Community Development Engagement Legislation 
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Kathy Hochul is also expected to try to pass housing legislation again in 2024 after her Housing Compact did not make headway in Albany last year. Housing supply-oriented legislation has been difficult to pass in New York’s current political environment. New York Democratic Gov.
Center for Community Progress
APRIL 6, 2023
A land bank is a public entity with unique governmental powers that is solely focused on getting problem properties back to productive use according to local community goals. Community Progress has supported TCLB from the land bank’s inception and was recently engaged to lead the development of its 2023-27 Strategic Plan.
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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has several free working papers on the importance of community engagement in CLTs based on research within established trusts, as does the Resilient Communities Project at the University of Minnesota , and the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Decker, Andrew.
Center for Community Progress
APRIL 14, 2023
Despite their name, land banks are not financial institutions—they are critical tools that help revitalize communities challenged by vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties. Land banks are typically created with the backing of state legislation. Land banks are a vehicle for equitable community development.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
MARCH 4, 2024
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. the legislation establishing them). mortgage originations.
Center for Community Progress
AUGUST 30, 2022
On August 5 th , 2022, Community Progress and forty-three supporting organizations across the country submitted a public comment calling for the modernized Community Reinvestment Act to center racial equity and embed land banking strategies. You can read our comment here. Recognize the work of land banks as CRA-eligible.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
MARCH 11, 2024
It is considered one of America’s government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs), i.e., public-private hybrid corporations created by Congress and authorized to engage only in a narrowly-tailored set of activities. 6 This was totally inconsistent with the original design. 6 This was totally inconsistent with the original design.
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