How to encourage “YIMBY” in your community

YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) embraces affordable housing. It is an attitude to overcome the opposition to affordable housing. Listed below are links to tools and educational resources for developers and housing professionals to help encourage YIMBYism.

• Use the Apartment Community Estimator (A.C.E.) to calculate the economic contribution of an apartment community in your state or metro area.
  
  
• How Housing Credits Work PDF | Video
  
  
• Communities with Housing Credits in Virginia
  Geographic Information System maps and data make it easy to see the economic impact of properties developed with Housing Credits in all of the 136 counties and independent cities in Virginia. See the number of units, number of local jobs supported and local economic impact in dollars.
  
  
• In-depth Review of the Housing Credits Program
  Review the Housing Credits program, examine the current Housing Credits manual and market study guidelines or learn more about EarthCraft and LEED certification.
  
  
• Additional Resources: Housing Virginia



• Case Studies of Mixed-Use/Mixed-Income Properties