ACTION CENTER: Housing Policy & Priorities

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» HOME's 2008 Legislative Priorities

        HOME’s Center for Housing Leadership is proud to present our first official list  of policy priorities. Use this to raise your voice for housing policy improvement in Virginia.

 

        HOME's policy briefs:  (please check back as more will be added)

        »Affordable Housing

                    Virginia Housing Trust Fund Brief 

        »Lending Protections

                    Stopping Foreclosure Rescue Scams

                    Supporting a 36% APR Cap on Payday Loans

        »Fair Housing
            Supporting Universal Design

                    Source of Income

        These priorities were informed through a consensus building process over the Spring and Summer months of 2007. 

    HOME’s Statewide Legislative Priorities Survey was distributed in early          
    July, 2007. The survey was designed to measure Virginian’s perceptions
    and attitudes about housing issues in the Commonwealth. Over 500    
    Virginians responded.

 »Statewide Housing Survey Results

                                    On August 2, 2007, HOME convened a group of over 30 advocates 
                                    representing business, community development, policy, minority, non-profit,
                                    finance, faith, labor, and others to discuss housing priorities and set mutual
                                    policy goals in a forum called "Under One Roof".

 »Under One Roof focus group results

 

About the Center for Housing Leadership

HOME’s Center for Housing Leadership was formed in 2006 with a vision of improving housing policy in the Commonwealth. The Center for Housing Leadership creates change in the housing systems that drive economic, educational, and social opportunities.

The Center for Housing Leadership helps shape public policy by leading and providing the following:

  • Information for the public on policy and legislative matters

  • Research on key housing issues

  • Coalition and partnership building

  • Campaigns against abusive lending practices

  • Systemic changes and emerging issues

  • Reliable, factual information on the state of housing

  • A catalyst for change at the local / state / national levels

» Download the 2007-2008 Guide to the Center's Initiatives