Affordable Housing: US Has Much To Learn From Europe

Financing and building affordable housing in Europe is simpler, faster, and more efficent than in the U.S.

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January 8, 2004, 9:00 AM PST

"Today in the U.K. and the Netherlands, nonprofit affordable housing developers don't have to struggle for funding; they have direct access to significant financial resources. We met one developer who has $77 million in capital available to build projects. Moreover, these developers don't have to submit endless and multiple funding applications."

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FULL STORY: Building a Better City: Europe's affordable housing standard

Wednesday, January 7, 2004 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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