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These HUD Cuts Have Gotten Less Attention, But the Effects Will Still Be Harmful
Technical assistance might seem dull, but it’s vital for addressing the homelessness and housing crisis. And it's about to be a lot harder for federal grantees to get.
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Review: Learning from San Francisco’s Housing Movement
Do you wish your city had rent control, inclusionary housing, and a new permanent source of affordable housing funding? Rich Gross of Enterprise reviews National Housing Law Project and PRRAC's report […]
Honoring Housers and Their Supporters: NLIHC 2013 Awardees
Every year the National Low Income Housing Coalition gives out a number of awards to individuals and groups who have played important roles in furthering the coalition's goal of providing […]
Has the Housing Movement Found Something to Unite Around?
I've been around the affordable housing field for a little while (not as long as many of our readers though I realize), and I've sat through a lot of discussions […]
Building Codes: The Good and the Bad
Recently, Rosanne Haggerty of Community Solutions argued here on Rooflines that outdated building codes—including things like minimum sizes and parking requirements—were limiting the amount of affordable housing that could be […]
The Bloomberg Housing Legacy in New York City: What’s Really Affordable?
New York City’s Mayor Mike Bloomberg is in his last year of his third term in office. One of the signature achievements of the Bloomberg era is his affordable housing […]
“Move.” Governor Jerry Brown’s Troubling View of Affordable Housing
California Governor Jerry Brown is known for expressing ideas outside the standard political box. But in the case of California’s affordable housing crisis, Brown displays a fundamental misunderstanding of the […]
Helping Families Use Vouchers to Move to High-Opportunity Neighborhoods
It is well known that where people live can have a big impact on their life. For children, that can affect not only their health, safety, and development, but also […]
Healthy Futures Fund to Connect Health and Housing Practitioners
Building affordable housing with integrated health services. Health centers in low-income neighborhoods.These are goals of a $100M investment fund.
2012’s Top 5 Wins for Affordable Housing
From the proposed short-funding of Project Based Section 8 to the fiscal cliff, it’s been a scary year for affordable housing. There were some 11th hour victories, such as the […]
10 Things That Did Not Happen in Rural Housing in 2012
Year-end reviews generally cover events, but in 2012 the things that did not happen may have been more notable. That certainly seems to be the case regarding affordable housing for the […]
Basic Challenges Outlast Housing Crisis in Rural America
The United States is emerging from one of the most extensive and painful economic crises in memory. It is well established that housing markets were at the heart of this […]
The Hidden Costs and Challenges for Manufactured Home Appraisals
Decrepit trailers in unkempt parks, located in neighborhoods in which few would care to live. Such is the image conjured in the minds of too many Americans when asked to […]