Community Housing Services Market Report 2026

The community housing services market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $86.61 billion in 2025 to $90.03 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to expansion of government housing grants, growth of nonprofit housing organizations, rising urban housing shortages, increased demand for social housing, development of manufactured housing technologies.

The community housing services market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $107.58 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to expansion of sustainable housing initiatives, increasing use of smart housing management tools, rising investment in low-income housing programs, growth of public-private housing partnerships, increasing focus on energy-efficient housing designs. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of modular and manufactured housing solutions, rising focus on long-term affordable housing models, growing use of digital tenant management systems, expansion of community-led housing developments, enhanced emphasis on housing quality and safety standards.

The increasing number of crises, such as natural disasters and pandemics, is expected to propel the growth of the community housing services market going forward. A crisis is a critical or crucial situation, often characterized by an unexpected, dangerous, or challenging event that demands immediate attention and decisive action to mitigate its negative consequences and restore stability or normalcy. Community housing services become essential during the escalation of crises like natural disasters and pandemics by providing temporary shelter, support, and resources to affected individuals, contributing to disaster resilience and public health response efforts. For instance, in January 2024, according to the Climate.gov from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a US-based government agency, in 2023, the U.S. experienced 28 weather and climate disasters costing at least $1 billion, a sharp increase from 18 such disasters in 2022. Therefore, the increasing number of crises, such as natural disasters and pandemics, is driving the growth of the community housing services market.

Major companies and organizations operating in the community housing services market are increasingly concentrating on developing innovative solutions, such as technology-enabled resident services platforms, to address the growing need for efficient, scalable, and personalized housing support driven by rising affordable housing requirements, homelessness reduction initiatives, and a stronger focus on social equity and community well-being. Technology-enabled resident services platforms are integrated digital systems designed to link residents with housing providers, social services, financial counseling, health programs, and community resources, offering more responsive and data-driven support than traditional manual case management approaches that are often fragmented and limited in reach. For instance, in January 2025, Ounce of Care, a Washington, United States-based resident services provider, in collaboration with Standard Communities, one of the largest affordable housing owners in the U.S., launched the Ounce Hub, a nationwide platform created to deliver coordinated services across more than 50 properties serving over 10,000 residents. The Ounce Hub integrates a customized digital interface with onsite Community Navigators, enabling real-time reporting, resident engagement, and access to programs supporting financial stability, health and wellness, and community safety, thereby enhancing operational efficiency for housing providers and improving residents’ quality of life. Its scalable architecture allows housing organizations to proactively track and respond to resident needs, strengthen community connections, and streamline the delivery of essential services compared with conventional paper-based or ad-hoc systems. This launch highlights a broader market shift toward digital transformation in community housing services, where automation, data integration, and innovative service models are increasing impact, improving resident outcomes, and supporting organizational sustainability and social responsibility objectives.

In May 2023, Apollo Global Management's impact investing fund, Apollo Impact, an Italy-based financial service company, acquired United Living Group for approximately $370 million. With this acquisition, Apollo's fund has invested and made acquisition in a community housing provider with an exceptional reputation for quality, reliability, and impact on affordable housing residents and their broader communities. United Living Group is a UK-based provider of essential infrastructure, social housing maintenance, and construction services.

Major companies operating in the community housing services market are The Community Builders Inc., Community Housing Partners, Community Housing Ltd., La Casa Inc., Housing Resources Inc., Knox Housing Partnership Inc., Kalamazoo Neighborhood Housing Services, Crossroads Villa Inc., Mercy Housing, Habitat for Humanity International, Home Forward, Toronto Community Housing, Peabody Trust, L&Q Group, Clarion Housing Group, Anchor Hanover Group, New York City Housing Authority, Chicago Housing Authority, New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

Western Europe was the largest region in the community housing services market share in 2025. Asia-Pacific was the second-largest region in the global community housing services market. The regions covered in the community housing services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the community housing services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Community housing services market consists of revenues earned by entities that provide short term shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or child abuse, temporary residential shelter for the homeless, runaway youths, and patients and families caught in medical crisis, and transitional housing for low-income individuals and families. The community housing market includes establishments such as shelter homes. Volunteer housing repair organizations that provide low-cost housing in partnership with the homeowner, who assists in construction or repair of a home, and that repair homes for elderly or disabled homeowners, are also included in this market. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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