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ULI J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing
The Center acts as a catalyst in increasing the availability of workforce housing in high cost communities by harnessing the power of the private sector.
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Jack Kemp Awards Gala
Honoring a Legendary Housing Leader
November 18th, 2010
Renaissance hotel
Washington DC

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ULI's Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award recognizes and honors developers demonstrating leadership and creativity in providing expanded housing opportunities for America's working families.  The awards recognize exemplary developments that meet workforce housing needs in high-cost communities. 

CHECK BACK IN SEPTEMBER TO SEE THE WINNERS!
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The Boston Regional Challenge analyzes the combined costs of housing and transportation for neighborhoods, cities, and towns throughout a Boston regional study. Our analysis finds that the typical household in the study area spends upwards of $22,000 annually on housing, which represents roughly 35 percent of the median household income ($68,036). With transportation costs for the typical household reaching nearly $12,000 annually, the combined costs of housing and transportation account for roughly 54 percent of the typical household’s income.

To learn more about the report please visit us at:
http://bostonregionalchallenge.org

2009 Shaw Forum: Maximizing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Opportunity
The ninth annual ULI Shaw Forum, co-hosted by the ULI Terwilliger Center and the ULI Rose Center, and generously supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the late Charlie Shaw, took place on October 14, 2009.  More than 25 hand-selected public and private sector leaders from across the country gathered at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles to kick off the forum, entitled Maximizing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Opportunity.

Featured Research
Priced Out: Persistence of the Workforce Housing Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area

Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area is persistantly and pervasively unaffordable despite the recent economic and housing market downturn.  If current trends are any indication, housing production between 2009 and 2025 will leave unmet demand for at least 6,000 for-sale housing units appropriate for workforce households.

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Bay Area Burden: Examining the Costs and Impacts of Housing and Transportation on Bay Area Residents, Their Neighborhoods, and the Environment

Bay Area Burden
provides a comprehensive analysis of the "cost of place" in nine counties located throughout the San Francisco region by examining the costs and impacts of housing and transportation on Bay Area residents, their neighborhoods, and the environment.

To learn more about the report please visit us at:
www.bayareaburden.org



Priced Out: Persistence of the Workforce Housing Gap in the Washington, D.C., Metro Area

Despite recent shifts in the regional housing market, land values and home prices in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area remain unattainable for a large potion of workforce households.  While the metro area as a whole experienced an increase in affordability over the past few years, this study finds the workforce households-those with incomes 60 to 100 percent of the area median income (AMI)- are priced out of rental and for-sale housing proximate to major employment centers.

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 Press Release

 Priced Out in the News


Beltway Burden: The Combined Cost of Housing and Transportation in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan Area

The Terwilliger Center's most recent report documents the challenges faced by area working families who are forced to "drive 'til they qualify" for housing, incurring higher transportation costs that eventually erode their housing cost savings.

As a complement to Beltway Burden, the Terwilliger Center released the Terwilliger Cost Calculator, which provides consumers with up-to-date Washington, D.C. metro area housing and transportation cost data that they can use to make informed decisions on where to live and work.

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National Advisory Board

 J. Ronald Terwilliger – Chairman
Trammell Crow Residential - Chairman Emeritus

Carin Barth
LB Capital, Inc. - President

Tom Bozzuto
The Bozzuto Group - CEO

Henry Cisneros
CityView – Executive Chairman

Bart Harvey
Enterprise Community Partners – Former Chairman

Bruce Katz
Brookings Institution – Vice President

Rick Lazio
JP Morgan Asset Management - Managing Director of Global Real Estate and Infrastructure

Steve Preston
OAKLEAF Waste Management- President

Jonathan Reckford
Habitat for Humanity International - CEO

Nic Retsinas
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University – Director

Rick Rosan
The Urban Land Institute Foundation – CEO

Ronnie Rosenfeld
Federal Housing Finance Board - Former Chairman

Ali Solis
Enterprise Community Partners- Senior Vice President

Diane Tomb
Tomb and Associates- Senior Associate

Alan Wiener
Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital - Managing Director

Patrick Phillips, Ex-Officio
Urban Land Institute- CEO

Pam Patenaude
ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing – Executive Director

Video Spotlight
2009 Year in Review



Beltway Burden report on local TV

 
This video is provided courtesy of WJLA-TF in Washington, D.C.

More Media Coverage here >>

Spotlight
"When it comes to development - housing, transportation, energy efficiency - these things aren't mutually exclusive; they go hand in hand.  And that means making sure that affordable housing exists in close proximity to jobs and transportation.  That means encouraging shorter travel times and lower travel costs.  It means safer, greener, more livable communities."

- President Barack Obama, July 13, 2009