Subject: Affordable Housing
Balancing Act
Old definitions may be obsolete as CDCs weigh whether to grow and how to build their impact in today's social and economic environment.
Keeping Kukui Gardens
Faced with the prospect of losing their homes, residents of a Honolulu affordable-housing complex defied Hawaiian cultural traditions, getting organized and vocal and achieving a victory for affordability in one of the country's most expensive cities.
Charting a New Course in Portland
Portland, Ore., threw away the old rulebook when it crafted its Economic OpportunityInitiative, focusing on helping low-income people in innovative ways. Could it inspire a new national anti-poverty strategy?
The Case for Plan B
Housing professionals have spent so much time making homeownership attainable through subsidized payments, they've failed to see there's a better path to affordable homeownership.
Losing Ground
In communities of color throughout New York City, growing numbers of homeowners with subprime mortgages are finding themselves at risk of losing their homes, the bitter fruit of years of predatory lending practices.
American Nightmare
Homeowners under threat of foreclosure suffer a level of trauma that's largely invisible to most Americans, while professionals working to keep people in their homes are often overwhelmed by the complexity of the crisis.
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New & Noted
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New & Noted
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A Little Too Blunt?
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GSE Not Doing Enough?

National Housing Institute