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Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu What @sog_ced is reading online: May 2023By CED News and Social MediaPublished June 1, 2023
DFI in the news: UNC DFI project on Main Street in downtown Durham breaks ground. 110 affordable units to be constructed by private developer Laurel Street as part of a larger public-private partnership involving market-rate units, public parking, commercial space, and federal low income housing tax credits. https://bit.ly/3WQq0jp Other CED Items: Ohio land bank (which seeks to put blighted property back to productive use) creates land trust (which makes homeownership more affordable by selling the built structure but not the land underneath). bit.ly/3VE3tG1
Local governments ask what to do about bulk purchases of single-family homes by investors/corporations, which reduces availability of housing stock for ownership. LISC links to research and examples of actions taken by cities to oppose this trend. bit.ly/42NOmg0
Politico examines the value of collecting better “housing loss” data – foreclosures, evictions, eminent domain, etc. – to measure how many Americans lose their homes so appropriate policies can be crafted. politi.co/3ougN3K
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” April 2023 |
Published June 1, 2023 By CED News and Social Media
The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.
DFI in the news:
UNC DFI project on Main Street in downtown Durham breaks ground. 110 affordable units to be constructed by private developer Laurel Street as part of a larger public-private partnership involving market-rate units, public parking, commercial space, and federal low income housing tax credits. https://bit.ly/3WQq0jp
Other CED Items:
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” April 2023
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