Endorsed by the Reform Party, Ron Brown Democratic Club, Isaiah Project,
AFRAM SEIU 250, AFRAM SEIU 535, AFRAM SEIU 616, AFRAM SEIU 790, AFRAM SEIU
1000, AFRAM SEIU 434-B, CAHEED, ASNA, OMI NEIGHBORS
Email us on:
webmaster@affordable-
homeownership.org
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Who We Are:
AHA is a non-partisan grassroots organization comprised of tenants,
landlords and homeowners committed to affordable homeownership for
San Francisco tenants. AHA is supported solely by volunteers and member
donations. Membership is free. Donations are welcome!
Polls show that homeownership is the principal goal of 70% of San
Francisco tenants. City government MUST be responsive to legitimate
aspirations of achieving the American dream.
City policies have kept the supply of housing artificially rigid,
whereas demand has increased. AHA seeks an increase in the overall
supply of available units in circulation, for both owners as well
as for tenants. This would reduce pressure on rents and prices,
and make housing more available and therefore affordable for both,
prospective owners as well as renters. We must also make better,
more efficient use of under-utilized existing housing stock.
Activities: AHA
· Performs research
· Develops creative homeownership options
· Does outreach, and disseminates information to tenants
Lobbies for policies supporting homeownership
Develops networks of alliances to promote homeownership
Positions: AHA Supports:
The HomeOwnership aspirations of all tenants, regardless of economic
circumstance, age, race, gender, country of origin or sexual orientation
Quantum increase in supply of ownership as well as rental
housing in SF
Elimination of rent control protections for pied-a-terre
apartments (non-principal residence)
Elimination of rent control protections for corporate
apartments
Elimination of rent control protections for property owners
who themselves live in a rental
Means-limits for rent control protections to twice the
SF median household income
City-funded supplemental rental subsidies for the needy
elderly and disabled
Increase in FHA-FNMA loan limits to 150% of current levels
for SF/California
Expansion in FHA-FNMA lender definition of “family”
co-signer to include non-traditional
Sensible and creative CRA loan underwriting and qualification
guidelines
Comprehensive review/change of City zoning and planning
ordinances to accommodate changed needs of 21st century lifestyles
and commerce
Incentives to 21st century industries (eg biotech) to
relocate jobs to SF
Relaxation of SF City limitation on residentially zoned
floor space legally usable for work purposes to 50%, up from 25%,
to support telecommuting and home-based businesses
Zoning/planning incentives for energy-efficient / environmentally
sound design
City review for restoration of zoning density, in previously
downzoned areas
More smaller units, since average SF household size has
steadily decreased over the years
Increase in mixed-use development, for vibrant neighborhoods
citywide
Sensible, balanced, residential and commercial development
policies
Increase in park, plaza and public space requirements
for new developments
Increase in zoning density along transit corridors
Increase in mass transit infrastructure
Join AHA in making affordable homeownership possible in San Francisco.
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