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Remember affordable housing.(EDITOR'S LETTER)
SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN before bad mortgage loans take down an economy. You have to convince people that they want homeownership instead of affordable housing. And before that, you have to sell them on the notions of personal responsibility and the free market ... and before that? Convince them to dismantle the welfare system, expand prisons and target immigrants under the pretext that poor people of color are the problem.
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That's the short story of how we got into this mess (aka the economic crisis), in my not-so-humble opinion. So, how do we get out?
We could begin by shifting our focus to affordable housing, reinvesting in services that support our common well-being and taking the lead from the poorest families affected by the crisis.
The families Michelle Chen interviewed for our cover story were already living close to the edge when foreclosures and job losses struck. Some were paying for housing with Section 8 vouchers, watching their pennies and looking for work. One is a single mom and proud of always having been able to provide for her family. They were all renting before they found themselves homeless and before they discovered that the homeless shelter system is not prepared to handle the needs of entire families.
But these women and ...
- Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships: Essential for Anyone who...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire October 8, 2009 700+ words
...October 2009-Research and Markets: Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships...Anyone who Cares About the Future of Affordable Housing in America in a Time of Rising Cost...researchandmarkets.com/research/8ce474/affordable_housing) has announced the addition of the...
- Affordable housing through the planning system--does it make housing more or...
- Magazine article from: Town and Country Planning Pearce, Barry April 1, 2005 700+ words
...authorities are increasingly imposing an affordable housing requirement on new private housing...accounted for almost half of all affordable housing provision in 2003, and the proportion...social landlord (RSL) to build the affordable housing and/or to provide the land for...
- Affordable housing may be builders' savior. (housing in Los Angeles, California)
- Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal Stremfel, Michael August 26, 1991 700+ words
Affordable housing may be builders' savior Southland...months to come. That elixir is affordable housing. And it could be the only niche...near-term future. "This (affordable housing) is the one area of real estate...
- Affordable housing forum planned to get input from community.
- Newspaper article from: Providence Journal (Providence, RI) February 2, 2005 700+ words
...nonprofit organizations plan to hold an affordable housing forum in town -- the first in a...s review of each municipality's affordable housing plan, said Ben Gworek, community...the state guideline of 10 percent affordable housing in their communities. The state...
- National Affordable Housing Management Association Recognizes Provident...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 18, 2008 700+ words
...for providing outstanding, quality affordable housing. The nonprofit group's Sunset...Alexandria, Va.-based National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA...meeting stringent criteria when judging affordable housing communities. Through NAHMA's Communities...
- Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships - A Focus on this Critical...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire September 2, 2009 700+ words
...September 2009-Research and Markets: Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships...researchandmarkets.com/research/9f1a6c/affordable_housing) has announced the addition of the "Affordable Housing and Public-Private Partnerships...
- Poll: Affordable Housing Is a High Voter Priority.
- Magazine article from: National Mortgage News Dymi, Amilda April 2, 2007 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- A new poll finds affordable housing has long been a priority for most...groups suggests it is about time affordable housing is placed high up on the agenda of...or her detailed plan for providing affordable housing." The finding confirms concerns...
- Affordable Housing Gets $28 Million Boost in Minnesota.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 25, 2002 700+ words
...boost the metro area's stock of affordable housing by 5,000 homes and apartments...afternoon to approve $28 million in affordable housing funding for 60 projects throughout...years to address the metro area's affordable housing gap. "The gift from McKnight says...
