Housing Stabilization

A Guide for Collaboration and Initiatives

As families and communities across the country begin to navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people face the challenge of not knowing where to go for help to address their housing challenges. REALTORS® understand these challenges and stand ready to take the lead to help homeowners, renters, and landlords. REALTORS® have strong connections in the community, which uniquely positions them to bring together people and organizations to find solutions to tough problems. Developing a local task force focused on housing stabilization is a strategic way to develop creative solutions and leverage local resources to address the COVID-19 aftermath.

Housing Stabilization – A Guide for Collaboration and Initiatives assists REALTOR® associations with creating a local Housing Stabilization Task Force to help homeowners, renters, and landlords manage the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The guide offers tips on organizing the task force and suggests a variety of activities the task force can consider. The guide also encourages associations to include outreach and education for potential home buyers as part of the task force’s stabilization efforts.