Phoenix City Council Expands Affordable Housing by Approving Housing Trust Fund Investments
- The Phoenix City Council approved a spending plan for the $15 million in the city's Housing Trust Fund, directing money to affordable housing, homeownership and eviction prevention.
- The fund, created by the council in 2025, supports the Housing Phoenix Plan, which the city says has already helped create or preserve more than 71,000 housing units.
- Officials say the investments aim to close financing gaps, cut permitting costs and address Phoenix's estimated shortage of 59,000 affordable rental units.
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Maricopa County, AZ