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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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A National Spotlight on Local Capacity
Will Hurricane Katrina change the way intermediaries do business?
Katrina: A Political Disaster
The handling of Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath underscores the human disaster resulting from the ascendancy of right-wing ideas and corporate domination of the federal government, which extols market forces, individualism and private charity over public responsibility and the common good.
A Reality Check for Housing Affordability Advocates
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2005 report shows that middle-income families are beginning to face the kinds of housing cost burden issues only the poor used to have.
Be It Ever So Humble
In the American idiom of good things, the importance of “home” and “community” cannot be challenged. The associated images – mom, apple pie and the picket fence – serve as […]
The Reality of Poverty Deconcentration
A “moral panic” over crime in central cities, combined with a demand for reform of the most troubled public housing developments, led to a profound shift in the late 1980s in how this country housed poor people.
The Housing Bubble
It is widely believed that homeownership is the best way for low-income families to accumulate wealth and enter the middle class. There are reasons for questioning the wisdom of this […]
The Betrayal of Mount Laurel
New Jersey has been seen as a leader for its efforts to create suburban affordable housing opportunities. But that may now be coming to an end.
The Housing Policy We Need: An Interview with Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston
Thomas M. Menino, now serving his third term as mayor of Boston, became president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in May and quickly elevated the issue of affordable housing […]
Strengthening the CRA
In 1995, the last time federal banking agencies revised the rules of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), they promised to conduct a follow-up review in 2002. Now that 2002 is […]
The New HUD Secretary
After his swearing-in as HUD secretary, Mel Martinez vowed to address the needs of minorities, the elderly, and working families.
Homeownership Tax Credits
Congress is likely to enact some kind of homeownership tax credit, perhaps as early as this year. Given Bush’s agenda, it may be a very regressive one.
Shifting Fortunes: Trends in Housing Policy and Programs
In exchange for the abandonment of meaningful levels of housing assistance—whether project- or tenant-based—we are paying a high price in homelessness and severe cost burdens.