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Introduction to the Property Tax–School Funding Connection
Diciembre 2022Property taxation and school funding are closely linked in the United States. Forty-five percent of total public K–12 education revenues come from local governments and 80 percent of the local share...
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A State-by-State Guide to Zoning Reform
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Anthony Flint, December 23, 2022A state-by-state guide to recent zoning reform efforts
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A Bid for Affordability: Notes from an Ambitious Housing Experiment in Cincinnati
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Loren Berlin, December 23, 2022Institutional investors have been scooping up real estate in Cincinnati, then raising the rent for increasingly neglected properties. So the metro area’s economic development agency stepped in...
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The State of Local Zoning: Reforming a Century-Old Approach to Land Use
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Anthony Flint, December 23, 2022Communities across the United States have used local zoning to regulate land use for the last century. But critics on both sides of the aisle say this planning approach has caused social, economic,...
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From State Capitols to City Halls
Smarter State Policies for Stronger CitiesResúmenes de políticas públicasDiciembre 2022By Alan MallachStates matter. What happens in state government can make or break a city’s efforts to revitalize, yet this is frequently overlooked when it comes to a municipality’s economic, physical,...
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Home Economics: How Manufactured Housing Can Help Solve the National Housing Affordability Crisis
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Jon Gorey, December 12, 2022As the housing crisis spreads from coastal cities to middle America, manufactured housing is increasingly drawing attention as an affordable, sustainable option. The national I’m HOME network,...
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Land Matters Podcast: Confronting Extreme Heat in Africa: A Conversation with the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Anthony Flint, December 12, 2022The mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, discusses appointing Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning, and overhauling the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustinability.
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As Conforming Loan Limits Hit Record Highs, Manufactured Housing Provides an Affordable Alternative
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Jon Gorey, December 8, 2022Not that anyone needed more proof of how swiftly home prices have risen in the past two years, but here it is: Beginning in January, mortgages of up to $726,200 will be considered “conforming loans”...
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City Tech: Is Wood the Way of the Future?
Revista Land LinesDiciembre 2022By Rob Walker, December 9, 2022Mass timber, a building technique pioneered in Europe, is catching on in other parts of the world. Advocates say this high-tech approach to building with wood offers climate and health benefits that will give steel and concrete a run for their money.
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A Series of Articles about the MBTA Communities Zoning Law
Documentos de trabajoDiciembre 2022Amy DainIn 2021, the Massachusetts state legislature adopted the MBTA Communities zoning law requiring municipalities served by Greater Boston’s public transit agency, the MBTA, (with the exception of...
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