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Many N.J. seniors, especially in cities, wouldn’t get much help from property tax cut plan, analysis shows
Supporters of a sweeping new property tax cut proposal for New Jersey seniors say a big goal is to entice older residents across the state to stay by making their lives here more affordable — so they won’t skip out and spend their golden years elsewhere. But while the...
Research: The impact of current and former REOs across owner types: the case of Detroit
The study draws on home sale price data in the Detroit tri-county area from 2008–2013. Results indicate REOs owned by HUD and private entities are associated with substantial discounts.
Health, Hospitals and Affordable Housing: National and New Jersey Perspectives
Background This report seeks to educate all parties involved in the affordable housing and healthcare connection. This requires educating hospitals about affordable housing and the affordable housing community about healthcare and hospital systems. To this end, this...
Research: Decline-induced displacement: the case of Detroit
A new paper by Eric Seymour and Joshua Akers draws on a case study of Detroit and finds evidence of displacement pressures driven by the collapse of home prices, not their escalation.
2022 Meck Memorial Lecture: A Multi-Perspective View of Affordable Housing
Affordable, equitable access to shelter remains a pressing societal challenge despite landmark federal and state mandates.
PhD alums Lowe, Solitare to lead TSU’s new Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Research
The new center will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy.
A Tale of Two Alums: NJCC Assisting Small Businesses in the Time of COVID
This week Stuart Sharpiro talks to amazing Bloustein alums from New Jersey Community Capital, who discuss how the organization pivoted work during the pandemic to assist NJ’s small businesses and how the Garden State Relief Fund has been helping with the recovery.
How Democrats Can Fix the Affordable Housing Crisis
Several of the advocates and researchers that Shelterforce spoke with want to see the federal government not only fund the $70 billion or more backlog in public housing capital expenditures, but make a real commitment to funding and constructing housing for...
Research: Pathways Through Which Rent Burden is Produced in U.S. Shrinking and Growing Cities
The study indicates both shrinking and non-shrinking cities exhibit different trajectories of income and rent.
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