Preservation of affordable rental housing in Colorado ensures the long-term affordability and habitability of multifamily properties to prevent displacement, allow low- to moderate-income residents to remain in their homes, and maintain an adequate supply in communities statewide.
Housing That Lasts: Capital Tools and Processes Needed to Preserve Affordability
This issue brief identifies the financing gaps and policy barriers that prevent affordable housing preservation in Colorado and outlines specific recommendations for new capital tools, streamlined processes, and funding mechanisms needed to acquire and maintain long-term affordability in existing rental properties.
- Watch Housing That Lasts: Preserving Colorado's Affordability
Colorado faces a growing affordable housing gap—and new construction alone won’t close it. Housing developers, elected leaders, public agency officials, and advocates explain why preserving existing affordable homes is essential.
Housing That Lasts: Why Preserving Affordability Matters for Colorado
This issue brief explains the importance of affordable housing, documenting the scale of loss across the state, the benefits of preservation compared to new construction, and the systemic barriers that currently prevent preservation efforts from meeting community needs.
- Watch Housing That Lasts: Resident Voices
Coloradans share how the preservation of affordable housing has helped them stay near their jobs, keep their children in local schools, and remain connected to the communities they call home.
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