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The rules of the game—and the attitudes of the players—have an enormous effect on community development work at all levels. Here we look at some of the conversations about how to shift that policy for the better.
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As Mamdani moves New York closer to a rent freeze, landlords say their buildings wouldn’t survive it. Recent analyses suggest the real culprit behind distressed buildings is predatory equity, not rent stabilization.
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Speaking Up On Race, Housing, and Opportunity in Minnesota
In the housing world, narrative plays an important role in defining whose voice gets heard, how issues are framed, and what solutions are developed. This is especially true in Minnesota.
Shelter Shorts, The Week in Community Development—Jan. 4
News from—and affecting—the community development world. This week: Shockwaves from the government shutdown, Backlash over NJ Democrat power grab, Alternative credit scoring models, A HUD public housing publicity stunt?, Cashless establishments are unfair, more…
It Takes Strong Roots to Achieve Climate Justice
Throughout 2018’s Sol-2-Sol climate justice convening, indigenous people led many of the actions and activities.
Hey YIMBYs, Thanks for Listening
The path to winning a pro-equity, pro-growth majority involves more (not less) investment in fighting displacement.
Taking the Bus: Nonprofit Conferences and Integrity of Purpose
Nonprofits advocate for local transit spending, but annual conference logistics don’t typically include bus route information for attendees.
Small Investments Can Yield Big Returns. Review of A Few Thousand Dollars
Over a dozen stories of how Americans from all different backgrounds have managed to leverage a few thousand dollars to lead lives that have helped thousands of other people, and strategies to reinvigorate a movement to influence asset building policy nationally.
What the Fight for Universal Rent Control in New York Can Learn from Prop 10’s Defeat in California
Voters have set up an unprecedented fight between progressive housing groups and real estate interests. It will be a brutal fight. For proof of this, housing advocates in New York need only to look at California.
State Policies Play a Central Role in the Fight Against Vacant Property
Abandoned and vacant properties seem like a quintessentially local problem. But state policies have a huge effect on how well municipalities can fight it.
How to Fund Land Banks
The number of land banks grew dramatically in the wake of the foreclosure crisis. So has our understanding of how to successfully fund them.
Shelter Shorts, The Week in Community Development—Nov. 9
News from—and affecting—the community development world. This week: Midterm election’s effect on policy, renters are worse off, Amazon splits the damage, veteran homelessness down, Newark’s water problem, and more.
Five Ways to Strengthen Local Housing Strategies
Local policies play a role in addressing the growing problem of high housing costs. This guide can help simplify the complex landscape of housing policy.
Affordable Housing Was On the Ballot, Here Are Some Election Results
A majority of voters nationwide supported funding for affordable housing as state and local governments try to address the problem in the absence of an adequate federal response.