MUNICIPAL PLANNING SOFTWARE FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS

Plan housing and homelessness together

Karto helps communities model housing need, forecast homelessness and calculate the long-term cost of deeply affordable housing, providing the evidence to set priorities and advocate for funding.

Housing modelling. Homelessness modelling. Affordable-housing portfolio planning.

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WHAT KARTO COVERS

Connect housing need, homelessness, and deeply affordable housing in one plan.

Model housing need

Project need by housing type and see how supply options change the gap.

Model homelessness

Forecast homelessness under current capacity, then test prevention, programs, supportive housing, deeply affordable housing and budget. Compare the projected outcomes, system pressure, cost and remaining need.

Cost the housing portfolio

Build project pro formas, review the full portfolio and test timing and funding scenarios. See units, costs, revenue, debt, repairs, funding gaps and long-term municipal commitments.

FUNDING AND ADVOCACY

Make the case for funding.

Karto connects the scale of need, the proposed response and the required investment. Update the model when population, costs, performance or funding changes.

This gives municipal teams a stronger basis for:

Housing and homelessness plans
Long-range financial plans and budgets
Council recommendations
Funding applications
Advocacy with provincial and federal governments

Built for municipalities.

THE TEAMS WHO USE IT

Housing and homelessness teams

Set assumptions and test responses.

Housing development teams

Build the project pipeline.

Municipal finance teams

Review costs, gaps and obligations.

Senior leaders

Use the analysis in plans, budgets and council decisions.

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METHOD

Keep the assumptions visible.

Karto's calculation engines produce consistent results from the same inputs.

Archer, the built-in AI assistant, answers plain-language questions, explains results and helps staff explore options using the community's data and assumptions.