The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

It describes how the GSE design defect had very publicly manifested itself in these institutions prior to their being taken over by the government via conservatorship in 2008. Like F&F prior to 2008, the FHLBanks hold themselves out as competitive commercial enterprises, but the truth is that they also are not.

Regulations 59

Regulations Housing Legislation Community Development 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

Gosh, years ago I wrote about an approach to planning I called "action planning," focused on implementation, and to be successful included elements of social marketing and branding and identity. and often people don't understand when treatments are implemented, often with little community involvement. It's not fancy. It's temporary.

Transportation 52

Transportation Sustainability Communications Housing 52

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I started my PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley, in one of the more prestigious programs in my field, in 2008. Self-directed worker For better or worse, a lot of work in academia happens without supervision. This was also the beginning of the Great Recession.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Housing Cultivation Translation 98

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

Introduction Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, when the markets lost confidence in them. For example, see the September 2008, “Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Legislation 81

Legislation Implementation Housing Regulations 81