Revisions to the GSE Treasury Support Agreement: Some Substance, Some Political Optics, and Treasury Gains Power Friday, January 22, 2021 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae provide the financing for almost half of all the residential mortgages in America. When they came under severe distress in the financial crisis of 2008, they were placed by... By DON LAYTON
Neighborhood Change COVID-19 and the Changing Role of Boston’s Community Development Corporations Monday, October 26, 2020 Correction Note: A previous version of this blog did not list the author. In response to the ongoing... By EMILY KLEIN
Neighborhood Change Using Social Housing to Implement a Progressive Urban Agenda: Lessons from Bogota, Colombia Thursday, August 27, 2020 When Gustavo Petro, a self-described radical, was elected mayor of Bogota, Colombia in 2012, he... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Neighborhood Change Using a Buyout Strategy to Make Houston More Resilient Thursday, July 9, 2020 The city of Houston could better protect and aid the approximately 18,000 people who live in the... By ERICA VILAY, PHIL POLLMAN
Neighborhood Change National Politics, Neighborly Politics: The Impact of Trump’s Election on a Detroit Community Monday, March 2, 2020 While some researchers have studied how historical community transformations and neighborhood... By SHARON CORNELISSEN
Neighborhood Change Is Lead Exposure a Form of Housing Inequality? Thursday, January 2, 2020 The primary sources of contemporary lead exposure are chipping paint, water pipes, and lead... By ALIX WINTER, ROBERT SAMPSON
Neighborhood Change Chicago Development Highlights Collaborative Efforts to Preserve Housing and Develop Sustainable Communities Monday, December 2, 2019 In her closing remarks at the recent Foundations for the Future of Housing Conference, Julia Stasch... By SEAN VEAL
Neighborhood Change Race, Immigration, and Gentrification in Seattle, 1970-2013 Tuesday, November 19, 2019 While gentrification has been occurring in Seattle for several decades, the racial and ethnic... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Neighborhood Change Building Inclusive Social Housing: Lessons from Bogota Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Around the world, mayors and other urban officials confront significant obstacles when they try to... By MARIA ATUESTA, DIANE DAVIS
Neighborhood Change Eliminating Exclusionary Land Use Regulations Should Be the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time Monday, August 19, 2019 Like cicada swarms, presidential commissions and federal initiatives to eliminate local barriers to... By MICHAEL STEGMAN