Affordable Housing Committee

The NEFRC hosts and manages a standing Affordable Housing (AH) Committee that reviews and recommends the best regional public and private practices for addressing affordable and/or workforce housing within the Region. Since its inception, the AH Committee has worked to address the current state of affairs of affordable housing in the Region, the incorporation of tiny homes and accessory dwelling units as a tool to address affordable housing in the region, and most recently promoting and incorporating affording housing in the Region through the Live Local Act.

The Live Local Act is a comprehensive, statewide workforce housing strategy, designed to increase the availability of affordable housing opportunities for Florida’s workforce, who desire to live within the communities they serve. This act, also known as SB 102, provides historic funding for workforce housing.

The Live Local Program Tax Credit allows businesses to contribute to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to benefit the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) Program, which provides low-interest loans for the development of quality affordable housing that can benefit a community's workforce, families, and elders with low-to-moderate incomes. The “Missing Middle” Property Tax exemption encourages new or recently constructed developments to offer affordable units. The Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time, income-qualified homebuyers to purchase a primary residence in the community where they work and serve. The Florida Hometown Heroes Loan Program also offers a competitive first mortgage interest rate and additional unique benefits to those who have served and continue to serve their country.

For updates and more information about the NEFRC Affordable Housing Committee, please contact Eric Anderson, Deputy CEO | Email: eanderson@nefrc.org | Phone: (904) 279-0880

2022 Affordable Housing Strategy

2022 Affordable Housing Workshops

In March of 2022, the NEFRC held a series of local affordable housing workshops to gather input from key stakeholders in the Region. Below is the presentation given at those workshops and a link to individual county results. More resources from the workshops can be found in the Resources section below.

Affordable Housing Presentation Workshop Results by County