PSC Survey of Real Estate Professionals

The Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting land use reform - including higher density zoning, infill development, and measures to encourage affordable housing. This survey is for real estate developers, related professionals, and government housing agencies. It will help PSC better serve you. It's 20 questions, taking ten minutes. Please answer as many questions as possible.

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1. Which categories below best describes what your organization does?

Which categories below best describes what your organization does? Developer of unsubsidized but moderately priced housing For-profit developer of tax credit or assisted housing Nonprofit developer of tax credit or assisted housing Owner/operator of rental housing Developer of mixed-use, office or commercial space	Diversified real estate developer & manager Government housing agency Real estate equity investor Real estate lender
Other (please specify)

2. Which terms best describes your title?

Which terms best describes your title? Owner/co-owner

CEO/chairman

President

Executive director

Senior vice president/executive vice president

Vice president

Project manager

Other (please specify)

3. In what areas do you do most of your work? (check as many as apply)

In what areas do you do most of your work? (check as many as apply) California - southern

California - northern

Midwest

Northeast

Southeast

Southwest

Northwest

National

Other

4. What are your top concerns about land use and zoning?

What are your top concerns about land use and zoning? Overcoming community opposition for multifamily and targeted affordable housing

Getting zoning for housing with reasonable density on greenfields

Getting land use and design approvals for devlopment on infill locations

Dealing with parking and traffic requirements

Obtaining financing for mixed-use and mixed-income developments

Finding financing for project features that enhance sustainability

Other (please specify)

5. Are you familiar with the land use and zoning changes that are in the works in California as a result of AB 32 and SB 375?

Are you familiar with the land use and zoning changes that are in the works in California as a result of AB 32 and SB 375? Yes

Explanation, if any:

6. Is there a nonprofit association or professional organization that effectively helps organizations like yours with land use policy, community acceptance of affordable housing, and winning entitlements? If so, what is the name of this organization?

Is there a nonprofit association or professional organization that effectively helps organizations like yours with land use policy, community acceptance of affordable housing, and winning entitlements? If so, what is the name of this organization? Yes

Name

7. Of the following policy and advocacy goals that PSC is pursuing, which is most important to you? (Check as many as apply.)

Of the following policy and advocacy goals that PSC is pursuing, which is most important to you? (Check as many as apply.) Changes in local land use policy to encourage higher density and infill development Land use policy changes to promote affordable housing Increased public support for higher density and infill development	Greater community acceptance of affordable housing More public and political support for urban revitalization and preservation of existing affordable housing Greater linkage between housing and transportation and jobs and job training
Other (please specify)

8. Of the following programs and activities that PSC plans to provide for organizations like yours, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

Of the following programs and activities that PSC plans to provide for organizations like yours, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3) Conduct a survey of city elected officials and planning staff about sustainable development

Offer a comprehensive, searchable archive of research and studies on planning, zoning, housing and urban policy

Provide training for project development staff about community acceptance and land use policy

Define sustainability as being about "more than green building" so it includes affordable housing and higher density zoning

Create and moderate an on-line community that allows developers, advocates, and planners to interact

Create guidelines or standards for what makes a development or a community "sustainable"

Conduct a nationwide survey of developers about land use policy, sustainability, and entitlement processes

9. Of the following services PSC will offer, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

Of the following services PSC will offer, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3) Develop a way to rate cities according to how sustainable their land use policies are

Promote availability of financing for mixed-use, infill, and project features that enhance sustainability

Create a clearinghouse of research, news, and advice on land use and sustainable development

Sponsor conferences where developers can discuss land use issues

Build coalitions in support of land use reform and affordable housing, including employers and environmentalists

Generate original research on policy issues related to land use and affordable housing

Sponsor conferences where there is high-level discussion among developers, financiers, advocates, and city planners

Other (please specify)

10. If you think PSC should conduct a survey of developers or planners, what data would you most like to see us gather?

If you think PSC should conduct a survey of developers or planners, what data would you most like to see us gather?

11. If getting information on land use and sustainability is important to you, which of the following subject areas is of most interest? (Check as many as apply.)

If getting information on land use and sustainability is important to you, which of the following subject areas is of most interest? (Check as many as apply.) Mixed-use, mixed-income and transit-oriented development

Breaking news about state and local changes in land use policy

Case studies and advice on how to influence local policy

Case studies and advice on how to design projects for sustainability

Community acceptance of affordable housing

Federal and state efforts to encourage sustainable development and coordination of housing/transit policies

Design & marketing of infill housing

Other (please specify)

12. If you indicated that policy research is a priority, what subjects are of most importance?

If you indicated that policy research is a priority, what subjects are of most importance? Housing and transit linkages and their relation to parking requirements

Housing affordability when transportation and energy costs are considered

Higher-density zoning and its impact on housing costs

The cost of policies that encourage suburban sprawl

Budgetary and environmental benefits of compact development

Impact of affordable housing on city budgets, traffic, and the environment

Mixed-use and infill development

Methods of influencing community acceptance of affordable housing

Other (please specify)

13. Regarding financing of your projects, which of the following proposed services would be of most value to your organization?

Regarding financing of your projects, which of the following proposed services would be of most value to your organization? Information on sources of financing for mixed use and/or infill development

Reporting on the development of location-efficient mortgages

Survey of lenders on financing practices and plans

Financing methods for green building features

Financing methods and sources for energy retrofits

Other (please specify)

14. To help increase community acceptance of affordable housing, which of the following lines of argument do you think would be very effective? (Check as many as apply)

To help increase community acceptance of affordable housing, which of the following lines of argument do you think would be very effective? (Check as many as apply) Environmental advantages of affordable housing relative to other land uses

Affordable housing benefits the entire community, not just the people who live in it

Concern for the ability of teachers, firefighters, and others to live in the communities where they work

Statistics about the lack of housing affordability

Factual arguments about the impact of affordable housing on schools and city services

Information to counter negative stereotypes about affordable housing

Affordable housing results in less added traffic than most other land uses

Other (please specify)

15. In arguing for land use policy changes that promote higher density and compact development, what lines of argument do you think are most effective? (Check as many as apply.)

In arguing for land use policy changes that promote higher density and compact development, what lines of argument do you think are most effective? (Check as many as apply.) Facts about the environmental benefits of compact development

Data on the budgetary and environmental cost of sprawl

Examples of successful land use policy changes

Testimonials from leaders in communities that have changed their policies

Traffic reduction benefits

Creating community and downtown vitality

Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

Other (please specify)

16. Which associations, magazines, or websites do you rely on to provide information on changes in land use policy in the states and cities where you build?

Which associations, magazines, or websites do you rely on to provide information on changes in land use policy in the states and cities where you build?

17. How much would you pay to receive an in-depth professionally edited report on land use policy, zoning, community acceptance strategies, and sustainability with a practical focus on the concerns of real estate developers?

How much would you pay to receive an in-depth professionally edited report on land use policy, zoning, community acceptance strategies, and sustainability with a practical focus on the concerns of real estate developers?

18. If you want this kind of info, in what medium or format would you like to receive it? (check the one option that is most useful to you)

If you want this kind of info, in what medium or format would you like to receive it? (check the one option that is most useful to you) Email newsletter sent twice monthly

Podcast

Printed magazine sent by mail monthly

Online thru web site as html content

PDF you can dowload from web at any time

Email newsletter sent once a month

PDF sent via email monthly

Other (please specify)

19. What conferences do you regularly attend to learn about trends in land use policy, how to influence land use policy, and how to get entitlements and win community acceptance for affordable housing?

What conferences do you regularly attend to learn about trends in land use policy, how to influence land use policy, and how to get entitlements and win community acceptance for affordable housing?

20. Please fill out your contact information so we may keep you apprised of our ongoing activities and progress.

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1. Introduction

1. Which categories below best describes what your organization does?

2. Which terms best describes your title?

3. In what areas do you do most of your work? (check as many as apply)

4. What are your top concerns about land use and zoning?

5. Are you familiar with the land use and zoning changes that are in the works in California as a result of AB 32 and SB 375?

6. Is there a nonprofit association or professional organization that effectively helps organizations like yours with land use policy, community acceptance of affordable housing, and winning entitlements? If so, what is the name of this organization?

7. Of the following policy and advocacy goals that PSC is pursuing, which is most important to you? (Check as many as apply.)

8. Of the following programs and activities that PSC plans to provide for organizations like yours, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

9. Of the following services PSC will offer, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

10. If you think PSC should conduct a survey of developers or planners, what data would you most like to see us gather?

11. If getting information on land use and sustainability is important to you, which of the following subject areas is of most interest? (Check as many as apply.)

12. If you indicated that policy research is a priority, what subjects are of most importance?

13. Regarding financing of your projects, which of the following proposed services would be of most value to your organization?

14. To help increase community acceptance of affordable housing, which of the following lines of argument do you think would be very effective? (Check as many as apply)

15. In arguing for land use policy changes that promote higher density and compact development, what lines of argument do you think are most effective? (Check as many as apply.)

16. Which associations, magazines, or websites do you rely on to provide information on changes in land use policy in the states and cities where you build?

17. How much would you pay to receive an in-depth professionally edited report on land use policy, zoning, community acceptance strategies, and sustainability with a practical focus on the concerns of real estate developers?

18. If you want this kind of info, in what medium or format would you like to receive it? (check the one option that is most useful to you)

19. What conferences do you regularly attend to learn about trends in land use policy, how to influence land use policy, and how to get entitlements and win community acceptance for affordable housing?

20. Please fill out your contact information so we may keep you apprised of our ongoing activities and progress.

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1. Introduction

1. Which categories below best describes what your organization does?

2. Which terms best describes your title?

3. In what areas do you do most of your work? (check as many as apply)

4. What are your top concerns about land use and zoning?

5. Are you familiar with the land use and zoning changes that are in the works in California as a result of AB 32 and SB 375?

6. Is there a nonprofit association or professional organization that effectively helps organizations like yours with land use policy, community acceptance of affordable housing, and winning entitlements? If so, what is the name of this organization?

7. Of the following policy and advocacy goals that PSC is pursuing, which is most important to you? (Check as many as apply.)

8. Of the following programs and activities that PSC plans to provide for organizations like yours, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

9. Of the following services PSC will offer, which are MOST important to you? (check no more than 3)

10. If you think PSC should conduct a survey of developers or planners, what data would you most like to see us gather?

11. If getting information on land use and sustainability is important to you, which of the following subject areas is of most interest? (Check as many as apply.)

12. If you indicated that policy research is a priority, what subjects are of most importance?

13. Regarding financing of your projects, which of the following proposed services would be of most value to your organization?

14. To help increase community acceptance of affordable housing, which of the following lines of argument do you think would be very effective? (Check as many as apply)

15. In arguing for land use policy changes that promote higher density and compact development, what lines of argument do you think are most effective? (Check as many as apply.)

16. Which associations, magazines, or websites do you rely on to provide information on changes in land use policy in the states and cities where you build?

17. How much would you pay to receive an in-depth professionally edited report on land use policy, zoning, community acceptance strategies, and sustainability with a practical focus on the concerns of real estate developers?

18. If you want this kind of info, in what medium or format would you like to receive it? (check the one option that is most useful to you)

19. What conferences do you regularly attend to learn about trends in land use policy, how to influence land use policy, and how to get entitlements and win community acceptance for affordable housing?

20. Please fill out your contact information so we may keep you apprised of our ongoing activities and progress.

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