Housing Stability

Brief

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Strengthening Schools and Communities through Affordable Housing: Thinking Beyond "Teachers Villages" to Promote Shared Prosperity

May 13, 2026

The affordable housing crisis is straining schools and communities. This brief explores how school districts can move beyond teacher villages to expand stable, affordable housing and promote shared prosperity.

Upward Mobility 

Economic Mobility

Housing Stability

Report

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Preserving Affordability, Strengthening Community: Evaluation of the Local Rental Owners Collaborative Pilot Phase (2021–2026)

April 10, 2026

By:

Dominique Veasey-Hall

Ruby Harris

This report documents how capital investments and technical assistance delivered in a historically disinvested neighborhood produced measurable outcomes with fewer evictions, reduced foreclosure risk, and a more stable affordable housing stock.

Preservation and Eviction Prevention

Resident Success

Advisory Services and Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance

Affordable Housing

Housing Stability

Inclusive Economic Growth

Toolkit

Owner-Driven Preservation Strategy Playbook

April 10, 2026

By:

Dominique Veasey-Hall

Ruby Harris

This playbook, developed in collaboration with the Coalition for Responsible Community Development, outlines the recommended steps to stand up program based on the LROC pilot program in the South Los Angeles Playbook.

Preservation and Eviction Prevention

Resident Success

Advisory Services and Technical Assistance

Training

Supporting Community, Preserving Homes: The Impact of the Local Rental Owners Collaborative

April 7, 2026

Launched in 2021, the Local Rental Owners Collaborative (LROC) supports small independent landlords in preserving affordable housing and keeping residents stably housed across South Los Angeles. This webinar explores LROC's impact from its emergency response to the pandemic to a longer-term preservation model that centers the needs of small property owners.

Preservation and Eviction Prevention

Resident Success

Advisory Services and Technical Assistance

Training

2026 Rural Rental Housing Preservation Academy

May 21, 2026 (Originally Published: January 29, 2026)

The Rural Housing Preservation Academy is a series of no-cost training and peer learning sessions designed to help rural housing providers acquire and/or preserve USDA Rural Development (RD), HUD and LIHTC financed housing in their respective communities. Training sessions are open to existing owners/operators interested in preserving their properties or parties interested in acquisition for the purpose of preservation of property affordability.

Preservation

Case Study

Housing That Lasts: Archway Communities Case Study

March 26, 2026 (Originally Published: December 5, 2025)

Archway Communities is a Colorado-based nonprofit that has provided affordable housing and resident services for over 50 years. Recognizing the critical importance of preserving the affordability of units serving low-income seniors in a high-demand area, Archway moved quickly to renovate Downing Square.

Preservation

Case Study

Housing That Lasts: East Colfax Community Collective (EC3) Case Study

December 5, 2025

East Colfax Community Collective (EC3) is a grassroots organization working to stabilize rents and prevent displacement in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood—a historically diverse community facing rapid change. In September 2024, EC3 purchased 1371 Xenia, which is home to some of the neighborhood’s most vulnerable residents. Immediately after closing, EC3 and a resident-led stewardship committee identified urgent repair priorities.

Preservation

Fact Sheet

Housing That Lasts: Supporting Colorado Affordability through Preservation

March 11, 2026 (Originally Published: December 5, 2025)

Enterprise has created issue briefs and case studies that look at the market challenges, policy barriers, and best practices in preserving affordable homes in Colorado.

Preservation

Collection: Housing That Lasts

Case Study

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Housing That Lasts: Home Trust of Ouray County Case Study

December 5, 2025

The Home Trust of Ouray County learned about a unique preservation opportunity. The Ouray Sixplex, one of the few remaining unrestricted affordable rental properties in Ouray, offered rents far below market rate. HTOC quickly mobilized to preserve these permanently affordable homes.

Preservation

Case Study