Why Voters Haven’t Been Buying the Case for Building
It’s not because they’re stupid. If we want to convince people, we need to stop yelling and start listening.
HUD Approves Vouchers for Housing After Foster Care
A group of former foster youths and advocates recently convinced top federal housing officials about how best to legislate new federal support for housing for youth after they exit foster care.
The Many Fronts of COVID-19 Related Housing Needs and Measures
Stable housing is crucial during a pandemic. Front-line providers and local governments are moving to address the impacts, but they need more federal funds
Did Ithaca Really Cancel Rent?
In early June, residents and organizers successfully pressured the Ithaca Common Council to pass a resolution that requests that the state grant them the authority to cancel rent in response to COVID-19. Contrary to many headlines, it didn't actually cancel rent—yet.
The CARES Act Was Supposed to Protect NJ Tenants from Eviction. It Didn’t.
State activists say eviction cases were filed in violation of the CARES Act’s ban on evictions. Pre-trial settlement conferences are further complicating the situation.
‘Do We Need Affordable Housing’ Is the Wrong Question to Ask
How we can help elected officials promote genuine community by ensuring inclusive, mixed-income housing.
Losing Ground
In communities of color throughout New York City, growing numbers of homeowners with subprime mortgages are finding themselves at risk of losing their homes, the bitter fruit of years of predatory lending practices.
The End of Public Housing
In written testimony submitted to the House Committee on Financial Services in May, excerpted here, a group of urban affairs academics argue that PETRA is nothing less than a formal divestment from public housing, worse than anything previous administrations have proposed.
Tackling the Challenge of Scattered-Site Rentals
Attention is turning to single-family rentals as a way to keep a growing inventory of foreclosed properties occupied in a credit-constrained market. But scattered-site rental has long been considered a very tough nut to crack for nonprofit housing groups. How do those who make it work pull it off?
We Served Too
Women are an increasing percentage of veterans, and of homeless veterans, but their experiences of homelessness differ from their male counterparts, and so must the solutions.
Q: Does affordable housing development lower nearby property values?
A. No. No. No. Are 56 studies enough no for you?
No Sense of Decency?
Kari Lydersen has been posting on Rooflines from New Orleans this week, offering first-person witness to the sorry plight of the city’s poor and...
Not Your Clinton’s Foreclosure Holiday
First the gas tax holiday, then the Columbus Day holiday, now again with the foreclosure holiday. Everyone should be wary of “holidays” in taxation...
Foreclosure Mitigation Plans Need Work and Need Work Now
The Congressional Oversight Panel assembled a year ago when TARP was enacted in order to review the regulatory system and financial markets offered a...
The Future of Mortgage Finance
Today’s panel discussion at the 2011 NCRC Conference was loaded with passionate views on the cause of the housing meltdown, how “homeownership” fits into...
Dear Mom, Here’s What Crashed the Economy (Part III) – And How to Fix...
Happy New Year! And what better time to talk about my favorite ideas for getting us out of this...
The REO Pilot Program Should be an Opportunity for Fair Housing
This post is part of an ongoing series based on the National Fair Housing Alliance report, “The Banks Are...
Debt Strikes—Mortgage and Student
I wrote on Monday about ESOP's mortgage strikers. The concept made me think of the student debt strike efforts.
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Is a New Bubble Forming?
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Are we slipping into a new housing bubble? (Or is it racing into?)
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices track housing price changes in 20 metros nationwide....
The Potential for Affordability
The other day a genteel old six-bedroom house at the end of my street went up for auction. It...