An increasingly popular alternative to inclusionary housing programs is to charge a housing development impact fee on new residential development to pay for affordable housing. Typically, fee [...]

There are three major best practices for setting a linkage or housing impact fee: Base the fee on the findings of a nexus study. A linkage or housing development impact fee is intended to [...]

Under the right circumstances, off-site production with in-lieu fees or linkage fees can result in more affordable homes than on-site production. However, increased production is not automatic. [...]