Affinity Groups

HDC’s unique affinity and peer groups enable members to work collaboratively on current issues, to develop policies, ideas and solutions that provide the entire sector with the tools it needs to maximize the development of affordable housing. These dynamic groups are open to all members and concentrate on specific issues.

HDC interest areas are less formal groups designed to address policies, incentives and/or funding issues that affect the affordable housing sector in specific geographic areas of King County and suggest HDC policy positions as appropriate.

HDC Members, please reach out to Loren if you have interest in joining an affinity group or work group listed below.

Meeting dates are posted on the Calendar.

Affinity Groups

Affordable Homeownership
Discusses the challenges, policies, and practices of providing opportunities for homeownership for low-income individuals and families in our region and across the state.

Asset Management & Property Management (AM / PM)
Works to increase standards and improve internal systems for quality, cost-effective, sustainable, and efficient long-term oversight of low-income housing properties.

Finance and Accounting

Resident Services

Tax Credits
serves as the engagement mechanism for HDC members to generate feedback and recommendations to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) on policies communicated by them that affect the funding of affordable housing in King County.

Peer/Work Groups

Exemplary Building Task Force
Work to define exemplary building (targets/thresholds, definitions), explore how to make exemplary building standards practical and scalable for providers, and discuss how to get local jurisdictions behind these efforts.

Offsite Construction Task Force
Targets the completion of five “open-source” affordable housing demonstration projects—totaling 500 homes (“units”)—in five years. This five-project pilot will utilize modular and offsite construction strategies and will develop and distribute a scalable open-source housing development model for our region.

Policy Advisory Group (PAG)

DAHN Workgroup