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Housing matters. A stable, quality, affordable home is a foundation for so many other parts of life. How do we bring it in reach for everyone?
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Nonprofit to Close Mobile Home Community to Build a Park
Ohio’s largest conservation land trust has been accused of purchasing a manufactured housing community with the very intention of closing it, evicting more than 100 households in the process. But proponents of the park’s closure say the land's failing infrastructure—and the benefit the property will bring to an entire city—is what forced the decision.
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English Required for a Mortgage?
Language barriers pose an obstacle to fair access to credit, but this population is overlooked in fair credit discussions.
Same-sex Couples Can Love, But Where Can They Live?
[Note: A version of this aricle originally appeared in Ebony.com in July 2015] Same-sex couples’ right to marry is now protected, but do they have the right to housing? […]
Fair Housing’s Giant Two Steps Forward
It’s a rare moment when two branches of our federal government take major steps to expand opportunity for all Americans. But, with relatively little fanfare, that’s what’s happened over the […]
A Clear SCOTUS Statement on Disparate Impact and AFFH
The importance of the disparate impact principle is clear. In today’s world, few with biases wear those biases on their sleeves
Q: Do Inclusionary Zoning Requirements Halt Development?
A: No! Research shows that hasn’t been the case. And here’s what local officials in places that have implemented it had to say . . .
Big Sky, Big Opportunity?
Montana is an interesting state for manufactured housing. Looking at the policy and data environments of this component of the state’s housing market, about 11 percent of the state’s stock […]
CA’s Surprisingly Strong Stand in Support of Inclusionary Housing
In the whole string of related inclusionary housing decisions, what emerges is a story of a multi-decade coordinated effort by the real estate development industry to limit its reach.
Black and Brown Tenant Solidarity in Oakland
Last October, Oakland, Calif., passed a Tenant Protection Ordinance. This strong measure defending tenants against the kinds of landlord harassment that often take place in a rapidly appreciating market includes […]
The Ripple Effects of Having a Stable Home
“Homeownership increases a chance that a child will stay in school by up to 9 percent for low-income families,” said Vice President Joe Biden at a forum in April co-hosted […]
What An Affordable Housing Victory Looks Like in DC
There is big affordable housing news from DC. HUD and Congress are not involved. In fact, the federal government has no role in this news, which is not always the […]
Housing Policy Key to Freddie Gray’s Baltimore–and the City’s Future
“What happens to a dream deferred?” asked Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. “Maybe it just sags like a heavy load,” he opined. “Or does it explode?” We saw the answer […]
Should We Want Home Prices to Rise?
Over on the media watchdog site FAIR, economist Dean Baker takes Boston Community Capital director Elyse Cherry to task for saying in her recent New York Times op-ed that it is […]