U.S. Air Force Housing Privatization This Web site is intended to provide information about closed and future housing privatization projects. It also makes available documents, policies, and procedures associated with privatization. Here, you can find overall program information, individual project status, business opportunities, upcoming events, and useful links to other resources.
About MHPI Housing Privatization began in the mid-1990s with the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI), when Congress recognized that nearly half of the houses on Air Force installations were in dire need of renovations and repairs, and military funding could not cover the cost of renovating them or building new ones. Instead of budgeting billions of dollars for new houses and renovations, Congress incorporated MHPI into the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. The initiative allows the Air Force to privatize the housing on all domestic Air Force installations. Housing Privatization shifts the renovation, construction, operations and maintenance responsibilities of family housing to the private sector, whose expertise is to build and manage housing assets, allowing the Air Force to focus on the mission and its Airmen.
Benefits of Housing Privatization Housing Privatization (HP) promotes a mutually beneficial relationship between the Air Force and the private sector. For the Air Force, it results in the construction of more housing built to market standards for less money than through the military construction process. Commercial construction is not only faster and less costly than military construction, but private-sector funds significantly stretch and leverage the Air Force's limited housing funds. For example, for every $1 of Air Force funds expended, the program provides $15 of private sector funds for construction.
At the same time, developers and financiers are encouraged to participate since privatization opens the military construction market to a greater number of development firms and stimulates the economy through increased building activity.
Housing Privatization's biggest benefits are for Airmen and their families. These benefits are outlined in the table below.
Benefits of Living in Privatized Housing
Development Benefits
Community Benefits
Cost Benefits
More square footage than traditional military construction
Quality construction
Modern appliances, cabinetry and fixtures
Lawn maintenance at some communities
Garages vs. carports in most homes
Playgrounds
Community Centers
Swimming pools
Basketball/Volleyball/Tennis Courts
Community Activities such as:
Educational/Safety events
Holiday celebrations
Family and community bonding activities
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) covers all rent
Utility Allowance provided - efficient energy use means no out-of-pocket expenses
Renter's insurance provided at most communities
Convenient access to work and base services
Current Status As part of our effort to increase communication and awareness, HP developed the Communications Toolbox, a web-based guide that installations can utilize to promote the HP project at their installation. The Toolbox contains press release templates, news article samples, HP FAQs, informational brochures and fact sheets. Samples and templates of the communication tools can be downloaded and tailored to fit each project's individual needs. The Toolbox is located on the right hand side of the webpage.
The Toolbox was developed as part of the overall HP Strategic Communication Plan. The Plan provides Action Officers with the necessary tools and guidance for delivering messages about each location's privatized housing project and ensuring these messages are aligned with overall Air Force goals. A copy of the plan is available in the HP Communications Toolbox. For additional information, please email HPInfo@us.af.mil.
Government and private sector unite
to build quality homes for military families.
