Acorn’s Down… and Up Again?
ACORN, the 40-year-old, nationwide community organizing group has suffered more political fallout in 2009 than any number of shamed political officials embattling a public scandal, never mind the fact that […]
Permanent Mortgage Modifications Fall Short of Expectations
Only a very small fraction of mortgage modifications made under the $75 billion Making Home Affordable program have been made permanent, triggering some tough talk from the Obama administration, but […]
A New Approach to Youth Violence
Heightened awareness, new school programs, and increased police presence are only some of the methods used to curb youth violence, but a new study underway at the University of Chicago […]
HUD’s New Team
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Obama administration is equipped with an impressive list of housing experts at the top. But with the housing crisis that’s […]
The Nitpicker’s Guide to Foreclosure Mitigation
First, it was judges like Justice Arthur M. Schack of the New York Supreme Court, who made waves by tossing foreclosure motions because he found a rising level of errors […]
Ruling A Step Toward A “Fully Integrated Society”
In August, New York State’s Westchester County entered an agreement that could result in dozens of towns and villages within its borders to aggressively promote fair housing. The agreement, the […]
Tough Love for TARP
The Congressional Oversight Panel assembled a year ago when TARP was enacted in order to review the regulatory system and financial markets offered some encouraging words, but an overall sobering […]
Livin’ Tiny in Texas
At this point, it’s a good thing that we’re getting used to the greening trend in development, as well as in land-use planning, that encourages more energy and economically efficient […]
High Stakes Deal Turns Precarious
In 2006, Shelterforce reported on the $5.4 billion sale of two colossal apartment complexes — Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village — on Manhattan’s east side, representing the biggest real […]
Thanks
As you know, this past year has been a difficult one for most nonprofits. NHI is no exception. We are grateful for the support we’ve received during this period from […]
White House Hosting ARRA Web Forums
The White House Office of Management and Budget has announced a series of forums geared to help recipients of funding appropriated through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to “better […]
Joint Center’s Housing Report Points to Challenges Ahead
Describing the problems facing the housing market today as “hard to overstate,” representatives from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies last week announced the release of the 2009 “State of […]