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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

," " Park View Residents Continue To Oppose Redevelopment at Bruce Monroe Park " Washington City Paper , also see " "Temporary" uses as a way to foil development: Bruce Monroe Elementary School site, DC | from school to park to housing "). blocks from a light rail station. Building the station cost a lot.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This could significantly increase affordability, especially for FTHBs, and make housing transactions generally more cost-effective for both buyers and sellers. 3 In the modern era, U.S. labor force of 168 million.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

the Diffusion of Innovations Curve of Everett Rogers ," (2018) -- " Yes the neighborhood will change, but it will take 10-25 years ," (2018) -- " House flipping as reproduction of space ," (2018) -- " Q: Could a community land trust help solve D.C.s It's not a matter of not knowing what to do, but how to get support and to pay for it.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. These policies range from substantive revisions to zoning codes to procedural reforms to the land use approval process.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Nevertheless, the Tea Party remained an influential force within the Republican Party, evidenced by its sway over House Republicans during the budget showdown in 2013 that resulted in a partial government shutdown on Oct. The rally that was held in front of the White House is said to have attracted nearly 300 people (O’Hara, 2010).

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The GSEs and the Second Trump Administration: Ten Possible Mortgage Program and Policy Changes to Expect (Part 2 of 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This means the current administration has the power to make changes in GSE mortgage programs and policies that could materially impact large numbers of current and prospective homeowners, as well as the mortgage and housing industries. First, the White House can tell the FHFA what to do in as much detail as it chooses.

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How to Evaluate the Likelihood of GSE Reform in the Next Presidential Administration: Six Questions to Ask

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

on Treasury and Federal Housing Finance Agency Action to Protect Financial Markets and Taxpayers” announcing that the GSEs had just been placed into conservatorship, in which he referenced “…the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the GSE structure…” See [link]. Paulson, Jr.