Affordable Housing Roundup: August 31, 2025

Dateline: August 31, 2025

In New Delhi, the Union government announced it will convene state housing ministers and senior policymakers to develop a mechanism under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana to keep land prices for affordable housing projects lower than those for other segments, aiming to accelerate nationwide housing activity through coordinated Central-state reforms.

Also in India today, Kuldip Narayan, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, stressed that simply raising the Floor Space Index will not resolve the country’s housing deficit; he proposed a blended compliance framework requiring large residential townships and commercial developers to allocate at least 40 percent of their projects to actual affordable housing, with options for transferable development rights or shelter fees to meet the remaining obligation, and urged siting these units near transit hubs to preserve livability.

Across the Atlantic in Adams County, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the rezoning and preliminary development plan for a 116-unit affordable housing complex on the former Child and Family Services Center site, including 12 specialized units for youth exiting foster care, green amenities, playgrounds, and community spaces; the project will advance to final plat review later this year in partnership with Unison Housing Partners.

In the United States Congress, the recently passed spending bill faces opposition from President Trump and House Republicans aiming to eliminate the HOME Investment Partnerships Program-a critical source of funding for rural and workforce housing developments-raising concerns that cuts to HOME, which historically underpinned 12 percent of Low Income Housing Tax Credit units, could stall new affordable housing supply for years to come.

In New Jersey, today marks the deadline for municipalities to file challenges to their Housing Element and Fair Share Plans under the Fourth Round of obligations, a process strengthened by 2024 legislation that streamlines planning, codifies obligation calculations, and imposes transparent public-comment requirements to ensure towns meet fair-share targets for low- and very low-income residents.

Meanwhile, in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, applications for city-funded affordable housing proposals supported by sales tax revenues were due by 5 p.m. local time, as the City Council prepares to review submissions prioritizing projects serving residents earning no more than 60 percent of area median income, with awards expected this November.