In July 2024, the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University and Accelerator for America launched the National Housing Crisis Task Force (link).
The Task Force was created to tackle “the breadth and depth of the housing crisis and the urgent need for all layers of government and the private and civic sectors to rise to the occasion and fully treat the housing crisis like the crisis it is.”
In March 2025 they released “The introduction to the State and Local Housing Action Plan” (link) summarizing all of the expected tools planned and includes a “how to” guide for the action plan.
In May 2025 they released a second set of tools being added to its State and Local Housing Action Plan (link)
Following are the listing of the announced tools: (Each item is hyperlinked to additional details)
March 2025
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Responding to a Crisis: Lessons from Atlanta’s Housing Strike Force
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“Right-Sizing” Property Tax Incentives to Increase Housing Affordability
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Expanding Housing Supply: A Call for Municipal Property Advisors
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Land Use, Permitting, and Building Code Reform: A Path Forward
May 2025