Alan Mallach
Alan Mallach, senior fellow of the National Housing Institute, is the author of many works on housing and planning, including Bringing Buildings Back and Building a Better Urban Future: New Directions for Housing Policies in Weak Market Cities. He served as director of housing and economic development for Trenton, N.J. from 1990 to 1999. He is also a fellow at the Center for Community Progress and the Brookings Institution.
ARTICLES IN SHELTERFORCE since jan 08
- Housing Policy Should Be About People, Not Product
- Housing Policy Should Be About People, Not Product
- Where Do We Fit In? CDCs and the Emerging Shrinking City Movement
As some cities begin to admit they are shrinking, CDCs in high-abandonment neighborhoods are rethinking their traditional roles, and even their missions.
- The Great American Fire Sale
Investors have played, and will continue to play, an important role in foreclosure-ravaged communities. What can towns do to ensure investors are responsible, and what role can CDCs play?
- Starrett City Stays Affordable
- Industry News
- The Heart of the Story
- New & Noted
- 2006 Housing & Community Development Victories
In 2006, housing advocates across the country scored numerous legislative victories in their states. From new funding sources for housing trust funds to improving local tax credit regulations, policies are now in place to promote the production of affordable housing, protect residents from displacement and help low-income workers afford their housing. Here are some of the highlights.
- Affordable Housing
- New & Noted
- Miami Scandal
- Preservation in Mind
- Immigrant Backlash
- Alabama Tenant Victory
- Brokering Network
- NIMBYites Lose One
- Double Bottom Line
- Storied Groups Close
- S.F. Boosts Affordability
- The Big Bond
- Access
- Industry News
- A Little Too Blunt?
- GSE Not Doing Enough?
- Former Prisoners Get A Break
- OTS Strikes Again
- All Out for Affordability
- Access
- Meanest Cities
- More Budget Follies
- Settlement Not Enough?
- New & Noted
- Access
- Designing Affordable Housing
Good design and affordability are not mutually exclusive, but finding help to bring these two together can be tough.
- Industry News
RESEARCH FOR NHI
POSTS ON ROOFLINES
- 14 May 13 · What Creating a ‘Stable Neighborhood’ Really Means
- 18 Apr 13 · Project Rebuild in the 2014 Budget: Beating An All-But-Dead Horse
- 26 Mar 13 · 5 Things Cities and CDCs Don’t Get About Code Enforcement
- 25 Feb 13 · The Heavy Hand of Demographic Change
- 25 Jan 13 · Getting the Mortgage Market Back on Track
- 18 Dec 12 · Thinking About a Second Term Federal Housing and Urban Agenda: Part I
- 20 Nov 12 · Is Las Vegas Coming Back?
- 23 Sep 12 · Can These Neighborhoods Be Saved? More Thoughts from Detroit
- 7 Aug 12 · What Matters to a City? Thoughts from Detroit
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