The National Housing Insitute supports the individuals and organizations that work to create healthy and thriving communities. NHI is at the intersection of theory, practice and policy in commununity development. We support the field through our quarterly magazine, Shelterforce, as well as through research, convenings, and our community development blog, Rooflines.

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

• January 5 Davies Takes the Helm at the Kirwan Institute
• December 22 Bipartisan Policy Center Appoints Housing Commissioners
• November 1 Furman Center Director Takes on New Role at HUD

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  New Jersey Citizen Action Train-the-Trainer Session

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RESEARCH »

Bringing Buildings Back (Expanded and Revised 2nd Edition)

From Abandoned Properties to Community Assets

Abandoned properties are a plague across the United States, from rust belt cities like Detroit and Buffalo to small towns like Lima, Ohio, and Waterloo, Iowa. Even in Sunbelt cities such as Houston and Las Vegas, abandonment is a major problem, as investment flows to the periphery, leaving the older, inner neighborhoods behind. In Bringing Buildings Back, Alan Mallach provides policymakers and practitioners with the first in-depth guide to understanding and dealing with the many ramifications that this issue holds for the future of our older cities.

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The Road Less Traveled: Funding a Land Trust with NSP

In Delaware, a partnership with Diamond State CLT let Kent County leverage NSP money it wasn't originally sure it had the capacity to use at all into permanently affordable housing.