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Placer County, CA

Placer County overcomes NIMBY opposition to lower cost housing

Like other counties, Placer County faced a housing shortage due to longstanding NIMBY opposition at meetings and online. Armed with real data showing ...

Portland, OR

Affordable Housing in Oregon Expanded Almost Overnight with Homesharing

Homesharing in Oregon is providing affordable housing more quickly and much less expensively than traditional methods. Building 3K units of affordable...

Pacifica, CA

Pacifica launches online portal for equitable access to ADU resources and affordable housing needs

To streamline ADU development to address their affordable housing challenges, the City of Pacifica is launching an interactive web-based portal to (1)...

Broward County, FL

Homesharing in Broward County to Increase Housing Affordability

With seven million people over the age of 60 expected to call Florida home in the coming years and four million Floridians supporting a post-retiremen...

Denver, CO

Affordable Housing for Teachers Expanded by Homesharing

To help a cohort of educators could find affordable housing in Denver near the schools they would be serving, Teach For America (TFA) Colorado partner...

Washington, DC

Stabilizing neighborhoods through helping seniors age-in-place and providing affordable housing

Addressing the challenge of long-term housing for seniors, in-home supports, and affordable housing through technology. Silvernest an online homeshari...

Oakland, CA

Sustainable Building Practices Transformed a Brownfield into Green Housing in Oakland, CA

With a former industrial neighborhood becoming a residential hub, a former paint factory brownfield was safely redeveloped into sustainably designed h...

Texas City, TX

Temporary housing for victims of natural disasters

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AARP was trying to find housing for older citizens in Louisiana, Texas, and Florida. Working with AARP, Silvern...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Fighting environmental injustice, housing inequity & preserving water resources with strategic plan

With a population of over 7.7 million, the Bay Area is home to almost 20% of California's residents. Unfortunately, many communities are disproportion...

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco activates online portal to streamline ADU development and help combat housing crisis

Symbium's Build portal enables City planners, design professionals, developers, and homeowners in San Francisco to understand whether an Accessory Dwe...