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Affordability Web Resources

• Affordable Comfort, Inc.
  Nonprofit educational service organization that promotes energy and resource efficiency, comfort, health, safety, affordability, and durability in buildings.

• Affordable Housing Design Advisor
  This Web site is designed to help the developers, sponsors, and users of affordable housing understand what constitutes quality design, why it is worth striving for, and how to achieve it in their own projects.

• Affordable Sustainability: Technical Assistance for HOME
  Technical assistance to recipients of HOME grants for incorporating sustainable design elements into affordable housing.

• Build.com
  Directory of building and home improvement products, services, and information for consumers, contractors, and industry professionals.

• Building America Developments
  Information and news bulletins about the Department of Energy's Building America program.
• Cost-Saving Construction Opportunities and the HOME Program: Making the Most of HOME Funds
  Describes how to take advantage of cost-saving technologies and construction techniques to reduce the cost of building new homes or remodeling existing homes.
• Climate Change and Storm Damage: The Insurance Costs Keep Rising
  Notes developments in the debate over global climate change and the growing concern on the part of the insurance industry.
• Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs)
  Special benefits used at time of sale or refinance to qualify for a larger mortgage loan if the home to be purchased or refinanced is energy efficient.

• Enterprise Foundation
  Works with partners to provide low-income people with affordable housing, safer streets, and access to jobs and childcare.

• Fannie Mae Foundation
  Comprehensive information for consumers and investors about programs for creating affordable housing options and revitalizing communities.

• Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLB)
  Information on the Federal banking system created to improve the supply of funds to local lenders that, in turn, finance loans for home mortgages.

• Financing programs for energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects
  Links homeowners to financing programs for energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects.

• Habitat for Humanity
  Habitat has built more than 100,000 houses around the world, providing more than 500,000 people in more than 2,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.

• Housing Affordability through Design Efficiency Program
  State-of-the-art building codes and engineering methods for single-family detached homes; an evaluation of design issues and construction cost.

• Housing Assistance Council
  Helps local organizations in rural America build affordable homes.

• Housing Zone
  Web site for Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler magazines.

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
  Provides grants, loans, and equity investments to CDCs for neighborhood redevelopment.

• National Association of Home Builders Research Center (NAHB RC)
  A wholly-owned subsidiary of the NAHB and a research and development leader in the home building industry.

• National Housing Trust
  Preserves and improves affordable multifamily homes for low- and moderate-income people.

• ToolBase News
  Bi-monthly technical newsletter that provides practical, usable information for building professionals on the latest research, trends, and other industry happenings.

Disclaimer: The information on the system, product or material presented herein is provided for informational purposes only. The descriptions, details, and resources expressed do not constitute an endorsement, approval, or acceptance of the subject matter by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD/FHA), The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), or any PATH-affiliated Federal agency or private company. There are no warranties, either expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy or completeness of this information.

Content updated on 1/11/2007

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