Housing

Last modified Friday, August 29, 2008 13:13

Housing is an essential need for all citizens of the region. Although many families are able to find the type of housing and costs that meet their needs, other families cannot afford to live in areas of the region where jobs are located or have housing needs that are changing.

Housing needs change with the population growth of the region. Many senior citizens desire smaller housing sizes or need homes that meet their changing physical condition. As new families move to the region, they often must make a choice between the cost of housing and the length of a driving commute. Young families who have lived their lives in certain communities are not able to become homeowners in the area.

The demands for housing strategies in the Atlanta region will continue to increase as the region grows. The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and local governments must understand housing needs and ensure strategies are in place to meet community housing needs. ARC has many efforts that deal with housing including the Regional Housing Forums and housing studies funded through the LCI program.   As the housing needs in the region change, ARC will continue to investigate new strategies to meet the regions housing needs.

Housing Forum Information

Over the past decade, metro Atlanta has led the nation in housing production, yet today the region suffers from persistent lack of housing appropriate to critical needs, including workforce housing proximate to employment centers. This is a key factor in the region's challenges in transportation, environmental quality, growth management, and community building. For more information about housing forums, please click on the following links regarding recent housing forums or contact us.  For information on future housing forum dates, please check our events calendar.

• September 2008 Regional Housing Forum: Land Banks and Community Land Trusts: Priming the Pump
  for Affordable Housing Development and Preservation
  • September Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)

• June 2008 Regional Housing Forum: Housing Challenges on the Southside of the Metro Atlanta Region
  • June Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)
  • Summary of June Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Metrostudy: Atlanta Housing Market Overview (1Q08)- June Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Domestic Migration: Who's Moving in and Where are They Coming From- April 2008 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
  • Region's Diversity Booming- May 2008 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
• March 2008 Regional Housing Forum: Expanding Workforce Housing: National Experts Share Innovative Strategies in Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) Initiatives and Workforce Housing Development
  • March Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)
  • Summary of March Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Oshnock: The Need for Affordable Housing for Atlanta Nurses Industry- March 2008 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Dekoven: Employer-Assisted Housing: An Investment that Pays Many Times Over- March 2008 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • UniDev: Improving Recruitment & Retention of Atlanta’s Essential Workforce- March 2008 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Employer-Assisted Housing Brochure: Fannie Mae (PDF)
• December 2007 Regional Housing Forum: Residential Housing Market- What Can Policy-Makers, Lenders and Others Do?
  • December Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)
  • Summary of December Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • GT: Mortgage Market Failure and Recovery (Immergluck)- December 2007 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • HUD: National Call to Action Brochure (Applegate)- December 2007 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • HUD: America's Affordable Communities Initiative (Applegate)- December 2007 Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Housing in the Atlanta Region: Foreclosures Soaring- May 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
• September 2007 Regional Housing Forum: Fall of Foreclosures and Residential Market
  • September Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF) 
  • Summary of September Regional Housing Forum (PDF) 
  • UGA: Determinants of Foreclosures (Carswell)- Sept 2007 Regional Housing Forum (Powerpoint)
  • Building Permits in the Atlanta region (Carnathan)- Sept 2007 Regional Housing Forum (Powerpoint)
  • Housing in the Atlanta Region: Foreclosures Soaring- May 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
  • Income and Cost of Living in Metro Atlanta- June 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
• June 2007 Regional Housing Forum:  The State of Regional Housing
  • June Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)
  • Summary of June Regional Housing Forum (PDF) 
  • State of Regional Housing (MDA)- June 2007 Regional Housing Forum (Powerpoint)
  • MICI Making the Case: Next Generation (Adams)- June 2007 Regional Housing Forum (Powerpoint)
  • Land Development in the Atlanta Region- March 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
  • Housing in the Atlanta Region: Foreclosures Soaring- May 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
  • Income and Cost of Living in Metro Atlanta- June 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
• March 2007 Regional Housing Forum:  Increasing the Availability of Homes for Working Families- A National Perspective
  • March Regional Housing Forum Agenda (PDF)
  • Summary of March Regional Housing Forum (PDF)
  • Increasing Housing Availability for Working Families (Egan)- March 2007 Regional Housing Forum (Powerpoint)
  • 2006 Population and Housing Report: A primer- January 2007 Regional Snapshot (PDF)
  • Housing Affordabililty in the Atlanta Region: An Examination of Key Factors- April 2006 Regional Snapshot (PDF)

Housing Programs, Studies & Data

Programs

• Housing Trust Funds (PowerPoint)
• Easy Living Program (PowerPoint)
• Community Development Corporations (PDF)
• Housing Authorities (PDF)

Studies & Data

• 2000 Housing Data: Cherokee County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Clayton County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Cobb County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: DeKalb County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Douglas County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Fayette County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Fulton County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Gwinnett County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Henry County (Excel)
• 2000 Housing Data: Rockdale County (Excel)
• Tax Subsidies to Homeowners (Excel)
• Regional Strategies for Affordable Housing in Metropolitan Atlanta (2004)  (PDF)
• Fair Share Housing in the Atlanta Region (2003)
  • Report Cover, Table of Contents and Introduction(PDF)
  • Chapters 1 and 2(PDF)
  • Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (PDF)
  • Appendix A and B (PDF)
• Workforce Housing Balance for the ARC: A Spatial Distribution Assessment (2003) (PDF)
• The Geography of Household Type in Atlanta Region (PDF) - Report from Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.