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An  important part of the Commission’s mandate is sharing information about our mission, both in terms of what’s been accomplished, and where we intend to focus our resources in the coming years. Please contact us for more information about Commission programs, plans, and activities.

2011: Annual Report (PDF)
As we look back at the past fiscal year, the 2011 Annual Report introduces a few of the people whose lives have been positively impacted by the Commission’s activities. And of course, each of the Commission’s divisions gives a detailed accounting of its accomplishments—from families housed, to tax-exempt bonds issued, to seminars taught.

2011: Legislative Report (PDF)
As a publicly accountable organization, we work to ensure that our legislators know where and how the Commission’s tax-exempt bonds and federal tax credits are being applied to benefit the people of Washington. The Report gives a broad-strokes summary of the Commission’s total economic impact over the 28 years of its existence, and then breaks the numbers down much further—detailing the specific impacts and achievements of the Commission’s five divisions.

2011: A Visual Overview (PDF)
A Visual Overview provides a different way at looking at the Commission’s 28 years as a public agency. We’ve created a visual breakdown, by each Washington county, of the distribution of housing and nonprofit community facilities that have been funded through the Commission. This includes single-family mortgage loans, nonprofit facilities and housing units, and multifamily housing units financed either through tax credits or tax-exempt bonds.

2011-2012: Housing Finance Plan (PDF)
The Housing Finance Plan includes an overview of the Commission, our Plan for financing affordable housing during the next two years, and a detailed description of Commission policies for each of our programs. In this document you will also find a presentation of the results achieved by the Commission.

A Catalyst for the Community: History of the Commission 1983-2003 (PDF)
The creation of the Commission is a glimpse into how business gets done in Olympia, a textbook example of how varied and competing players can come together to hammer out a solution—in this case, a long-needed agency whose benefits are, measurable and well documented. It’s the story, too, of a landmark state supreme court decision with repercussions Washington residents are still feeling as we seek innovative ways to spur economic growth.  This history offers a portrait of a state agency like no other: one that operates more like a business than a bureaucracy, creating thousands of units of affordable housing while pumping billions into the state.

Housing Washington's Seniors - A Profile (PDF)
The goal of this report was to prepare a profile of current housing occupied by older persons, and to assess future demand for senior housing in the State. The report examines profiles of the older residents of the state, including data on: 1) Demographic changes, 2) Household structure, 3) Physical and mental disabilities, 4) Income, and 5) Current housing arrangements. The study includes a county by county listing of senior housing properties across the state, among other appendices. The study was prepared by Glenn Crellin, Director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research/Washington State University for the Housing Finance Commission and completed in November 2006.

My View from Kim Herman, Executive Director | Archive
The view from my office clearly depicts the growth and energy of downtown Seattle and the surrounding area and was inspiration for the name of this newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter is to share My View with many colleagues and friends who are involved in housing and community development in Washington and beyond.  While much of what I want to write about will be related to the Housing Finance Commission, much of it will be aimed at bringing to your attention people, places, events and trends that are influencing community development from a broader perspective.  I hope you enjoy sharing My View and hope that it will add to your perspectives about creating better communities throughout Washington.  Kim Herman, Executive Director