Matthew Brian Hersh
Matthew Brian Hersh is senior editor at Shelterforce. E-mail Matthew at mhersh (at) nhi (dot) org.
POSTS ON ROOFLINES
- 3 Feb 12 · New York AG Sues Banks Over MERS
- 1 Feb 12 · White House Announces Refi Aid
- 30 Jan 12 · HAMP Modification to Include Principal Writedowns
- 27 Jan 12 · Gallup: U.S. Wants Government to Help Fix the Housing Market
- 27 Jan 12 · Mortgage Task Force Moves Quickly as AG Settlement Resurfaces
- 25 Jan 12 · Schneiderman’s Role in Financial Crimes Unit Is Welcome News
- 23 Jan 12 · Too Many Bargains With Pending Foreclosure Settlement, Advocates Worry
- 20 Jan 12 · A First Look at Real CFPB Authority
- 16 Jan 12 · In Case You Missed It: Can Lease Purchase Save Us?
- 10 Jan 12 · Waiting for Details: NJ’s Foreclosure Relief Corp.
- 27 Dec 11 · The New Bottom Line: A Coalition Built to Last
- 23 Dec 11 · Do As I Say, Not (Necessarily) As I Do
- 22 Dec 11 · BPC’s Housing Commission Sounds Promising…
- 21 Dec 11 · Cleveland Has a Foreclosure Problem?
- 20 Dec 11 · Occupy Giving Organizers a “Shot in the Arm”
- 12 Dec 11 · “When Houses Become Widgets”
- 6 Dec 11 · Does the Current Reliance on Credit Scores Deny Deserving Applicants?
- 6 Dec 11 · Occupy Our Homes
- 29 Nov 11 · Can Nonprofits Use Volunteerism to Achieve a Sustained Increase in Capacity?
- 22 Nov 11 · Criminalizing Homelessness
- 22 Nov 11 · Will the Occupy Wall Street Crackdowns Energize or Deflate the Movement?
- 15 Nov 11 · Do You Incorporate Green Building Principles Into Your Development Work?
- 13 Nov 11 · Bringing the Occupy Movement to the Community
- 11 Nov 11 · Ending Veteran Homelessness
- 10 Nov 11 · Is Homelessness an Occupy Wall Street Issue?
- 8 Nov 11 · Is It Important to Save the 30-year Fixed-Rate Mortgage?
- 1 Nov 11 · What are your thoughts on proposed changes to HARP to help out underwater borrowers?
- 25 Oct 11 · Politics the Wellstone Way
- 25 Oct 11 · Have you participated in any bank accountability/economic justice demonstrations?
- 18 Oct 11 · How do you feel about the proposed QRM rule that would exempt banks from retaining risk on mortgages
- 13 Oct 11 · Challenging Markets, Innovative Financing
- 11 Oct 11 · 10-5-11 Poll: Should nonprofits manage scattered site rentals?
- 29 Sep 11 · 9-28-11 Poll: How do conflicting market data affect your neighborhood stabilization efforts?
- 27 Sep 11 · 9-21-11 Poll: How will federal budget cuts affect your work?
- 7 Sep 11 · Stops For Us
- 24 Aug 11 · Bringing the CLT Home
- 18 Aug 11 · Candidate (and Tenant) Perrys Housing Record
- 17 Aug 11 · FHLBanks Affordable Housing Progam Can Be a Model for Economic Development Funding
- 15 Aug 11 · CDCs Step In Where Banks Fear to Tread
- 11 Aug 11 · CLTs as an Economic Development Tool?
- 10 Aug 11 · Conrad Egan
- 27 Jul 11 · Looking Ahead: Shelterforces 36th Anniversary Issue
- 13 Jul 11 · House Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate Housing Trust Fund
- 29 Jun 11 · New Yorks Rent Laws Extended, But at What Cost?
- 14 Jun 11 · En Mass.: CDCs Generate $1B in Economic Investment from 07 to 10
- 9 Jun 11 · Million Dollar Wasteland? Responses to HOME Investigation
- 6 Jun 11 · State of the Nations Housing: 2011
- 31 May 11 · Making HAMP Achievable
- 16 May 11 · With Cuts in Housing Counseling Funds, Its Wait and See
- 5 May 11 · Budget Cuts and Homeless Veterans
- 4 May 11 · Bostic on Green Finance: Investing in Sustainable Outcomes
- 3 May 11 · NLIHC Report: Rental Homes Remain Out of Reach
- 27 Apr 11 · Twin Cities Central Corridor Light Rail Gets a Big Boost
- 26 Apr 11 · Cant Offer Housing Counseling Without the Funding
- 25 Apr 11 · Benton Harbor and the Continued Golf Course Wars
- 21 Apr 11 · The Fight Continues.
- 19 Apr 11 · Better Ideas to Help Our Community
- 18 Apr 11 · Mitigating the Impacts of the Current Foreclosure Crisis
- 18 Apr 11 · NCRC: Why Were You There?
- 15 Apr 11 · Perez: Inclusionary Zoning Can Work, If Implemented
- 15 Apr 11 · The Future of Mortgage Finance
- 15 Apr 11 · Organizing as a Culture
- 14 Apr 11 · A Steep Climb Up The Hill
- 14 Apr 11 · Bair: Mortgage Crisis Shows We Need a Level Playing Field
- 12 Apr 11 · April Is Fair Housing Month
- 17 Mar 11 · House Votes Down NSP3
- 15 Mar 11 · FHA Commissioner Stevens Heading to MBA
- 10 Mar 11 · Fed Report: No Wrongful Foreclosures By Banks?
- 8 Mar 11 · Private Sector Funding in Public Housing Would Require a Compromise in Quality
- 7 Mar 11 · Bank Protests and Making Wall Street Pay
- 7 Mar 11 · The Suburban Frontier Wont Provide the Answers
- 4 Mar 11 · Preserving Communities: Live From New Jersey Future
- 23 Feb 11 · Losing CDGB Funds: Dakota County, Minn.
- 22 Feb 11 · Todays Mortgage Market: Take a Picture and Frame It
- 22 Feb 11 · Defending the Union
- 17 Feb 11 · Losing CDBG Funds
- 9 Feb 11 · Beyond the Cover Lines: Affordable Housing & TOD
- 7 Feb 11 · A Continued Sense of Place in the South Bronx
- 15 Dec 10 · Losing Post Offices, Storefronts, and How We Respond
- 13 Dec 10 · Forcing Banks to Buy Back Loans
- 2 Dec 10 · Urban Ag: Were Planning On It
- 19 Nov 10 · ACORNs Legacy Is Anything But In Brief
- 9 Nov 10 · Amending NJs Affordable Housing Law
- 5 Nov 10 · Affordable Housing Has Mass. Appeal
- 2 Nov 10 · Massachusettss Affordable Housing Law
- 26 Oct 10 · Remembering Sen. Wellstone
- 21 Oct 10 · Community Development: A Love Story
- 22 Sep 10 · Saving a Landmark in the Bronx
- 20 Sep 10 · Walking Away Becoming Less Taboo
- 8 Sep 10 · HUD Announces NSP3
- 1 Sep 10 · Streaming Live: The Feds REO and Vacant Property Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization
- 24 Aug 10 · What? No Investment Opportunity?
- 15 Jul 10 · Senate Passes Financial Reform; NSP 3 Included
- 30 Jun 10 · Walkability Dictates Severity of Housing Decline
- 24 Jun 10 · HAMP Takes a Licking
- 17 Jun 10 · Some Relief in the Gulf for Homeowners
- 10 Jun 10 · Strategic Default Can Make Sense, Right? Well, Not So Fast
- 27 May 10 · Sustainability: Still a Novel Idea
- 25 May 10 · Not Just Affordable Housing, but Connections to Neighborhoods
- 20 May 10 · Ford Foundation Announces Five-Year, $200M Metro Program
- 18 May 10 · HAMP Moving Along Slowly
- 13 May 10 · HUD’s New Plan
- 7 May 10 · Adolfo Carrin: We Hardly Knew You! (In This Capacity)
- 22 Apr 10 · Report Shows Growing Gap Between Income and Rent
- 21 Apr 10 · Low Income Housing Group to Release New Housing Wage Data
- 15 Apr 10 · Viewing Housing Within a Context
- 14 Apr 10 · Bostic: HUDs PD&R Was Stagnant In Recent Years
- 13 Apr 10 · Maintaining Tenant Input
- 13 Apr 10 · First, Some Perspective
- 13 Apr 10 · In Supporting Financial Protection Bureau, Merkley Looks Back
- 13 Apr 10 · The Case for New Vouchers
- 7 Apr 10 · Census 2010: Stand Up and Be Counted! (Or Not)
- 24 Mar 10 · Fed to Congress: We Dont Want That Responsibility!
- 23 Mar 10 · Finally Moving Toward Principal Reduction?
- 22 Mar 10 · ACORN Facing Significant Problems
- 18 Mar 10 · Be Counted: Fill Out the Census
- 15 Mar 10 · Taylor: Establish Meaningful Consumer Protections
- 12 Mar 10 · Invest In Your Values
- 11 Mar 10 · A New Turn for the Consumer Financial Protection Bill
- 11 Mar 10 · CRA Bill Getting a Hearing
- 11 Mar 10 · Trasvia Hints at a Fairer Housing Act; Principal Reduction in Store?
- 11 Mar 10 · NCRC’s Keys From the Crisis Initiative
- 11 Mar 10 · Day 2 at NCRCs 2010 National Convention
- 10 Mar 10 · Going Where the Big Boats Are
- 10 Mar 10 · Getting Through the Storm
- 8 Mar 10 · The Administrations Short-Sale Program
- 4 Mar 10 · Redefining Detroit
- 1 Mar 10 · Making Home (Really) Affordable
- 26 Feb 10 · Housing, Transportation, and Workforce Development: A Coordinated Attack
- 26 Feb 10 · Rivlin, SEIUs Stern, Picked for Debt Commission
- 12 Feb 10 · Cooper Village & Stuyvesant Town: Can’t Quite Walk Away
- 1 Feb 10 · Modifying the Modification Program (HAMP)
- 27 Jan 10 · The Risk In The System Starts to Come Home
- 26 Jan 10 · “Top Of The Pecking Order” for Housing Bubble Blowups
- 25 Jan 10 · Massive NYC Real Estate Deal Collapses
- 22 Jan 10 · Honor Thy Mortgage!
- 14 Jan 10 · HUD Announces NSP2 Grants
- 14 Jan 10 · NSP2 Announcement Coming Soon
- 12 Jan 10 · The Shadow (Inventory) Knows
- 12 Dec 09 · A Small Victory for ACORN?
- 11 Dec 09 · Houses Passes Wall Street Reform Bill; $1 Billion for NSP 3
- 19 Nov 09 · Homeowner, Meet Your Lender
- 17 Nov 09 · Stim Tracking: Lets Get This Part Right
- 17 Nov 09 · An Antiforeclosure Plan That Works
- 13 Nov 09 · ACORN Turns Up The Volume
- 6 Nov 09 · The Right To Rent
- 2 Nov 09 · Housing: Code for Social, Economic, and Racial Integration
- 20 Oct 09 · Another Tired Argument Against ACORN
- 13 Oct 09 · Foreclosure Mitigation Plans Need Work and Need Work Now
- 6 Oct 09 · The Real Threat of ACORN
- 6 Oct 09 · If You Lived Here, Youd Be Home By Now: A Cautionary TOD Tale
- 4 Oct 09 · IOCs Rio Pick Could Be Good News for Chicago
- 30 Sep 09 · Rethinking Rentals
- 25 Sep 09 · ACORN and the Media
- 18 Sep 09 · Roasting a Fire Under ACORN
- 10 Sep 09 · NHC-led Task Force Eyes the Future of the Housing Finance System
- 9 Sep 09 · Van Jones: The Green House, Redux
- 26 Aug 09 · Lion of the Senate
- 12 Aug 09 · At Your Own Risk
- 6 Aug 09 · Right Wing Taking Cues From Saul Alinsky?
- 31 Jul 09 · The Bicycle Mandate
- 15 Jul 09 · A Rental Option for Homeowners?
- 13 Jul 09 · Urban Policy: Just Getting Started
- 6 Jul 09 · Extra! Major Funding Is Provided ByCongress?
- 2 Jul 09 · Compost Bins on the South Lawn
- 29 Jun 09 · Tracking Job Creation in the Nonprofit Sector
- 18 Jun 09 · Tracking the Recession and the Recovery
- 9 Jun 09 · Seriously Commuting
- 8 Jun 09 · HUD Wants $150M For Geography of Opportunity
- 4 Jun 09 · Growing The Community Development Vision
- 4 Jun 09 · TARP for Community Development?
- 4 Jun 09 · Social Innovation and Civic Participation
- 4 Jun 09 · Keep It Local
- 2 Jun 09 · A Squatters Discourse
- 22 May 09 · Beware the Myth
- 19 May 09 · What Can 35.5 MPG Change?
- 15 May 09 · I Want to Ride My Bicyle. I Want to Ride It Where I Like
- 4 May 09 · Affordable Housing In Urban Centers Not Enough
- 29 Apr 09 · History of the Housing Market
- 23 Apr 09 · Flint: The Un-Sprawl
- 21 Apr 09 · Donovan Touts Administrations Housing Policies, Though Acknowledges Daunting Set of Challenges
- 17 Apr 09 · Rail Time Enthusiasm
- 15 Apr 09 · How Much Bailout Money Did Your Bank Get?
- 13 Apr 09 · Gonzo Realty
- 10 Apr 09 · Banks Sitting on Foreclosed Homes
- 8 Apr 09 · Foreclosure Holiday at Fan & Fred Comes to an End
- 7 Apr 09 · Great Falls And The Silk City
- 2 Apr 09 · Ease Guidelines=Market Rally
- 2 Apr 09 · Modern Community Development for a Modern Crisis
- 31 Mar 09 · A Rail Line Toward Community Development
- 25 Mar 09 · Read All About It…While You Can
- 24 Mar 09 · National Train Day (Trainiacs Unite!)
- 20 Mar 09 · Going Mainstream With the Obama Vegetable Garden
- 18 Mar 09 · Just Because His Sleeves Are Rolled Up, It Doesn’t Mean He Means Business
- 16 Mar 09 · NLIHC Budget Chart Outlines HUD Appropriations
- 13 Mar 09 · Donovan Eyes Change to Mortgage Credit System; Bringing HUD to the Forefront
- 12 Mar 09 · Rep. Frank Promises an Improved Subprime Bill
- 10 Mar 09 · NJ’s COAH: Finding Common (and Vacant) Ground
- 9 Mar 09 · ACORNs Home Defenders
- 6 Mar 09 · Blog-Heavy, Link-Heavy, (and Some) Breaking News
National Housing Institute
