Advocacy at Habitat Charlotte Region
We support advocacy for policies that empower residents to guide local development and land use decisions–ensuring they reflect the needs of the community, especially populations historically excluded from the benefits of homeownership.
Your voice and support help ensure local, state, and federal leaders understand the urgent need for affordable housing—and the humanitarian and economic benefits it brings.
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Habitat for Humanity’s U.S National Policy Platform
Habitat for Humanity believes that everyone deserves a decent place to live. Safe, secure and affordable homes provide the foundation for success in so many aspects of our lives, including our health, job possibilities and children’s educational achievement. They are vital to successful local economies and form the bedrock of strong, thriving communities. However, record-high home prices are pushing the dream of homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans.
Habitat’s national policy platform presents actionable public policy strategies for getting us to this vision.
Affordable Homeownership Supply
- Invest in affordable home construction and preservation
- Improve access to land and properties for affordable home builders
- Reduce zoning barriers to affordable homes
- Reduce taxes and fees for affordable homebuilding
- Support lasting affordability models
Equitable Homeownership Access
- Lower specific barriers faced by Black homebuyers and other homebuyers of color
- Expand mortgage lending in rural areas, Native lands and areas of persistent poverty
- Improve the usability of housing choice vouchers for homeownership
- Target state and federal tax credits to better address homeownership needs
Homeownership Resilience
- Help low-income homeowners make necessary home repairs
- Provide property tax relief for low-income homeowners
- Keep homeowner’s insurance affordable and available
- Fortify homes and enable climate resilience
- Enable intergenerational home and wealth retention
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Habitat's Toddville Duplex Made Possible by Charlotte's UDO
Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region was an early supporter of the City of Charlotte’s new 2040 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
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