Sep 26, 2024 · In anticipation of a Republican ascension to the White House, The Heritage Foundation—a right-wing think tank pushing regressive, oppressive, often draconian ideas—released a new “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” the latest edition in a series of books meant to guide conservative policies in the federal government.

Dec 23, 2024 · Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, or AFFH, is a statutory requirement of the Fair Housing Act. It means that recipients of HUD funding (and any other federal funding that might affect fair housing, such as infrastructure development) must take an extra step beyond nondiscrimination: they must actively work to reverse the results of past discriminatory housing practices and promote housing ...

Oct 6, 2022 · Freedomland: Co-op City and the Story of New York, by Oberlin College history professor Annemarie Sammartino, traces the history of Co-op City from its initial planning stages in the mid 1960s through the early 1990s, including a major rent strike, the assertion of community control, race and class dynamics, and the ways the development reflected what was happening in New York City as a whole.

Oct 22, 2024 · Once dismissed as a “third-rail political issue,” housing is finally being prioritized as a platform issue in the 2024 presidential election.That is in no small part because the housing crisis, decades in the making, has reached a boiling point. Today the U.S. has a housing shortfall of an estimated 4 million to 7 million homes.A record-high …

Nov 7, 2024 · If we break it down by Tenant Protections/Housing Trust Funds/ Housing Bonds/Taxes…. There were six initiatives relative to tenant protections and two passed (with the four losses coming in California, including two in CA localities (Fairfax and San Anselmo) with high homeownership rates relative to the rest of the state.

Feb 22, 2024 · In the book, you mention a law in Arizona that preempts local governments from regulating short-term rentals.I think it’s the only statewide law of its kind in the country. It seems pretty drastic. How did that even happen? They’ve loosened it a little bit, but that’s still broadly the way the law is written, that cities have very limited regulatory power over short-term rentals.

Oct 25, 2024 · Dear Sylvia, thanks for your comments. In California LEHC’s are required to meet the Davis-Stirling standards for reserves, etc, Increasing carrying charges (rent) a little yearly also does part of the task of adding a little extra to the reserves.

Jan 23, 2025 · Shelterforce covers topics from community planning to racial equity, housing affordability to homeownership, and the future of community development.

Oct 25, 2024 · The climate threat is growing. So is the cost of protecting our homes from its damage. Two weeks ago, Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified in Florida, demonstrating the terrifying magnitude that climate change-fueled extreme weather events can reach. One month ago, Hurricane Helene devastated areas like western North Carolina, where few people had flood insurance, a warning that even areas ...

Dec 19, 2024 · In November, Shelterforce and Next City co-sponsored, “Fixing the Housing Crisis Beyond Supply,” a webinar that focused on the root causes of the housing crisis and solutions that go beyond merely adding supply. The conversation covered various approaches that can help address this urgent problem, such as policy reforms and zoning changes, establishing community land trusts, affordable ...