Best Practice

Provide Technical Assistance, and Education and Marketing to Developers

Local governments can provide technical assistance and other forms of education and marketing to developers, in order to decrease the perceived risk and to showcase the incentives available for developing in rural areas. This can increase the housing supply by making it easier for developers to work in your community.

Cost

$ to $$, ongoing staff time; possibly an AmeriCorps opportunity.

Timeframe

6-12 months to implement, ongoing opportunities for engagement as well.

Code

Education, Government, Housing Supply, Rural

Challenge

New Development

Practice Tool

Program

Population

All Residents, Developers

Setting

Rural