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Maximizing Underused Hospital-Owned Land for Affordable Housing

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

As New York City faces its worst housing crisis in over 50 years, policymakers are looking to connect affordable housing developers with a range of institutional stakeholders from hospitals to faith-based organizations to find ways to increase the supply of homes.

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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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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.

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You Can Take It to the Bank: Federal Reserve System Resources for CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

These two Banks are diving into issues such as housing affordability and the rural/urban divide in the Southeastern U.S. Federal Reserve System was signed into law in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. Concerns about affordable housing provide a wonderful example. Rural NC house in need of repair. Copyright: Public Domain.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

By Tarik Abdelazim , Director, National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress Before I came to Community Progress, I spent eight years in public service in my hometown, Binghamton, New York. For example, land banks in New York are: Expanding the Production of Affordable Housing. What the heck is a land bank ?”

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference

Center for Community Progress

It is the only national community development conference dedicated specifically to reusing “ blighted ” properties—what we call vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties. When : October 9-11, 2024. There is an optional service project (a creative placemaking installation on a vacant lot) happening in the morning.

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