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Building Policy Though Collaborative Deliberation: A Reflection On Using Lessons From Practice To Inform Responses To The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis, Robin S. Golden
Building Policy Though Collaborative Deliberation: A Reflection On Using Lessons From Practice To Inform Responses To The Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis, Robin S. Golden
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This essay on the recent housing crisis focuses on the efficacy of using lessons learned at the local level to inform federal policy-making. The author examines the extent to which local information was utilized during the buildup to the crisis, as well as during the eventual response. The article focuses on a particular local response in New Haven, CT, the role of HUD-certified counselors, and a joint project led by the Opportunity Funding Corporation and the Yale School of Management.
Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield
Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article recommends that land use and housing policies be marshaled to reduce residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. It argues secondly, that state legislatures must adopt a coordinated policy approach. This Article uses Oregon's comprehensive land use legislation as a paradigmatic example of policies that effectively promote affordable housing and decrease urban sprawl. Finally, the article discusses nine policies that the author believes are necessary to promote stable metropolitan living patterns.
The Continuing Crisis In Affordable Housing: Systemic Issues Requiring Systemic Solutions, Paulette J. Williams
The Continuing Crisis In Affordable Housing: Systemic Issues Requiring Systemic Solutions, Paulette J. Williams
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article compares programs designed to provide rental housing and programs designed to promote homeownership and attempts to determine which of the existing programs better promotes economic security among the population both are designed to benefit. Part II presents a framework for a discussion of affordable housing policy issues, outlining the complex environment of affordable housing development, and the multiple interests that need to be involved in developing any coherent policy. Part III gives a short history of public housing policies from 1937 to the end of the twentieth century. Part IV discusses the major rental housing programs, including the …