Massachusetts CDCs
Massachusetts CDCs generated over $1 billion in economic investment from 2007 to 2010 — Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations’ annual Growing Opportunities, Assets, and Leaders (GOALs) report.
Where Are They Now?
Shelterforce was founded in 1975 in East Orange, N.J., by a collective of tenant advocates and organizers. Where are those collective members now?
1975 Was a Good Year
We’re not the only 36-year-old in town. Here is a small sampling of other 36th birthdays taking place this year:
What’s in Store for PETRA?
At the time it was unveiled last year, the Obama administration’s Preservation, Enhancement and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act, or PETRA (see SF, Summer 2010), was described as either something […]
What’s in Store for PETRA?
At the time it was unveiled last year, the Obama administration’s Preservation, Enhancement and Transformation of Rental Assistance Act, or PETRA (see SF, Summer 2010), was described as either something […]
Housing Counseling in Crisis
In April, when the so-called budget compromise for continued FY2011 funding was reached, the entire $88 million HUD Housing Counseling budget was left in the garbage heap. This a was […]
Fighting for the Trust Fund
When we reported earlier this year on the often-frustrating saga of finding a legislative home for the as yet unfunded National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) created by the Housing and […]
Anti-Foreclosure Neighborhood Stabilization Efforts
Reid Cramer of the New America Foundation chats with Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute about anti-foreclosure neighborhood stabilization efforts.
The Spring Issue of Shelterforce Is Here!
Fair Housing: The Work Continues and the Vision Expands is the theme of our cover package in our Spring 2011 issue as we explore the continued fight for equity in […]
A Windfall for Los Angeles Landlords “Burdened” with Rent Control
A Los Angeles councilman says rent control places undue burdens on landlords and proposes a plan to reduce their tax burden.
The Rising Tide of Bank Protests
Despite Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, distrust for the banking industry in the United States remains palpable, and now we’re beginning to see a sustained, organized counterattack. Bank […]
Sounding the GSE Death Knell
Last year, then-chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank told Shelterforce, regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, “the model of a private shareholder corporation with a public mission […]