Housing Forward Publications
Everything You Need
to Move Housing Forward
Housing work happens at every level, in city hall, at a kitchen table, on a job site, and in a community meeting where half the room isn’t sure what “Area Median Income” means yet. Good resources meet people where they are. That is what this section of the Housing Forward website is designed to do.
Whether you are a developer looking for financing tools, a local official ready to modernize your zoning, a first-time homebuyer trying to understand your options, or a resident who just wants to follow the conversation without needing a glossary, you are in the right place.
We have organized everything into three areas. Start with the one that fits where you are right now.
Toolkits & Guides
For builders, buyers, and local leaders ready to act.
Housing does not get built by data alone. It gets built when the right people have the right tools at the right moment, when a planner knows how to update a zoning ordinance, when a developer can navigate a financing program, when a homebuyer understands what assistance is available to them.
This is where those tools live. We have organized them by who you are and what you are trying to do, so you can find what you need without wading through what you don’t.
Housing Forward Publications
developers, and partners move attainable housing projects from ideas to action.
Redevelopment Guide
Housing Glossary
Rental Housing Pro Forma
For-Sale Pro Forma
Redevelopment Guidebook
Companion Tools
Due Diligence Checklist
Common Rehab Mistakes
Market Comparison Analysis
Permit & Inspection Sequence
Project Closeout &
Punch List
Contractor Vetting & Bid Comparison
Renovation Scope of Work Template
Rental Readiness &
Habitability Checklist
Soft Cost Worksheet