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Welcome to the North Carolina Housing Coalition!
The North Carolina Housing Coalition is a private, non-profit membership organization working for decent, affordable housing that promotes self-determination and stable communities for low- and moderate-income North Carolinians. We work to increase investment in quality affordable homes so that working families and individuals, persons with disabilities, people in crisis, and fixed-income seniors may live with opportunity and dignity. These populations will never be well-served by the private housing market without intervention because of their limited incomes and/or special needs.
We work to accomplish our mission by supporting our members and building partnerships to improve affordable housing, and focus on the following activities:
We are an advocacy and resource organization, and do not provide housing, financial assistance, or case management. Click here, if you are looking for housing.
For the latest news on affordable housing from our Executive Director, Chris Estes, click here.
Important Announcements
We've got a blog! Click here to read about what we've been up to.
Updated NCHC Communications Manual now available!
The North Carolina Housing Coalition is pleased to present the improved and revised second edition of the Housing Communication Manual.
The goal of this Manual is to provide affordable housing advocates and concerned community leaders the tools to conduct a meaningful and successful public education initiative about affordable housing.
Included in this manual are:
- An overview of the North Carolina Housing Coalition, its mission and initiatives as well as its legislative agenda, board and staff;
- An overview of North Carolina’s housing picture, including key issues, fact sheets and statistics you can use to convince others of the need for and benefit of affordable housing;
- An overview of the Campaign for Housing Carolina, a statewide public awareness and education campaign working to increase the state’s investment in the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund, including research-derived insights on attitudes toward affordable housing in North Carolina, communication strategies and key messages for success.
- A NIMBY guide that defines NIMBYism, provides solutions and offers guidelines for bringing an affordable housing effort through the local development process;
- A media toolkit that provides a practical field guide with sample documents to assist in communicating housing and NIMBY issues; and
- Information on how you can become better prepared as an affordable housing advocate in your community.
Click here to download the Manual.
Updated Affordable Housing Primer 2009 Second Edition now available!
Looking for information on what exactly affordable housing is, including how to obtain and/or advocate for affordable housing in your community? If so, you have come to the right place.
This Affordable Housing Primer is designed to provide important basic information and resources that individuals, particularly persons with disabilities, their advocates, families, and service providers, can use to increase understanding of the housing system and help meet their needs.
Click here to download the Primer.
Member Spotlight - Building Consultants, Inc.
BUILDING CONSULTANTS, INC. (BCI), established in 1990, is an organization of architects, engineers, environmental scientists, and construction specialists providing Preconstruction Review, Construction Management/Owner’s Representative, Construction Monitoring, Physical/Capital Needs Assessments and Environmental Assessment services nationwide for non- and for-profit lenders and developers, investors, attorneys, owners and local and state government housing agencies. Additional services BCI provides include HUD Multi-Family Accelerated Process (MAP) Architectural Reviews and Cost Certifications, HUD 202/811 Cost Reviews, HUD REAC Inspections, Mediation Assistance and Expert Testimony. Projects have included educational, commercial, industrial, land development, religious, and residential ranging from historic renovations to new construction; urban high-rise to rural relatively low density, single family residence type to mixed-use multifamily with retail and office uses included. Development costs have ranged in scale from $500,000 church additions to $120 million mixed-use new construction and rehabilitation. Our report formats meet or exceed standards set by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, USDA Rural Development Program, or any required combination thereof.
BCI has had representation in North Carolina and provided services supporting the affordable housing community since 1999. We currently have inspectors located in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Winston-Salem servicing projects in the state and nationwide.
We are a member of the North Carolina Housing Coalition because they are a “one-stop shop” for all aspects of affordable housing with their advocacy, education, outreach, and partnerships. We have also found that their annual conference is a must attend every year. With more than 50 percent of BCI’s historical and current projects supporting clients providing affordable housing and communities, we believe the North Carolina Housing Coalition is an essential resource that keeps us well-informed of the challenges facing our clients, the state, and beyond.
Additional information can be found at our website at www.BuildingConsultantsInc.com.
