/ Employers

Housing help for your employees.
Because what's good for people is good for business.

Annum gives you a free, practical way to help your employees find stable affordable homes near work, understand local housing pressures earlier, and strengthen hiring, retention and wellbeing.

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Free for Employers
Employers of any size can offer housing support to their workforce at no cost.
Private for Employees
Employee data stays private and secure. It's only used to match with support and is never sold or used for marketing.
Easy to Launch
We make it simple to roll out housing support with ready-to-share materials and step-by-step guidance.
/ WHY EMPLOYERS ARE PAYING ATTENTION

Housing costs are shaping where people choose to live and work.

Today, housing costs and affordability influence job choices as much as pay, commute, or flexibility—especially workers under 45. 
87% say housing support would help their employer hire & retain staff
 in 5 would  change jobs for housing support (including 69% of Gen Z and 62% of Millennials)
2 in 3 would relocate for housing support  (including 75% of Gen Z and 64% of Millennials)
42% have declined a job offer because of local housing costs.
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/ What Support Looks Like

Your Workforce Advantage Starts Here

Housing costs affect how people hire, stay, and show up to work. Here's how Annum helps you get ahead of it.

Help employees find support sooner

Connects employees to local programs, financial assistance, and housing opportunities they may already qualify for.

Understand local housing pressure early

Uncover insights about affordability strain before they turn into turnover, declined job offers, or workforce instability

Turn housing into your advantage

Use housing support to strengthen hiring, retention, employee wellbeing, and targeted workforce goals

/ How it Works

Simple to launch. Practical to use.

Step 1: Offer Annum to your employees

We provide materials to help employees access housing benefits through our private simple-to-use Annum app

Step 2: Employees get matched to real support

Annum helps employees find relevant programs, financial assistance, and local housing opportunities.

Step 3: Turn insight into actin

Our simple dashboard allows you to see where housing affordability pressure is building and create targeted solutions. 

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/ Housing Support Simplified

Built for employees. Designed for employers.

What Employees Get

  • Private access to local housing support
  • Personalized matches to programs and opportunities
  • Simplified application, follow-through, and approvals
  • Help renting, buying, or creating stability in a home of their choice

What Employers Get

  • Insight into local housing affordability and workforce pressure
  • Visibility into the needs of their workforce
  • A practical tool for retention and recruiting
  • A path to create targeted solutions over time
/ Case Studies

Case Studies & Insights

2100 Barnett

Annum works with a local developer and community-based organizations to help place residents in affordable homes.
April 27, 2026

Aspen School District

Ensuring teachers and staff have access to affordable homes in one of the world's most expensive markets.
April 27, 2026

Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc

An economic development district uses housing support to strengthen workforce attraction, retention, and regional growth.
April 27, 2026
/ FAQ

Your Questions, Answered

Answers to common questions about how Annum supports employers—streamlining access to housing resources, reducing workforce instability, and strengthening employee retention.
Is Annum really free for employers?

Yes. Employers can offer Annum to their workforce at no cost. Employees can create an account, explore available housing support, and see what they may qualify for. If an employer later wants to add a custom housing program or employer-funded support, we can scope that separately.

What kinds of housing support services can my employees access?

That depends on where they live and what they qualify for, but Annum helps employees discover and access a wide range of housing support. This can include affordable housing opportunities, down payment assistance, rental support, first-time homebuyer programs, emergency assistance, and other local, state, national, employer, or community-based resources. We make the process easier by matching people with relevant options and guiding them through next steps.

Is employee information confidential?

Yes. Employee information is kept confidential and used to match people with relevant housing support. Employers do not see personal details, application information, or sensitive housing information unless an employee chooses to share it or it is required for a specific employer-sponsored program. Our goal is to build trust so employees feel comfortable exploring support.

What does it take to launch Annum to my employees?

Very little. We make launch simple and low lift for your team. Most employers introduce Annum through the channels they already use, such as email, onboarding, internal communications, benefits portals, or manager toolkits. We provide the messaging, materials, and support to help you roll it out smoothly and build awareness.

What is the minimum I need to do?

You can keep it simple. At a minimum, you can offer Annum to your employees as a free resource and do nothing more. No custom program. No major rollout burden. No ongoing management required. We provide the tools and support to help employees get started, and your team can take a set-it-and-forget-it approach. If you want to go further, we can also help you understand workforce housing needs, analyze engagement trends, and design targeted housing support programs — but only if and when that’s useful to you.

Will it reflect badly on me if my employees need support?

No. Housing affordability is a systemic issue, and needing support is not a sign that an employer or employee has done something wrong or fallen behind. The gap between housing costs and wages has grown for decades, and its far larger than any employer can tackle alone. A useful way to frame the scale of the problem is that for every $1 the U.S. median income increased over the last two decades, home prices increased roughly $7. Trying to keep pace would likely just put you out of business.
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Offering support doesn’t signal weakness. It signals that you understand what your workforce is up against and that you are willing to be part of the solution. That tends to build trust, strengthen your reputation, and show employees that you take real-life financial pressures seriously.

It’s also important to know that everything is kept confidential. Individual employee information is not shared with employers, and data about a specific employer or employee group is not shared in a way that exposes private needs or personal situations. Employees can explore support privately, which helps build trust and encourages people to use the resource when they need it.

How do you make money if you don’t charge employers?

Every year, federal, state, and local governments allocate more than $100 billion in programs to expand access to affordable housing. Annum is primarily funded by municipalities, economic development districts, and other organizations working to improve the impact of support in their communities. These groups use Annum to help ensure housing programs run more efficiently, better understand real-world resident needs, and gain visibility into which programs are creating impact. That helps inform policy,
allocate capital more effectively, improve accountability, and guide future investment.

For employers, the model is different. Employers function primarily as trusted points of distribution within the community, not something we are looking to monetize. In most cases, employers can simply offer Annum to their workforce at no cost.
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If an employer wants to create a special housing program or fund support tied to a specific business goal, Annum may charge a small fee tied to the support deployed. We also earn fees from certain platform partners that provide services to residents, particularly for households at the higher end of AMI. We’re always happy to answer questions about how this works in practice.