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.

February 20  ·  Industry News »

MacArthur Awards “Creative and Effective” Nonprofits

Award recognizes recognizes and supports institutions that “address some of the world’s most pressing problems in creative ways.” more

February 20  ·  Industry News »

Center for New York City Neighborhoods Names New Executive Director

Current Center for New York City Neighborhoods Interim Director Christie Peale has been named as the organization’s executive director. CNYCN is an independent non-profit created in 2008 as New York City’s public/private foreclosure prevention resource and response. more

• January 20 The Century Foundation Names Five New Fellows
• January 20 Can Lease Purchase Save Us?
• January 5 Davies Takes the Helm at the Kirwan Institute

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Upcoming Events »

• 6 Mar

  Chhaya CDC Policy Forum: Deepening Roots and Creating Space

  NYU Kimmel Center for Community Life  ·  New York, New York

• 15 Mar

  New Jersey Citizen Action Train-the-Trainer Session

  National Newark Building  ·  Newark, NJ

• 4 Apr

  The Ohio Properties Redevelopment Institute

  Hyatt Regency  ·  Columbus, Ohio

RESEARCH »

Homeownership Today and Tomorrow:  Building assets while preserving affordability

Permanent affordability vs. building assets has often been considered an either-or proposition. It's not.

Federal, state, and local governments spend billions of dollars every year on programs designed to promote wider access to homeownership for low- and moderate-income families, but these programs only help one family, and then their subsidy is lost. Permanently affordable homeownership through shared-equity programs are a more efficient use of public funds. But can low-income families build enough equity in them to transform their circumstances? New research says yes.

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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.