Employer-Assisted Housing Initiative Guide For State & Local REALTOR® Associations

Much of our workforce, including those who provide vital services to a community such as firefighters, police officers, teachers, health workers, cannot afford to live in the communities where they work or serve. This guide provides a roadmap to plan and implement an employer-assisted housing (EAH) initiative which can help working families in your community move beyond the most common homeownership hurdles enabling them to purchase, or rent, a home, often within neighborhoods located near the workplace. The guide includes examples of EAH initiatives some associations have already implemented as well as a set of tools and resources to help you implement your initiative.

You can download the entire toolkit to print and review. You can also print out individual tools and resources for staff and committee members to discuss and then customize and others to disseminate at events or to partners.

Download the entire toolkit >

Tools & Resources 

General

• NAR Funding and Technical Assistance (pdf)
• State and Local Government EAH Programs (pdf)
• How to Do a Paycheck to Paycheck Analysis for Your Community (pdf)

EAH Event Planning

• EAH Initiative Invitation (word)
• EAH Initiative Outreach Event Agenda (word)
• EAH Initiative Launch Event Agenda (word)
• EAH Initiative Launch Press Release (word)
• Suggested Talking Points for Speakers (word)
• Employer/Partner Sign-On Letter (word)
• EAH Overview PowerPoint Presentation (pdf; for the PowerPoint file, email eah@realtors.org)

EAH Fact Sheets for Event Attendees and Partners

• Non-Profit Organizations (pdf)
• Lenders (pdf)
• State and Local Governments (pdf)
• Businesses (pdf)

For Employers

• Employer Survey (word)
• Employee Homeownership Questionnaire (word)
• Customizable Employer Brochure

Contact:

Holly Moskerintz
202-383-1157
hmoskerintz@realtors.org