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Q: What Do All These Rent Regulation Terms Mean?

As rents have been rising, organizing for rent regulations have gained steam. However, the terms used to describe rent regulations can be unclear.

Q: Did Extending More Credit to Subprime Borrowers Cause the Foreclosure Crisis?

There are people who believe that the foreclosure crisis occurred because too many unqualified borrowers became homeowners. What actually happened was …

Community Development Field

Shelterforce’s Top 10 Articles of 2019

We’re sharing the most-read Shelterforce posts of 2019. We hope you enjoy them all and share with anyone who may have missed them.

Housing

Q: Is Rental Housing a Rural Issue?

Yes! Although homeownership rates are higher in rural areas, there is still a significant rural population that needs rental housing.

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—Aug. 9

Los Angeles Reaches Historic Settlement with HUD | Austin’s Innovative Affordable Housing Strategy | Report Finds NYC Arts Orgs Need More Diversity | Another HUD Fight on the Horizon | What We’re Reading | More…

Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—Aug. 2

Why Owners Wish They Were Renters | Rent Control Lawsuit Favorably Cites Three-Fifths Clause | 3 Million Households Taken Off of SNAP? | Social Workers and Libraries Go Together | Land Theft in the Black Community | Basic Income for Newark Residents

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—July 19

News from—and affecting—the community development world. This week: Minimum Wage Bill Passes in the House | NJ Passes a Utility Bill Law | Under-Resourced Neighborhoods and Health | U of M Students Demand Divestiture | What We’re Reading | More…

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—July 12

San Francisco’s Next-Level Homelessness Crisis | Florida’s Poll Tax | More…

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—July 5

News from—and affecting—the community development world. This week: Seattle Gives Accessory-dwelling units a Boost | Convict Leasing is Back? | New Jersey Makes the Case for Affordable Housing | Oakland Funds a Boost for Land Trusts | What We’re Reading | More…

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—June 28

Manufactured Housing’s Affordability is Under Threat | White House Sets Off On Another Deregulation Path | A Price tag on Black Wealth Lost in Chicago | More…

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Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—June 21

NYC Plan for Rikers Will Be Uphill Battle | New Tax Credit for Multifamily Housing? | Affordable Housing-Further Out of Reach | Atlanta Schoolyards Will Open to Public | More…

Flooding in North Charleston, South Carolina
Shelter Shorts

The Week in Community Development—June 14

News from—and affecting—the community development world. This week: The CDFI Fund’s Big Win | Landmark Tenant Protections Pass in NY State | Relief In Sight for Flood Zones? | Mortgage Bank Fined by CFPB | More…