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What is equity? Can it be measured? How and when does the issue come up in housing, education, employment, public utilities, and more? How are community organizations, grant-making institutions, and policymakers working to advance equity?
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A Historic Black Memphis Neighborhood Turns to a CLT to Avoid Displacement
A former hub of Black-owned businesses in North Memphis that suffered urban renewal seeks to rebuild without a new wave of displacement. Can a community land trust strike that balance?
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From Protest to Power: Housing, Capital, and Rev. Jackson’s Unfinished Agenda
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s passing reminds us of the need to combine political and economic organizing—and to translate protest gains into lasting structural change.
Proposed Change to Rural Housing Program Would Address Looming Preservation Crisis
Housing affordability is not just an urban problem. Section 515, the federal rural rental assistance program, would be extended in the proposed federal housing bills—with an important rule change.
The White House Rural Housing Budget: The Good, the Bad, and the Bigger Picture
The proposed FY 2027 budget for rural housing shows improvements from last year, but still fundamentally fails to provide the support needed for small towns and rural areas to thrive.
When the Feds Step Back on Fair Housing, Can States Step Up?
It’s not new for states and localities to have their own fair housing and community reinvestment measures—but as the federal government backs away from enforcement, their versions may become more important.
Exhibition Explores Black Displacement, Creating Home in Oakland
Learn the stories of two communities where Black homes were destroyed, and see the vision community members have of a future Oakland.
HUD Scolds Boston and Minneapolis for Doing What It Says It Wants Done
Investigations into the fair housing practices of two US cities directly contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court. Cities must continue this work.
What Does It Mean to Increase Racial Equity in Housing?
Some strategies aim to increase access to the existing system, while others try to make the system itself return fairer outcomes. It’s important to know which kind we’re using.
A Space of Our Own: LGBTQ Organizations Move to Ownership
A temporary window of flexible funds in the early 2020s allowed many queer- and trans-led organizations to achieve long-held dreams of owning their own buildings and housing their members.
Can a Buy-and-Hold Strategy Enable Resident Ownership at More Mobile Home Parks?
Many resident ownership plans are thwarted by tight timelines and high-ticket upgrade needs. One mission-driven startup is testing a phased approach to transferring mobile home park ownership to residents without pricing them out.
A Community Land Trust for People Leaving Incarceration Honors a ‘Forgotten Figure’ of Black Liberation
CLT named after Ruchell “Cinqué” Magee, considered by many to have been the longest-held political prisoner in the United States, aims to create not just affordability, but belonging.
The Federal Government Won’t Stop Home Appraisal Bias. Local Officials Can.
Racial bias in appraisals is still a problem—but there are steps we can take to fight back. Philadelphia’s reforms are a model to follow.
Training AI to Tackle Bias in the Mortgage Industry
As the mortgage industry becomes further automated, can artificial intelligence be trained to avoid replicating historic bias and expand access to loans for excluded borrowers? Some housing advocates are cautiously optimistic.