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A large, colorful mural painted on the exterior of a building. It says "WELCOME TO NOHO" in capital letters and depicts people of different ages, genders, races, and ethnicities dancing and playing music in front of different types of housing and community buildings, including apartment buildings, a health and fitness center, a theater, and a gallery. The building is set back from a public sidewalk, and part of a tree shades the right-hand side of the mural.

How State Coalitions Are Advancing Community Ownership of Housing

June 19, 2026 | Leo Goldberg and Miriam Zuk

In recent years, housing coalitions promoting community land trusts and real estate cooperatives have formed in multiple cities and states—and they are achieving results. Nonetheless, a lot of work is needed to achieve the policy changes these groups desire.

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Chicago: Mercy Portfolio Services, a subsidiary of Mercy Housing

April 21, 2012 | Aaron Miripol

“How do we knit together the capacity, whether it’s the developer, lawyers, title companies, lenders, and define the deal so that we can move properties with as much velocity as […]

Housing

Making the Case for Employer-Assisted Housing

May 1, 2005 | Robin Snyderman

Given the array of housing challenges facing families and individuals in Illinois, advocates and other thoughtful observers might question the relevance of employer-assisted housing (EAH). EAH is a generic term […]

Organizing

ACORN Organizes Public Housing Residents

September 1, 1994 | Madeline Talbott

As the ACORN Tenant Union comes near to completing its first full year of organizing public housing residents, with 150 developments organized representing some 38,000 public housing tenants across the […]