Housing Trust Fund Reports

Housing Trust Fund Reports Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (2020) The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice examines various sources related to furthering fair housing, the fair housing delivery system and housing transactions that affect people protected under fair housing law. Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (PDF) Analyzing Development Costs for Low Income Housing (2019) Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee (JLARC) Report In 2017, the…

Planning for Housing

Planning for Housing The Planning for Housing page contains information on grants, guidance, and links to other housing pages.  Housing News Commerce awards $240,000 to five regional partnerships planning for low-income housing needs March 12, 2024 Additional grant funding is available through March to support regional planning for vulnerable residents at the lowest income levels OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $240,000 to five community partnerships…

Housing Trust Fund Annual Reporting

Annual Reporting The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and HOME programs require an annual report for each multifamily or homeownership project under contract. The report documents each project’s performance during the previous calendar year. To learn more about how HTF reviews reports and monitors contractors, please refer to Chapter 5 of the HTF Handbook (PDF). How are Annual Reports Submitted? Multifamily and homeownership projects report through the Web-Based Annual Reporting System (WBARS).…

Legislative Reports

Legislative Reports 2023 Reports Aerial Imagery Study (PDF) Affordable Housing Advisory Board Housing Advisory Plan 2023-2028 (PDF) Affordable and Supportive Housing Sales and Use Tax: Collection and use of revenue (PDF) Affordable Housing Advisory Board Affordable housing update (PDF) Arlington Drive Youth Campus and Young Adult Housing Program Report (PDF)  Broadband Grants Report (PDF) Clean Buildings Legislative Report (PDF) Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) Interim Assessment (PDF) Community Assistance Plan…

Housing

Housing Working to make safe, affordable housing accessible to all. Washington is committed to seeing safe, decent and affordable housing for all residents. The Department of Commerce provides tools to local governments, nonprofits and community action agencies to ensure that everyone is housed in their communities. Our support ranges from capital funding to build and preserve affordable housing stock to programs that prevent families from becoming homeless. Washington State Housing…