The Greenville Housing Fund (GHF) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in April 2019 seeking assistance “to expand upon the affordable housing strategies completed for the City of Greenville (2016) and the County of Greenville (2018).” RFP objectives included an updated profile of affordable housing needs and recommended strategies for addressing unmet affordable housing demand in both the City and County of Greenville. In addition, the RFP called for the establishment of an affordable housing metrics dashboard. The metrics would set a current baseline for affordable housing data points and serve to measure progress by indicating whether or not affordable housing strategies are achieving their stated objectives. Affordable housing has been on Greenville’s radar for several years. Both the County and the City have focused their attention on monitoring the scope and impact of local affordable housing issues. When compared to other parts of South Carolina (e.g. Charleston, Hilton Head) and the country, Greenville’s housing was viewed as reasonably priced from 2000-2010 when the area experienced modest housing growth. As Greenville’s population growth rate increased, local affordability issues became more pronounced. The City was rapidly growing and the County continued to grow at a healthy rate,
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Document Type | General |
Publish Date | 30/09/2020 |
Author | Thomas P. Miller & Associates, LLC |
Published By | Greenville, SC |
Edited By | Tabassum Rahmani |