ROOFLINES
blogging beyond bricks & mortarRecently the National Low Income Housing Coaltion, as part of a blog series looking at discrimination in …
May 13 · NHI News »
Gurfel to Helm ULI Greenprint Center
Real estate investment and sustainability expert Helen Gurfel is the new executive director of the newly-created Urban Land Institute Greenprint Center for Building Performance. more
May 6 · Industry News »
Amy Hovey Named to Lead Community Progress
Hovey will assume the role of interim President and CEO when current President and CEO Dan Kildee takes a leave of absence to run for Congress. more
Upcoming Events »
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21 May
6th Annual NACEDA Summit
Doubletree Hotel · Washington, DC
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11 Jun
Fifth National Conference on Housing Mobility
The Urban Institute · Washington, DC
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17 Jun
Take Back the American Dream Conference 2012
Washington Hilton Hotel · Washington, DC
RESEARCH »
Investing In Community Land Trusts
A Conversation With CLT Funders
Over the past four decades, the community land trust movement has grown steadily in the US. Today there are approximately 240 CLTs in 45 states and DC. Their growth has accelerated in the past few years as CLTs have become embraced by community builders, organizers, advocates of affordable housing, asset building, smart growth and transit oriented development, local governments and the philanthropic community. Especially important has been the philanthropic community whose initial and ongoing support has made much of this growth possible. Why have funders embraced CLTs? To answer that question, NHI interviewed 15 funders from 13 foundations whose scope ranges from local, to state, to regional and national. Their responses are detailed here
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New Consolidated Plan Better Supports Community Investment Decisions
Mercedes Márquez, HUD's assistant secretary for community and planning development, outlines changes to HUD's Consolidated Plan. These changes are intended to streamline the application process, making it easier to comply with requirements. In addition, the expanded data and new mapping tool will serve as resources in analyzing local need and targeting strategies to address local challenges.



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