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MTC's newly launched Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) affiliate this week closed its first-ever transaction, funding a $5,000 grant through its Welfare Tax Exemption Preservation Program to...

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California's current fiscal strength is poised to pay big dividends for transportation and housing investments around the Bay Area and across the state. The $300 billion-plus budget agreement...

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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today announced new underwriting guidelines for its four-year-old Bay Area Preservation Pilot loan fund, which is designed to help nonprofit housing...

In 2018, MTC launched BAPP to help stabilize communities at risk of displacement. BAPP is a revolving loan fund designed to assist mission-driven developers and community-based organizations with the...

In 2011, MTC invested $10 million to establish a revolving loan fund to help affordable housing developers finance land acquisition in select locations near rail and bus lines throughout the Bay Area...

In wake of our current health, economic and housing crisis, and as people protest for racial justice in cities across the country, we launched The Metro Talks Equity Series—a series where regional...

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Here we provide an overview of recently enacted emergency protections for Bay Area renters as information and potential groundwork for continuing discussions about the regional agencies’ role in...

MidPen Housing and Eden Housing, two non-profit organizations, for providing affordable transit-oriented developments for low-income residents including families, the formerly homeless, disabled...

Bay Area housing issues are viewed in a wider context.

Participants share summaries of their break-out group discussions.