August 28  ·  Industry News »

HUD To Assist States, Localities With Foreclosed Properties

HUD will appropriate $50 million in Recovery Act funds to help state and local governments address the inventory of foreclosed properties assisted under the Department’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). HUD is awarding $44.5 million to nine national organizations and another $5.5 million to help local communities purchase, rehabilitate and resell foreclosed properties in especially hard-hit neighborhoods. more

August 27  ·  NHI News »

NHI/Shelterforce Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy

NHI/Shelterforce remembers Senator Edward Kennedy as a true progressive voice in the United States Senate and a champion for everyone struggling for a better life. He was a friend of working people and the poor, and a tireless fighter for civil rights, health care reform, affordable and fair housing, and worker rights. more

 

ROOFLINES

blogging beyond bricks & mortar
Homeowner, Meet Your Lender

The reconciliation that takes place Thursday mornings at Philadelphia City Hall is not some attempt to further …

Posted by Matthew Brian Hersh on 19 Nov 09
Stim Tracking: Let’s Get This Part Right
Posted 17 Nov 09
“An Antiforeclosure Plan That Works”
Posted 17 Nov 09
more
previous issues
BROWSE BY SUBJECT AREA
Join our mailing list
LATEST RESEARCH »

Toes in the Water

Nonprofit Community Development Real-Estate and Mortgage Brokerage Programs

By J. Michael Collins  ·  Posted on Nov 22

NHI’s latest research report identifies state regulatory obstacles and assesses the future of a new direction in promoting homeownership

Upcoming Events »
Web Exclusive »

A 21st Century Vision For Community Development

Today's economic crisis is devastating neighborhoods and households across the country. Urban, low-income communities that were slowly recovering from the disinvestment of earlier decades are now falling back to where they were in the 1970s. Rural communities, walloped by the collapse of key economic generators, have suffered no less. Families that had begun to break the cycle of poverty and build small amounts of savings are now being plunged back into debt. Yet, at a time when the work of community development corporations is more needed than ever, there are growing questions about their long-term viability and efficacy.