2024 Caren S. Franzini Fellowship Survey
Thank you participating in our survey for the 2024 Caren S. Franzini Fellowship. This survey will aid in our research on the various financing tools available for missing middle housing, and in particular, pocket neighborhoods. We are interested in learning about housing financing tools but are also interested in learning more about both barriers and solutions to access to capital.
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How do you define affordable housing and the missing middle?
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What is the projected demand for affordable housing or the missing middle over the next 5 to 10 years?
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What are the demographics for affordable housing and missing middle neighborhoods?
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What are some of the pitfalls in funding affordable or “missing middle” housing projects?
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Have you financed affordable or “missing middle” housing projects? Where were they located? How were these deals structured? Can you discuss any innovative approaches or partnerships that your organization has pursued to finance affordable or “missing middle” housing projects? Which financing tools or structures work best in the industry? Are there tools or structures that are underutilized or otherwise ineffective?
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What kind of partnerships with developers and homeowners can enhance the affordable and “missing middle” housing financing markets?
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