We explain why affordable housing is important

Housing costs are going up faster than people's incomes.

The City is taking action by investing more than ever in:

• Building new affordable homes
• Preserving existing affordable homes
  

We are also working with organizations to provide:

• Affordable rental and home ownership opportunities
• Help for people experiencing homelessness

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We explain area median income (AMI)

Everyone deserves a safe, stable and affordable place to live.

We work to create deeply affordable housing for people with very low incomes.

We use Area Median Income (AMI) to understand:

• The income levels for people who live here
• Who qualifies for deeply affordable housing

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We outline our strategies creating more affordable housing

• Add more homes of various types in all neighborhoods
• Produce more affordable rental housing
• Preserve housing that is already affordable
• Make it easier for people to buy and keep their homes
• Support renters
• Prevent and end homelessness
• Build affordable housing on land we own

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