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Unlikely Partners: How Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Came to Be
In the 1970s, anti-redlining movements were in full swing and the idea that activists, lenders, and elected officials could share power to revitalize communities and advance homeownership felt like a reach. But that was exactly my charge.
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Demand Congress Act to Advance Home Opportunity
We're in tough times, but there’s some good news on the housing front. In slow but meaningful steps around the country, decisionmakers are adopting key elements of the Compact for […]
A Hero on the Bench: WI Judge Takes on Real Impacts of Highway Expansion
When we go looking for the heroes and heroines who defend our freedoms, we tend to look backward: George Washington, Mother Jones, Harriet Tubman, etc. But sometimes giants are walking […]
National Housing Conference: Housing Person of the Year Gala 2013
On Thursday, June 20, 2013, the National Housing Conference held its annual Housing Person of the Year Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. NeighborWorks America (Eileen Fitzgerald, […]
Finding Allies in the Sequester
There are two good things to say about the sequester, the federal government’s obligation to cut 8 percent from the budgets of all federal programs. First, the cuts and the […]
The Renter’s Dilemma
“The old formula of buying and dying in your house is no longer the formula for many…The stigma of renting is no longer the case. When it comes to living […]
Scale-up? Not So Fast
I think about Dunbar’s number when I hear people talk about community development needing to “scale-up.” In the early 1990s, British anthropologist Robin Dunbar made a series of observations and […]
Rural Housing Budget Disappointing, But Not Surprising
Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the Obama administration’s rural housing budget continues trends that were evident in the last several budget requests. The guiding principle seems to be, as it is […]
Three Ways the President’s Budget Benefits HUD
For low-income families that need affordable rental housing, the news from Washington in recent years has been bleak. Yet, while President Obama’s new budget has shortcomings, it achieves the important […]
Smart Choices Result in Balanced, Innovative Budget Proposal
The President’s FY14 budget represents a balanced approach to investment and deficit reduction. It recognizes the unique role that funding and tax programs play in creating and maintaining a stable […]
Project Rebuild in the 2014 Budget: Beating An All-But-Dead Horse
I must admit I was surprised to see Project Rebuild resurface in the Obama administration’s 2014 budget proposal. If there was ever an idea whose time had come and gone, […]
2014 Budget is Weak on Help for Americans’ Financial Strength
President Obama’s budget lays out a strong starting point for rebuilding American opportunity. He preserves our historic commitment to protect the nation’s most vulnerable households, reverses some of the most […]
Budget Reaction Roundup: Social Security Cuts Dominate
Reaction to Obama's proposed FY 2014 is coming in fast and, in some cases, furious. We're seeing mixed feedback to his proposals, with some lauding the benefits of compromise while […]