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January 20  ·  Industry News »

The Century Foundation Names Five New Fellows

Daniel Albert, the founding managing partner of the investment bank Westwood Capital, LLC, who has written extensively about the economic challenges in the United States, is one of five new fellows at The Century Foundation. more

January 20  ·  NHI News »

Can Lease Purchase Save Us?

“Can Lease Purchase Save Us?,” a webinar sponsored by NHI/Shelterforce and NeighborWorks America, explored critical elements in implementing a successful lease purchase program at a time when developers struggle to find buyers for rehabbed affordable homes. more

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Valuation and Taxation of Resale-Restricted, Owner-Occupied Housing

Resale-restricted, owner-occupied housing (also known as “shared-equity homeownership”) offers an option for bringing homeownership within reach for lower-income households. Few standardized policies and procedures exist for valuing and taxing resale-restricted homes, even in states where public policy favors this category of housing. Because little research has been done in the United States to document the various ways this housing is taxed or to evaluate methods of taxation, this paper by former NHI Research Director Carla J. Robinson aims to fill the information gap.

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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.