The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development released new data last week that showed that a senior living along in Los Angeles would need twice the media income (based upon $17,029) to survive. In all 58 California counties, long-term health care is far out of reach for […]
Entries Tagged as 'Low Income Senior Housing'
California Long Term Care Costs May Become Insurmountable With Elimination Of Medi-Cal Support Services
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing California · independent living
Devries Place Receives ULI Honors For ‘Green’ Affordable Senior Housing
June 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Devries Place Senior Apartments was recognized by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as a 2009 Awards For Excellence: The Americas winner for its efforts on land planning use, design and sustainability. The 103 unit rental apartment homes located in Milpitas, California, near the southern end of San Francisco Bay, provides housing and amenities for low […]
Tags: Environmentally Friendly Development · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Developers · Tax Credits
Is The Theory Of Aging In Place Flawed?
June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The concept of aging in place has long been held by many as the most cost effective solution for senior housing and one that provides a high degree of satisfaction. Is that perspective a reality or a commonly held misconception? Professor Stephen Golant from the University of Florida submitted this paper to Senior Housing News […]
Tags: Low Income Senior Housing · Nursing Homes · Reverse Mortgages · independent living
Rhode Island Housing Project For Low-Income Seniors Honored
June 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The Washington, D.C.-based Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition recently honored The Meadows, a Rhode Island affordable housing development designed to meet the needs of low-income seniors, with the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award for senior housing.
The $20 million, 80-unit project involves the new construction of a two-story building offering one- and two-bedroom […]
Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior housing · Tax Credits
FHLB San Francisco Announces Awards $30.3 Million in Affordable Housing Program Grants in Six States
June 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco awarded $30.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants in the first round of the 2009 competition earlier this month. The AHP grants, awarded to 42 projects that address the unique needs of individual communities, will produce 2,558 affordable housing units in Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Communities · Tax Credits
New York DHCR Announces Statewide Housing Needs Study
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments
New York state’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) announced the results of a Statewide Affordable Housing Needs Study. The report was the result of an outreach to gather first-hand information from local leaders and housing professionals who best understand the housing and community development needs of their own communities. The study started in […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior housing
Nobility Homes Announces Results And Investment in Florida Retirement Parks
April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Will manufacturers of senior housing products begin to invest in real estate as the demand for their products wanes with the economic downturn? That appears to be the case with a Florida-based manufactured housing maker. Nobility Homes, a manufacturer of manufactured homes, has announced its first quarter results that show a .03 loss per share […]
Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Finance · Senior Housing Sales
Housing Authorities and Agencies Begin Announcing Use Of Stimulus Funds For Senior Housing
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
As money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development begins being distributed to housing agencies across the country, many local agencies and politicians are eager to demonstrate that stimulus money is being put to work quickly for important project for low and moderate income constituents. Last week, leaders of the Tacoma Housing Authority held […]
Tags: Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Finance · Subsidized Housing · Tax Credits
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Pittsburgh Announces Grants For Affordable, Senior Housing
April 16th, 2009 · No Comments
The Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh and San Francisco (FHLBanks) announced this week the awarding of $9.87 million in affordable housing grants for the construction and rehabilitation of 861 units of affordable housing at 18 project sites. With the recently announced grants, the FHLB Pittsburgh has contributed a total of more than $42 million […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Finance
Study Shows Affordable Rental Housing Lacking For Seniors And Other Americans
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its report, Out of Reach 2009, that provides a frightening view of affordable rental housing in the United States. The NLIHC annual Out of Reach report provides data for every state, metropolitan area and county in the country showing how much a household must earn to afford […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior housing
Hawaii Senior Housing Project Proposed
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The County of Hawaii is seeking partners for a government-private partnership that will provide the state with a 160 unit affordable, rental senior housing project that will be known as Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood project. The state is allowing a developer to obtain a 75 year land lease through the Hawaii Island Community Development […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Housing Finance · Subsidized Housing · Tax Credits
New York Announces $253 Million In Affordable Housing Grants
April 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment
New York Governor David A. Paterson announced early this week $253 million in affordable housing grants coming to New York through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The New York project are the first housing projects in the U.S. to be awarded funding through the ARRA, and will allow for the preservation of existing […]
Tags: Affordable Housing · Low Income Housing · Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing Finance · Senior Housing Legislation · Tax Credits


