Field Guide to Employer-Assisted Housing
(Updated October 2009)
Employer-assisted housing can help retain workers with a company while making it possible for employees to own a home. Find out about NAR's Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants and the Home from Work Program, discover the cost-benefit analysis of employer-assisted housing and read about various programs across the country. (A. Siudzinski, Senior Information Specialist)
Employer-Assisted Housing Basics 
Employer-Assisted Housing Forums, (National Association of REALTORS®, Government Affairs, 2009).
Workforce housing helps stimulate the economy, (New Mexico Business Journal, Sept. 25, 2009).
Help with housing pays off, (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 21, 2008).
A New Benefit Employer Assisted Housing in the 21st Century, (Smart Growth, Winter 2008).
Employer-Assisted Housing Plans Across the Country
Workforce Housing, (Palm Beach County, 2009).
City of Lockport adopts employer-assisted housing, (Metropolitan Planning Council, Sept. 10, 2009).
Mayor announces $8 million for senior and workforce housing, (City of Seattle, July 22, 2009).
City revitalizes employer-assisted housing, (Philadelphia Business Journal, Feb. 16, 2009, 2009.).
Chicago Public Schools Teacher Housing Homebuying Program, (Chicago Public Schools, Sept. 26, 2008).
Employer-Assisted Housing Websites
Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants, (National Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs, n.d.). "The Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants seek to provide state REALTOR® foundations and associations with the resources and support to take the initiative to address workforce housing issues in their state. This initiative will also help broaden the public’s understanding and appreciation of REALTORS®' commitment to their communities and to community-building activities."
Home From Work, (National Association of REALTORS® Government Affairs, n.d.). - "The Home From Work™ program encourages REALTORS® to become advocates for expanding housing opportunities. Specifically, the program teaches REALTORS® how to effectively promote workforce housing initiatives at the grassroots level and to work with public and private-sector employers to establish an employer assisted housing (EAH) benefit.".
EAHousing.com, (www.eahousing.com, n.d.). - This website by the researcher who helped coined the phrase "employer-assisted housing" provides a library, news updates and consulting.
The ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing, (http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/TerwilligerCenterforWorkforceHousing.aspx, n.d.). - The ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing was established by J. Ronald Terwilliger, chairman of Trammell Crow Residential, to expand housing opportunities for working families. The mission of the Center is to serve as a catalyst in increasing the availability of workforce housing in high-cost communities by harnessing the power of the private sector.
eBooks & Other Resources
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Best practices in workforce housing, (Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute,2009). NAC 1800 Ur1b
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