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Mourning Gus Frangos (1955 – 2024)

Center for Community Progress

Community Progress honored Gus’s contributions to the field at the 2021 National Land Bank Network Summit with the NLBN Lifetime Achievement Award, a testament to his profound impact on the field of land banking. The post Mourning Gus Frangos (1955 – 2024) appeared first on Center for Community Progress.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

However, the UK Government’s 2024 cyber breach report indicates that not all businesses are able to conform to the ten steps to cyber security, especially in the SME sector. It’s pleasing to see the Government strengthening regulations around cold calling and adding legislation such as the Online Safety Bill.

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From BTMFBA to "community right to buy"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photograph: David Rowe/Alamy Under Conservative control of the UK from 2010-2024, local governments were severely crushed by actions of the central government, austerity and other cuts, and further mandates meant that local governments faced up to a 2/3 drop in revenues.

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Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – ALA Annual 2023

Librarian.net

Previous reports from me: June 2020 , January 2021 (did not write a report), July 2021 , January 2022 , June 2022 (did not go to ALA ), January 2023 I filled in for outgoing Councilor Marti Fisk who moved, and was elected to a three-year term starting in 2020. I am planning on having LibLearnX in January 2024 be my last conference.

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Data Analysis: What 421-a Extension Requests Tell Us about the Future of Multifamily Housing Development in NYC

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

These 421-a-eligible projects capitalized on a 2024 amendment to New York State law, which extended the construction completion deadline to help them stay on schedule and remain financially feasible. To qualify, developers had until September 12, 2024, to submit a Letter of Intent to HPD.

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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)

23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. The FHFA, from its founding in 2008 to 2021, was an independent regulator. 33 However, the FHFA lost its independence in 2021 and is now under the control of the White House.

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Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Pilot: Should the Taxpayer Subsidize Equity Extraction Lending?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

13 Unfortunately, Congress did not explicitly define the GSEs’ mission in the legislation creating Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, leaving it instead to be defined indirectly by their legislatively permitted activities and more general language. billion in 2023 and is on pace to be an $11 billion market in 2024.”

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