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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. mortgage originations. More political than commercial.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Local government support is crucial to successful CLTs, and strategies vary between municipalities (Davis and Jacobus 2008). Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2008. Building Better City-CLT Partnerships: A Program Manual for Municipalities and Community Land Trusts.” Davis, John E., Davis, John E. Decker, Andrew.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. Everything seemed to work as planned—until 2008.

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Pam Bridgeforth of Camden Repertory Theatre talks about building community

Iron Sharpens Iron

Pam Bridgeforth is Managing Director of Camden Repertory Theatre and former Director of Programs for the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations. In this mini episode, Pam talks with Leon and De'Wayne about building community and poetry. About Camden Repertory Theatre. Camden Rep was founded by Desi P.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts. In recent years, the System has been subject to growing criticism that it has been inadequately supporting the housing and community development mission given to it by Congress.

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The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority outbids Wall Street to buy houses in Cincinnati

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Arts and retail focused community development corporations. Transit focused community development corporations. Since the 2008 Recession, Wall Street venture capital firms have developed large portfolios of single family housing, converting the properties to rental from owner occupied. Jeff Dean for NPR.

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A Conversation with Crystal Loffler, President of the Office of Community Renewal

Center for Community Progress

Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR)? I joined HCR in 2008. I served as the Program Director for several years before taking on a leadership position for the agency’s Office of Community Renewal. I started as a project manager for agency grant programs.