A Very High Stakes
Deal By Brad Lander
The recent sale of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town in NYC
will result in the loss of 11,200 affordable, middle-income apartments.
Could strong pro-tenant regulations have prevented this?
The Case for
a Right to Housing By Chester Hartman
Does America's commitment to basic human rights lead to a right
to housing? The author says yes!
Why CDCs Should Advocate
for a Right to Housing By Rachel G.
Bratt
While not a panacea, a right to housing would enhance and expand
the work of CDCs and nonprofit housing developers.
A Merger of Equals
By David Cramer and Robert O. Zdenek
Two mature Cincinnati CDCs found that by merging they created an
organization greater than the sum of its parts and ready to guide
its community towards equitable revitalization.
Already
In My Back Yard By Caitlin Gallagher
As Boston's South End gentrifies, a well-established homeless
shelter and a storied soup kitchen resist displacement.
Housing for All
By David Holtzman
Simple and low-cost design changes can make
homes attractive to everyone and accessible to the disabled and
elderly.
Making
Tax Credits Work for the Disabled
By Steve Gold, Kristina Klugar and
Mark Schwartz
Changing the subsidy formula allowed one
state housing agency to help create hundreds of units for low-income
disabled households.
Midterm Election
Analysis
Sheila Crowley of the
National Low Income Housing Coalition and John
Taylor of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition look
at what's in store for housing and community development advocates
from the incoming 110th Congress.
2006 Housing &
Community Development Victories Compiled
By Nichole Brown
While housing and community development stalled at the federal level,
advocates scored victories around the nation.