Developing Affordable Housing Ecosystems World Wide
AHI is a global housing finance thought leader.
Our mission is to help pro-poor innovators build healthy housing ecosystems worldwide, with an emphasis on the Global South.
We do this through Research that inspires practical and actionable outcomes, Education and Consulting that leads to both local innovation and transferable models. More
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November 11 , 2009
Dear Friends:
We are looking for examples of innovative and effective housing finance mechanisms employed by, or involving units of governments (national, provincial/state, municipal, local, etc). Applications could include new housing production, or addressing urban upgrading and land management issues. In addition to direct subsidy and loan programs, these examples could include such alternatives as Transferable Development Rights (TDR), Tax Increment Financing (TIF), Inclusionary Zoning, etc.
AHI would particularly like to learn of initiatives that might not be widely known, but have demonstrated potential for success.
If you have any suggestions, please email us at ymarvi@affordablehousinginstitute.org.
Your help will be much appreciated.
Regards
Team AHI
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Please join us for a new series of dialogues that bring together leading academics and practitioners from the global north and global south.
On September 21, 2009, AHI hosted a joint seminar with the Special Program for Urban & Regional Studies (SPURS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). "The Demolition Dilemma," presented by Enrique Penalosa, (former mayor of Bogota, Colombia), and Fred Salvucci, (former Secretary of Transportaion, Massachusetts), explored government's power to transform the city, the public's right to be consulted, and the process that generates positive change. Details here.
Please see here for more information on the Exchange Series.
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October 1, 2009
Sonia Fadraigo, Philippines Federation leader and Board member of AHI's partner, SDI, wrote this morning:
"Federation not OK. Badly hit. Biggest disaster ever. Don't know where to start. Still gathering info as to how many died. Thousands of Fed me mbers lost their houses - washed out by the floods. We need help. Thank you for the concern. Please pray for us. Another typhoon coming."
For more information please see www.sdinet.org.
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