Cluster 6



Low


Exurbs of most metro areas


Limited rental options


Low income
65+ years old


Single family, 2-4 unit buildings & mobile homes
Low density
Low vacancy


Limited new development

Low density suburbs with limited rental options, but generally affordable. Typically found in the suburban fringe of most metro areas 

  • Demand: This market type has the lowest level of renter households. Renters in this market type tend to be older with the highest levels of renters over 65. Renters also tend to be low- or moderate-income with high levels of renters earning less than 80% AMI. This area is predominantly white.

  • Supply: The rental stock in this market type was largely built between 1950 and 2000. The rental stock is largely found in single-family homes, and this area has the lowest level of rental units found in 50+ unit properties. In certain parts of the country, this market type is also more likely to have mobile home rentals.

  • Affordability: While this market type does not have a lot of renters, it has relatively affordable and stable rental market conditions. It has among the highest levels of affordable rental units and average levels of renter cost burden. The use of affordable housing subsidy programs (HCV, Project Based Section 8, and Public Housing) is generally low.

Programs active in Cluster 6

Small NOAH Program Saint Paul

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

The Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that created the Small NOAH program to provide low-cost capital in the form of first mortgage, mezzanine and gap funding to small property owners to preserve unsubsidized affordable housing stock in communities throughout Minnesota. The Small NOAH … Read more >

Rental Improvement Fund (RIF) Philadelphia

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: Non-Profit Organization

Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) offers loans for small property owners owning no more than 15 units across no more than 5 properties are eligible for full forgiveness or a preferable 0% interest rate if landlords meet program affordability requirements during the loan term. Loan amount must be between $10,000 … Read more >

NOAH Impact Fund Minneapolis, Saint Paul

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, a statewide Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), officially launched the NOAH Impact Fund in June 2017 with $25 million from seven impact investors to acquire 1,000 units of rental housing and maintain affordable rents for 15 years. The NOAH Impact Fund partners with socially motivated investors … Read more >

Small Landlord Fund Pittsburgh

Cluster 2 Cluster 6

Entities involved: Non-Profit Organization

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh administers the Small Landlord Fund program provides 0% interest loans, up to $20,000 per unit to landlords with ten or fewer units for repairs and upgrades, with the goal to preserve existing affordable rental housing and/or to convert market rate and vacant housing … Read more >

Small and Medium Multifamily (SMMF) Loan Program Minneapolis

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 4 Cluster 6

Entities involved: City Government, Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Land Bank, Non-Profit Organization

Small and Medium Multifamily (SMMF) Loan Program is a partnership between the Land Bank Twin Cities, Inc. (“Land Bank”), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (“LISC”), and the City of Minneapolis. The goal of the program is to get community control over small-to medium multifamily (SMMF) buildings defined as 2-49 units in … Read more >

Low-Income Rental Classification (LIRC) Edina, Golden Valley, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, St. Louis Park

Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: State Housing Finance Agency (HFA)

Qualifying Properties are at least 20% of total units in the rental property must be affordable (Section 8, LIHTC, USDA, Rent restrictions placed by state, local, or federal government at or below 60% AMI). For qualifying properties, the eligible units use the 4d(1) tax class rate of .25%. The lower … Read more >

The Housing Fund - Affordable Housing Financing Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville

Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

The Housing Fund assists nonprofit and for-profit entities in the builder-developer community who are pursuing projects to help Tennessee’s low/moderate-income populations. Commercial-lending projects or partnerships can include a variety of uses or purposes, such as: • Land Acquisition • Infrastructure work to prepare a site for development • Vertical construction … Read more >

Housing Impact Fund (I & II) Charlotte

Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Cluster 6

Entities involved: For-Profit Entity

Through financing provided through HIF, multifamily rental housing with below market rents are acquired by Ascent Housing, HIF has been paired with other financing tools, such as the City’s housing bond program, which amended in 2019 to support preservation, and requires the unit to maintain affordability for 80% of the … Read more >

MSAs including Cluster 6


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