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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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Are NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Buildings Really in Crisis?
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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Making NSP Work
Despite critiques, NSP is a powerful program that, with a few years under its belt and the help of “first look” programs, can move beyond its slow start and make a major difference.
Speed ’Em Up or Slow ’Em Down?
the Florida State Legislature was launching a $9.6 million effort intended to unclog the court system by establishing foreclosures-only courts across the state
Not Just Inclusionary Spot Zoning: Conference Portrays IZ As Essential to Civil Rights, Sustainable
The 3rd biannual National Inclusionary Housing Conference, which wrapped up Friday in Washington, DC, had plenty of the expected workshops focused on details of passing, implementing, and improving inclusionary housing […]
The Road to PETRA
From the early days of the public housing program in the 1930s to the present, vociferous opposition has resulted in a host of problems. Understanding the history can help put President Obama’s PETRA program in context.
Private Money, Public Housing: Will PETRA Work?
PETRA, the Obama administration’s $350 million effort to reform public housing, first proposed in February 2010, has many in the housing field skeptical.
Tainted Loans: Fighting Toxic Mortgages in the Courts
It’s not too late to treat toxic loans as the defective product they are.
Does Public Housing Have a Future?
Everybody hates public housing, except the low-income people who live there and the people on the long waiting lists to get in. After years of neglect, the Obama administration wants to save public housing for future generations. Let’s let them.
Shelterforce Interview: Sandra Henriquez
HUD Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Sandra Henriquez spoke with Shelterforce to discuss the administration’s Preservation, Enhancement, and Transformation of Rental Assistance initiative and address some of the concerns regarding PETRA’s push to allow public housing authorities to leverage private investments.
PETRA Perspectives: National Low-Income Housing Coalition
The National Low Income Housing Coalition wants to be able to support PETRA, but has some concerns.
CHA Back in Charge
After 23 years, the Chicago housing authority is no longer in receivership. The court-ordered receivership had placed administrative duties in the hands of a private company, Habitat Co. Now U.S. […]
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.
PETRA Perspectives: National Alliance of HUD Tenants
The National Alliance of HUD Tenants weighs the merits and drawbacks of the PETRA proposal.