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From BTMFBA to "community right to buy"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

As the local government minister, Jim McMahon, told the House of Commons last week: When we talk about important community assets, we see from an economic point of view that it is far better for them to be used and be productive, but we also recognise that they are hugely important to community identity and pride.

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Using Data to Prevent the Loss of Home Equity in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This report—produced by the NYU Furman Center and the Urban Institute’s Housing Justice team—uses a mix of public and proprietary data to better understand where those vulnerabilities might lie in New York City. 6 At the same time, the City’s Zoning Resolution (ZR) continues to evolve in response to housing needs.

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The Heavy Lift to Implement GSE Reform-Recap-Release: Market-Improving Reforms (Part 4 of 4)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction Whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the 16-year conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been one of the most discussed topics in housing finance policy over the past six months. [1]

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Bill and the Future of Community Development

Next City

The Opportunity Zones program was first piloted through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and passed into law during the first Trump administration. These include the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and the New Markets Tax Credit ; the former is already permanent, and the latter would become permanent with the passage of this new legislation.

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Magazine -- " Women's Place: Urban Planning, Housing Design, and WorkFamily Balance ," Fordham Law Review -- " Women in the Urban Environment ," Signs Vol. DC's Muriel Bowser is one such example, but there are many others, including Houston, Salt Lake City, and in 2017, Seattle and Montreal. 3, Supplement. Gender budgeting.

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Richard's Rules for Restaurant (Food) Based Revitalization, Salt Lake City and DC's Chinatown

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It had a decent run, but it closed in 2005 (" Wah Luck House maintains culture in dying D.C. It was an okay size and in a pretty good location roughly at the intersection of 7th and H Streets NW and across from the Gallery Place Metrorail Station. Chinatown ," Washington Post , 2011).

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CED and Affordable Housing: How Does Manufactured Housing Fit In?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is a basic issue for anyone interested in CED. Behind the headline are a host of issues that both foster hope in how to address affordable housing needs and the realization of the many steps it may take to get there. Manufactured homes are a statewide feature of North Carolina – we have more than almost any other state.

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