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Should Everyone Have a Decent Home? Obscure HUD Document Suggests No
A call for research proposals on reducing housing demand suggests a radical and troubling shift that may be coming in housing policy.
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No, Not That Kind of Green
David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, an exclusively green, $19.5-million, 85-unit affordable-housing complex, has opened in Manhattan’s Harlem.
A House Divided?
Couples seeking divorce are finding that breaking up is, indeed, hard to do — particularly during the recent slump in the housing market. Janell Weinstein, a family-law attorney and legal […]
Walkin’ Blues
They say leaving home ain’t easy, but some homeowners in Florida find they have no other options. More and more homeowners are finding ways to leave their mortgages, hoping to […]
“Let’s Refuel America”
According to a report in The New York Times Monday, auto sales are down by more than a million compared to 2007’s 16.2 million cars sold. Auto lenders are less […]
News From Shelterforce
Over the past 30 years, you’ve come to expect vital information and in-depth analysis of important issues affecting the affordable housing and community revitalization movements. We are committed to providing […]
Paying for Planning
So where does the money come from for all these grandiose plans and their implementation? In a number of major U.S. cities, such as Seattle, Minneapolis, and Rochester, New York, […]
Overturned
In 2001 California imposed a strict prevailing wage requirement on affordable housing developers. But that was before two studies showed the effect of prevailing wages on the pace of housing […]
CLU’s Mission Statement
CLU’s mission is to move strategic campaigns combining the joint power of community-based organizations and labor unions in order to protect and promote the interests of low- and middle-income working […]
Democracy at Work
Thanks to the collaborative work of many nonprofits led by the Alliance for Justice, last year’s efforts to limit funding to community-based organizations who engage in nonpartisan electoral work like […]
Educating Consumers Against Predatory Lending
In October 2001, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition established the National Anti-Predatory Lending Consumer Rescue Fund (CRF) to help victims of predatory lenders. CRF also assists homeowners at risk of […]
Promoting Consumer Education Policy
Several institutions across the country are working to promote policies that will expand consumer education and financial literacy opportunities for low-income people. Predatory lending and mortgage loan assistance are often […]
Domes for Sale
A community of 14 domes that housed about 30 homeless people in the shadow of the Staples Center in Los Angeles was for sale on eBay this fall. Designed by […]