Strategic Partners in Essential Housing

Preservation Housing Advisors (PHA) delivers innovative, strategy-led solutions to preserve and expand affordable and workforce housing. With deep experience, cross-sector insight, and a collaborative approach, we align developers and owners with public and community stakeholders to help shape resilient neighborhoods and expand access to attainable housing.

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The Challenge

A System Under Strain: Why the Affordable Housing Supply Falls Short

The rental housing supply is not keeping pace with demand, particularly for low- and moderate-income households. Across the country, essential workers and working families are facing the mounting challenges of limited inventory and increasing rental rates.

Market Pressures Are Driving the Affordability Gap:

  • 7.3M rental units needed
    This reflects the national shortage of affordable units for low- and moderate-income households.1
  • 52% of renters are cost-burdened
    Over half of U.S. renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing — straining household budgets and limiting upward mobility.2
  • 24% rent increase
    From 2020 to 2023, apartment rents rose nearly 24% — far outpacing income growth and deepening the rental housing gap.3

1 National Low Income Housing Coalition — The Gap Report 2024
2 Pew Research Center — State of Affordable Housing in the U.S., 2024.
3 Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies — State of the Nation’s Housing 2023.

The Solution

Aligning Capital, Community, and Policy

As a pioneer in affordable housing, PHA uses creative problem-solving and entrepreneurial agility to deliver proven strategies that address the growing affordability gap.

Our team understands how to align public objectives with private performance to create long-term value for all parties involved — residents, property owners, developers, housing agencies, and investors alike. We guide clients and collaborators through a multilayered process — from capital structuring to deal execution — to help unlock new value while supporting the development of more affordable, thriving communities.

Our Approach

Strategic Advisory Across the Full Asset Lifecycle

PHA provides a full continuum of advisory services tailored to the unique dynamics of affordable housing. Our model is rooted in technical excellence, deep market knowledge, and a collaborative approach to execution.

  • Favorable Financing
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    Favorable Financing

    Our team brings deep relationships with leading affordable housing lenders and a strong understanding of programmatic requirements. By structuring partnerships with these criteria in mind, we help clients position their projects to access favorable loan terms and connect them with the right lending contacts to move efficiently through the process.

  • Localized Solutions
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    Localized Solutions

    We work with teams to structure transactions that reflect local housing needs, regulatory frameworks, and program-specific funding criteria. We align financial goals with community impact to deliver successful, scalable outcomes.

  • Ongoing Compliance
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    Ongoing Compliance

    We work with teams to structure transactions that reflect local housing needs, regulatory frameworks, and program-specific funding criteria. Our team supports long-term success through robust compliance services — including training, reporting, and coordination with property managers and stakeholders — to ensure housing commitments remain in place and aligned with regulatory frameworks.

Where We Work

Building Opportunity From Coast to Coast

PHA is active across the country — with projects in California, Texas, the Carolinas, and other high-impact markets. Our national experience and local insight allow us to identify opportunity, navigate complexity, and scale solutions.

With a long history working across the nation, PH Advisors is active in pivotal strategic markets.

Competitive Advantage

Why Partner With PHA?

At PHA, we help clients move confidently through the regulatory, financial, and operational complexity that defines affordable housing today to create lasting value for communities, owners, and residents.

  • Experienced Team + Trusted Network icon

    Experienced Team + Trusted Network

    With over 100 affordable housing transactions across the U.S., our team has supported developers, owners, and public agencies through complex projects and changing market conditions.

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    National Footprint + Local Insight

    From state to state, we bring a clear understanding of local dynamics, regulatory requirements, and attainable solutions.

  • End-to-End Execution + Creative Strategies icon

    End-to-End Execution + Creative Strategies

    Having helped create more than 25,000 affordable housing units, we blend real-world experience with an innovative approach — providing support at every stage of the transaction.

Let’s Connect

Learn how our mission-aligned strategies and targeted expertise in affordable housing can deliver measurable impact — to your portfolio and in the communities you serve.

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