**Study Finds LA Affordable Housing Agency Could Unlock $2.5 Billion in Investment**
Deploying market-driven strategies that blend public funding with private investment and philanthropy could unlock $2.5 billion over the next decade to boost affordable housing development and preservation in Los Angeles County. This is the central finding of a new study commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute.
The research, conducted by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley and Forsyth Street Advisors, outlines a roadmap for the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA). It recommends ways the new agency can attract private capital to complement the annual sales tax revenues from Measure A, earmarked for affordable housing initiatives.
“The combination of a new permanent public funding source and an agency charged with a central role in allocating and administering those funds will reshape affordable housing finance in one of the nation’s largest and neediest housing markets,” the report states.
Titled *Scaling LACAHSA: Proven Models for Maximizing Affordable Housing Production and Preservation*, the study highlights successful national examples showing how coordinated investment strategies—drawing on private, philanthropic, and public dollars—can transform local housing markets.
The report emphasizes the potential of LACAHSA to become a catalyst for greatly expanding the region’s affordable housing capacity by creating sustainable funding channels and investment pathways.
