Property Tax Exemptions to Facilitate Affordable Housing: Lessons from California

This brief explores increasing the use of property tax exemptions as a way to enable new construction and preserve affordable housing, without relying on oversubscribed, deeper public subsidies such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

The brief identifies possible changes to California’s Property Tax Welfare Exemption that might spur more affordable housing.

Authors: Rachel Ozer-Bearson, Sarah Karlinsky, and Ben Metcalf
Co-Authors: David Garcia, Zachary Ferguson, and Alexa Washburn

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