Sentences with phrase «iz programs»

Data from a 2008 Furman Center study of the policies in California and Massachusetts indicated that IZ programs there resulted in only slight increases in housing costs and only minute decreases in new construction, or have no impact on the market at all.

The consultant found that while the IZ program has provided significant resources for affordable housing ($ 31 million from 2001 - 2013), the program is limited in its ability to provide significantly more affordable housing because (a) IZ is geographically limited in scope and (b) it is a voluntary program even in the areas it applies.