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The New Bottom Line
Fighting organized money takes organized people. ·
The Unlikely Activists
Wall Street’s criminal recklessness and its impact on millions of people across the country is making activists out of an unlikely selection of people. ·
The Sword and the Shield
Boston's City Life/Vida Urbana is finding success by turning conventional wisdom on its head and entering the picture after a foreclosure has taken place. ·
The People’s Court
Cleveland housing court Judge Raymond Pianka uses innovative legal tactics to achieve code compliance, but is it enough to stabilize neighborhoods? ·
The Human Right to Housing
Housing and homelessness are human rights issues—and that can be an organizing strength. ·
Smart at the Roots
Smart growth principles can’t be imposed from the outside. ·
Nicolas P. Retsinas
Nicolas P. Retsinas, a senior lecturer in real estate at the Harvard Business School and director emeritus of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, talks with Shelterforce about his long service in the housing field. ·
Smart Can Be Affordable
Despite fears that rising prices follow smart growth projects, smart growth and affordable housing advocates need each other to realize the promise of each. ·
Transit-Oriented Preservation
Affordable housing already exists near transit—but without action it will be lost. ·
Leading the Way to Green
In Virginia, a statewide incentive program has put new affordable housing projects out in front of most market-rate developers when it comes to green design. ·
Green Is Affordable
The affordable housing movement has not only accepted green building, but is making it integral to its work. ·
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Shelterforce Interview: Shelley Poticha
Shelterforce speaks with Shelley Poticha, director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, about implementing sustainable policy at the federal level while encouraging local innovation, keeping down the cost of green housing, and effecting change while dealing with federal government bureaucracy.
Matthew Brian Hersh & Miriam Axel-Lute · January 23, 2012
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Remaining Hurdles Dampen Positive Changes to the Housing Market
Over the past month, the Obama administration has achieved several Home for Good…
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