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February 2018, English
February 2018, English
Message from the President
Protecting a Share of the Housing Market
January 2018, English
People who work with me are often surprised by the extent to which my philosophical canon derives from low-budget offbeat films, typically from the 1980s. When in need of wisdom, I frequently turn to the teachings of Repo Man or, for this essay, Terry Gilliam’s allegorical masterpiece Time Bandits. In the movie, a group of […]
January 2018, English
People who work with me are often surprised by the extent to which my philosophical canon derives from low-budget offbeat films, typically from the 1980s. When in need of wisdom, I frequently turn to the teachings of Repo Man or, for this essay, Terry Gilliam’s allegorical masterpiece Time Bandits. In the movie, a group of […]
From Stigma to Housing Fix
The Evolution of Manufactured Homes
January 2018, English
Today’s factory-built abodes are comfortable and attractive, energy-efficient, and less than half the price of site-built houses. They’re also permanently affordable when owners form cooperatives to buy the land around them.
January 2018, English
Today’s factory-built abodes are comfortable and attractive, energy-efficient, and less than half the price of site-built houses. They’re also permanently affordable when owners form cooperatives to buy the land around them.
Gentle Infill
Boomtowns Are Making Room for Skinny Homes, Granny Flats, and Other Affordable Housing
January 2018, English
As housing costs spike in thriving U.S. markets, Portland, Boulder, and Cambridge are loosening regulations to allow more low- and moderate-income housing, foster growth, prevent displacement, and preserve the historic fabric of neighborhoods.
January 2018, English
As housing costs spike in thriving U.S. markets, Portland, Boulder, and Cambridge are loosening regulations to allow more low- and moderate-income housing, foster growth, prevent displacement, and preserve the historic fabric of neighborhoods.
Landing Capital
Helping Underinvested Communities to Absorb Resources
January 2018, English
By joining forces through “capital absorption workshops,” stakeholders in Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are forging strategies to attract land, capital, and other resources to ease local affordable housing shortages.
January 2018, English
By joining forces through “capital absorption workshops,” stakeholders in Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are forging strategies to attract land, capital, and other resources to ease local affordable housing shortages.
Place Database
San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Shortage
January 2018, English
In most of San Francisco, indicated by the lightest green areas of the map, only 8.32 percent or less of homes in 2015 were likely to be affordable for a 4-person family earning $81,500, or 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). View the PDF version of this map for more detail and a […]
January 2018, English
In most of San Francisco, indicated by the lightest green areas of the map, only 8.32 percent or less of homes in 2015 were likely to be affordable for a 4-person family earning $81,500, or 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). View the PDF version of this map for more detail and a […]
Land Lines, January 2018
January 2018, English
In this issue: the evolution of manufactured homes as a desirable source of permanently affordable housing; innovative infill development in Portland, Boulder, and Cambridge; and capital absorption workshops helping to ease affordable housing shortages.
January 2018, English
In this issue: the evolution of manufactured homes as a desirable source of permanently affordable housing; innovative infill development in Portland, Boulder, and Cambridge; and capital absorption workshops helping to ease affordable housing shortages.
