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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