November/December 2001

      The Future of Affordability By Eric S. Belsky
      For-profit developers follow trends closely, for good reason. Nonprofit housers and advocates should do the same. Here are four trends that will affect your work over the next decade.

      Insuring Reinvestment By Andrea Caliz Luquetta and Deborah Goldberg
      Insurance companies, like banks, do business in low-income communities, but so far they haven’t been held accountable in the same ways. Advocates across the country are taking a variety of approaches to bring the industry up to speed.

      Common Ground By Danielle Arigoni, AICP
      Smart growth and affordable housing are often seen as necessarily conflicting, but in fact they share many goals, and members of both movements are learning to work together.

      Labor Goes to Bat for Housing By Amy Dean
      San Jose is a boomtown with a massive housing crisis. But a new labor-community coalition has proposed an ambitious plan – and is getting it done.

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      Industry News
      Organize!: Better Housing Through Science
      Letters
      Fundraising: Once Is Not Enough
      Book Review: Power, Race, and School Reform
      Washington News & Views: Strengthening the CRA
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