The Housing Trust Fund Corporation has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice." The proposal submission deadline is April 16
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Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The Center for Community Progress conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan on May 19-21
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Green Metropolis: What the City Can Teach the Country about True Sustainability
By David Owen
In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon, or Snowmass, Colorado, but New York City.
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Groundbreaking, Collaborative Conference
Creates Space for Conversation on Race
In many ways it looked like a fairly traditional conference--plenary panels, tracks of workshops, keynote speakers at meals. But the difference was in who planned it, who was there, and the subjects they were open to talking about... More
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This Book Changes Everything
Book Review: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein
Forget about blue states and red states or Democrats versus Republicans. There is only one distinction to be made going forward... More
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Shelterforce Exclusive Interview:
Mayor Ivy Taylor, San Antonio, TX
The first African-American mayor of the largely Latino and Anglo city, and strongly identified as an urban planner, Taylor casts herself as someone interested more in getting work done than leaving a political legacy. However, she has not shied away from controversial positions, and her initial position that she would not be running for re-election fell by the wayside as she announced her candidacy on February 16, less than two weeks after this interview. We spoke with Mayor Taylor, who has a background in affordable housing, about what it's like to move between the community development sphere and city government, some of her difficult decisions, and her vision for stable, mixed-income neighborhoods in the city she is serving.
Read the full interview here.
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 Court Decision Paves Way for Affordable Housing Revival in NJ
By Staci Berger, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
New Jersey has one of the oldest and most famous anti-NIMBY fair share affordable housing laws in the country, stemming from the 1975 Mt. Laurel court decision. But it's also constantly under attack. Gov. Christie's administration has been refusing to enforce it for years, so advocates have taken to the courts to try to make him do so. They just won an important victory in that fight... More
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Citizenship Is an Economic Asset for Communities
Citizenship is an asset not only for individuals, but for our national economy. When advocating for an easier path to citizenship for their constituents, folks in community development can cite this data... More
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Without Energy Efficiency, Affordability Is Unsustainable
Many of us have been shocked by a particularly high utility bill following a bitterly cold month or a series of brutally hot days. Imagine, however, that your energy costs consistently totaled as much as half of your total monthly income... More
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Housing Landscape 2015 
Housing Landscape 2015 from the National Housing Conference explores the severe housing cost burdens of America's working households based on the latest American Community Survey data. More
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Q: Do Section 8 voucher holders increase crime in a neighborhood?
A: No!
This is a perennial fear, but researchers at NYU's Furman Center took a really close look at the data to see, when controlling for other factors, if there was any association between an increase in Housing Choice Vouchers and the crime levels in that neighborhood....
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This commentary hits the mark. Affordability should not mean that we build for the short term simply to put a roof over people's heads. Recently we have seen the use of... More
While I do believe it is necessary to partner with small "mom and pop" landlords, I also believe it imperative to pair these partnerships with... More
Supporting and encouraging smaller landlords also ensures that their customers, resident families, can support the neighborhood. Resident families as consumers help to fuel... More
The number one cost to landlords of small scattered site housing is tenant caused damage. If you want stable housing costs, you have to... More
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Project Manager-Multifamily Residential Development
PIRHL: Cleveland, OH
The ideal candidate will push each project through its critical path to closing, managing the review of due diligence and financial underwriting, the land entitlement process, design-development, financial closing, as well as providing oversight during construction, and lease-up... More
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VP of Development / Developer
PIRHL: Cleveland, OH
This professional will lead new business development for a defined region within company's seven state footprint. Leading a regionally focused team consisting of a development PM, Development Coordinator, and other supporting administrative staff, the Vice President of Development will be responsible for generating new residential developments... More
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Program Officer, Sustainable Environments
Surdna Foundation: New York, NY
The Program Officer is part of a four-person team led by a Program Director and staffed by two Program Officers and a Program Associate. The Program Officer works closely with the team on all aspects of the program, including day-to-day operations, broader program strategy development, and the implementation of a learning agenda... More
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Asset Manager
PIRHL: Cleveland, OH
This seasoned real estate professional will oversee PIRHL's growing portfolio of properties, will leverage data and lessons learned to assist in the underwriting of new development opportunities, and will proactively direct and oversee third party property managers in their effort to run the daily operations of each property.
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Transit Equity Network/Gamaliel
Housing Assistance Council
Regional Housing Legal Services
USC Price School of Public Policy
HOPE Credit Union
Burlington Associates
Democracy Collaborative
Columbia University
Tufts University
Fund for Public Schools
Planner, Louisa County, Va.
National CAPACD
Opportunity Agenda
HACBED
ORNG Ink
National Housing Institute
Housing Assistance Council
Independent CLT consultant
CFED
ACLU Maryland
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Housers, LLC
Housing Assistance Council
Appalachian State University
San Francisco Community
Land Trust
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The Betrayal of
Mount Laurel
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