SCANPH publishes an annual look at the cost of rental housing and homeownership in the Southern California region and takes a look at what workers' and their families need to earn to be able to afford housing here. Please click on the Out of Reach fact sheets below:

The Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing (SCANPH) researched 7 Southern California cities that have implemented IH (Brea, Irvine, Oxnard, Pasadena, Port Huemene, San Clemente, and Santa Paula) to get information about the productivity of their policies. We analyzed the inclusionary zoning codes for each of these cities, and spoke directly to city planners and local developers to get an in depth understanding of the specific planning, landuse, and political factors that influence the productivity of the inclusionary housing ordinance in each city.

Fear of traffic congestion and overcrowded street parking has led many cities to establish minimum parking requirements calling for developments to provide often excessive amounts of off-street parking. Parking requirements have a tremendous negative impact on development of all kinds, especially affordable housing. This guide provides resources that can be used by housing developers to educate others on the impact of parking requirements on the production of affordable housing.

Green building is appropriate for affordable housing developers because it creates long-term savings and positively impacts the tenants they serve and the communities in which they work. There is a perception that environmentally-friendly building techniques are incompatible with the tight budgets of affordable housing projects. This assumption overlooks not only the extensive benefits of “green” buildings for affordable housing developers, but also the many cost-effective measures and alternative financing mechanisms that can make green affordable housing a reality.

House and rental prices have skyrocketed across Southern California. Wages have not. This gap between prices and wages creates a huge demand for affordable housing. But the market isn't producing enough housing to meet our population growth nor is it producing affordable housing.