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We’re Approaching Social Housing Wrong
Components common to most U.S. social housing proposals are bound to replicate problems we already have.
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Insurance Redlining Is Back—But We Can Fight It
For decades, insurance regulators have resisted requiring the kind of disclosures that are now routine around mortgage lending. But that might change.
Standing Up for Small CDCs
Neighborhood-scale community development organizations have community connections and trust that can’t be replicated by larger organizations, and they should be valued as the foundation of the field.
Redlining Maps Didn’t Affect Neighborhoods the Way You Think They Did
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation maps have long been blamed for racial inequities in today’s Black neighborhoods, but recent research shows that’s misleading.
Retreating From the Coasts Makes Sense, But Our Current Approach Isn’t Working
As flooding, sea level rise, fires, and other climate impacts increase, we’ll need to move about 20 million Americans by 2100. Here’s how we can rethink managed retreat to get ahead of the rising tides.
Winning Tenant Protections Isn’t Enough
When tenant protections are popular, opponents know better than to try to repeal them. But they can damage them just the same.
TOPA Needs Capital to Succeed
TOPA helps prevent displacement and build tenant power in D.C. Affordable capital is critical to its success.
Nonprofit Housing Developers Deserve Better LIHTC Terms
When it comes to LIHTC deals, nonprofit developers don’t get the same advantages big, for-profit developers do. A new fund is setting out to change that.
Community Development: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
One of the major questions for the affordable housing world in the next couple of years will be how well its various segments come together.
Podcast: The Future of Housing Journalism
Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute and Shelby King were featured on the Housing After Dark podcast.
Want Leaders in Community Development? Develop a New Hiring Strategy
It’s easy to stick to the tried-and-true pipeline when hiring for community development roles. But forming connections with people from different industries and generations can make our teams stronger.
Ownership Matters: Institutional Investors and Corporate Ownership
Who owns our homes is an absolutely essential part of housing policy, and an even greater part of housing politics.
Why Don’t California’s Nonprofit Housers Embrace Social Housing?
Attachment to tax credits, which can’t provide as much housing as we need, is keeping the much-needed expertise of nonprofit developers out of conversations about alternatives.