Our Keep Austin Affordable success story is one of the clients from the Guadalupe N.D.C. Community Land Trust Program. Jesse Hernandez explains what it means to his family to become first time home buyers through this affordable housing program,...
The City of Austin’s ground breaking source of income protection (SOIP) ordinance is now in effect. Rulings from both the U.S. District Court and the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals paved the way for the City of Austin to...
On March 3rd, 2015, Mayor Steve Adler delivered a speech to kick off a capital absorption workshop sponsored by HousingWorks Austin. He recommended ways the participants could use the mayor’s office to bring more affordable housing and smart development...
Wondering what’s next for Source of Income Protection Ordinances like the one Austin City Council passed in December? As Will Livesley-O’Neill with Texas Low Income Housing Information Service has written on his blog, the most serious challenges may not...
On Thursday, March 5th, HousingWorks Austin teamed up with the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) and Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation to kickoff Amplify Austin with a happy hour titled “Amplify Affordability!” It was a great time to visit, enjoy...