Tag: housing
Housing Groups Should Expand to Repair Work to Help Seniors Age...
Before school Oliver used to collect baskets of wood that his father would sell. That was his way of...
Say What, Washington Post? Declining Homeownership Rates Aren’t a Good Thing
On Aug. 3, The Washington Post published a remarkable opinion piece by Charles Lane, one of the paper’s editorial...
Don’t Rush to Judge These Three Artist’s Lofts in The Twin...
There has been some debate recently around three Minnesota affordable housing projects. The Carleton Place Lofts, Schmidt Artist Lofts,...
FHA Sends Mixed Signals to Nonprofits on Sales of Delinquent Loans
Last week, FHA announced 11 significant changes to the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP), a federal program that sells...
Leveling the Playing Field for Tenants Facing Eviction
New York City renters who face eviction could get a little more help on their side if a proposed initiative is given the green...
There’s No Shortage of Low Quality Housing
In two recent posts, Emily Washington at Market Urbanism (part 2 here) argues that middle class sensibilities, with regard to...
Two Sneaky Reasons Why Building More Housing Isn’t Helping
The discussion about how much building more housing will help with affordability, and the nuances of the neighborhood and regional effects and what to...
The “Supply-Side” Arguments, and Why Geography, Scale, and Migration Matter
Rick Jacobus' article, "Why We Must Build," published here on Shelterforce a couple of weeks ago has created quite a...
Canada Is Looking Better and Better (The Regent Park Story)
High-density public housing may seem like an idea whose time has come and gone, buried along with the ruins of notorious projects like St....
The Next Step in Supportive Housing
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, individual-focused healthy lifestyles—regardless of socioeconomic status—became an increased topic of discussion. Along with clear correlations between...
Matthew Desmond’s “Evicted” Supports, Challenges Housing Field
With Evicted, Desmond is taking a powerful argument that housing matters beyond the usually circles where that is discussed.
Are the Kids All Right? Austin Is Asking
Recently here on Rooflines, Tiffany Eng wrote about Oakland’s challenges in “family friendly” planning. Here in Austin, we're facing...
A Critical Piece of the Mixed Income Puzzle
So, what kind of neighbor are you?
When last did you take a true risk to establish a meaningful connection with someone with a very...
The Danger in Restricting Our Definition of “Preservation”
The real focus of preservation—and the definition—should be on the bigger picture of preserving the assisted/affordable housing stock in a community or region
Duty to Serve = Your Duty to Comment
In gridlocked Washington, rarely does one have the ability to truly influence community development or housing policy. Well, wait...
The REAL Rental Housing Issue
We know a few things about the majority of very low-income renters: They live in private market housing, not tax credit projects or public...
Seeking True “Multifamily” Housing
City planners and real estate professionals use the term “multifamily” to describe apartment and condominium buildings. But is there a greater misnomer in our...
Even Homer Nods: Paul Krugman Gets It Wrong on Housing
As the saying goes, even Homer nods. Paul Krugman must have been having an off day at the end of November 2015, when he...
Paying for Success in Permanent Supportive Housing
Earlier this year, the County of Santa Clara announced an innovative approach to addressing the housing resource problem. In July, the County launched “Project Welcome Home,” a PSH program financed through a cross-sector Pay for Success (PFS) contract.
The “Both/And” of the Housing Debate
Paul Krugman, the darling of progressive policymakers in the U.S., weighed in on the urban housing question recently, coming...