John Atlas

Resident-Controlled Subsidized Rental Project In the early 1980s, HUD had about 4,500 units in Massachusetts slated for disposition. About 40 percent of these units had been developed by one owner, […]

Limited Equity Cooperative Housing During the administration of Governor Michael Dukakis the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aggressively promoted affordable housing. With strong political and financial support, the state’s housing community acquired […]

Key Values The policies we propose to address the endangered housing problem rest on two foundations: citizen participation and reciprocal responsibility. These policies promote democratic self-government by empowering citizens and […]

What follows is a discussion of the important, parallel elements that emerged from the six successful cases in this report, from NHI’s conference, from several meetings with housing experts, and […]

Unless otherwise indicated, the research team gathered information and quotes in the following six case studies through interviews, site visits, surveys, and organizations’ literature. All demographic data is from the […]

Six case studies are at the core of this report. Other sources of information include previous research, facts and ideas generated in an all-day conference, and several round table discussions […]

Since the 1980s, factors as diverse as the globalization of the world economy, job migration from the inner cities to the suburbs, government neglect and cutbacks, the epidemic of illegal […]

Note: This appendix is part of a series “Saving Affordable Housing,” which begins with an introduction here. The United States spends less on direct housing aid for the poor than […]

Note: This appendix is part of a series “Saving Affordable Housing,” which begins with an introduction here. During the 1980s, home foreclosures soared and homeownership rates declined. Record numbers of […]

Note: These author bios are part of a series, “Saving Affordable Housing,” which begins with an introduction here. Saving Affordable Housing Author Bios   John Atlas, Co-author and Project Director […]

  Saving Affordable Housing Notes 2. The following two sections are based in part on “Cooperative Housing and the American Dream: Examining Resident Participation,” a 1993 master’s thesis by Frank […]

Saving Affordable Housing Appendix D: Conference Agenda“Saving Affordable Housing: A Critical Examination of Successful Models” November 16, 1994 9 – 9:30 am: A National Crisis In The Making The Honorable […]