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Receive the First Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Affordable Housing Report.
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Sarah Osmer Viñas, Director |
Affordable Housing and Community Connections |
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Nate Broman-Fulks, Assistant Director |
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Emily Holt, Affordable Housing Development Officer |
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Overview: This quarterly report on affordable housing activities for Fiscal Year 2023 tracks:
• Community indicators related to the housing market and affordable housing
• Our progress toward reaching the Town’s affordable housing goals
• The status of projects funded with Town resources
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That the Council receive this Fiscal Year 2023 first quarter report.
Community Indicator Data:
• The affordable housing gap is over 5,200 units for households below 60% of the Area Median Income ($57,300 for a family of four). The gap has increased by about 25% over the past year, driven by housing prices that have increased at a much faster rate than incomes.
• The median household income for the Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area has increased to $95,500, an increase of $9,100 (or 10.5%) from last year.
• The 2022 home value index is $623,892, an increase of $137,000 (or 22%) from last year.
• The percentage of cost-burdened renters has slightly increased compared to last year’s data at 58% of renters currently spending more than 30% of their income on housing expenses. The percentage of cost-burdened homeowners remained the same at 22%.
Highlights of our Progress:
Key results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1 - September 30, 2022) include:
• Trinity Court Public Housing received a 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit Award from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. The award brings more than $10 million in funding to support the redevelopment of 54 units on the site of the currently vacant Trinity Court public housing community.
• The Town made $8.45 million available to support affordable housing projects, the most funding ever released to date. The funding needs for eligible local affordable housing projects totaled more than $13.2 million. Council will consider approving a recommended funding plan this fall for use of the available funds.
• Empowerment Inc. completed renovation of a house the Town helped move from the Rosemary Street Parking Garage site to a property on Gomains Street.
• The tenth Town employee received housing assistance through the Employee Housing Program.
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• Affordable Housing Quarterly Report - Fiscal Year 2023 Quarter 1 |
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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By accepting the report, the Council acknowledges receipt of the First Quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Affordable Housing Report.