• HOMEConnecticut
• Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut (LARCC)
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Connecticut (LISC)
• Lyceum Resource & Conference Center*
• Partnership for Strong Communities*

National Agencies/Organizations:

• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
• HUD: HOME Investment Partnerships Program
• HUD: Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation, National (LISC)
• MacArthur Foundation
• National Development Council (NDC)
• National Equity Fund
• National Housing Institute
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
• National Council of State Housing Authorities
• Public Housing Resident Network

Developers:

• The Community Builders, Inc.
• Homebuilders Association of Connecticut (HBA-CT)
• Jonathan Rose Companies
• Mutual Housing of Southwestern Connecticut (MHA)
• NeighborWorks New Horizons
• New Neighborhoods, Inc.
• POKO Real Estate Development & Management
• Urban Green Builders
• W&M Properties

Developments:

• Wall St. Place, Norwalk

Financing Partners:

• Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF)
• Federal Home Loan Bank, Boston
• First County Bank
• Housing Development Fund (HDF)
• Webster Bank

Studies & Data Sources

Links to applicable affordable and workforce housing studies as well as important data and information sources.

• AARP State Housing Profiles: A Special Analysis of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey
• CT Occupational Forecast
• Greenwich United Way Workforce Housing Study
• LARCC 8-30g Brief
• SWRPA 2006 Regional Housing Needs & Supply Assessment
• U.S. HUD Fair Market Rents
• U.S. HUD Income Limits
• U.S. HUD Grant, Assistance and Regulatory Programs

News & Happenings

• Closing Connecticut's Housing Affordability Gap - 09/2006
• Parntership for Strong Communities'

* The Partnership for Strong Communities' Lyceum Resource and Conference Center is a comprehensive source of affordable housing resources. Please refer to it for additional affordable housing information.