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The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole's Housing Solutions Initiative brings together cross-sector partners to address local housing affordability and accessibility using the Urban Institute’s Policy and Systems Change Compass. This collaboration offers early lessons for other communities looking to develop a similar collective to address local challenges’ root causes.
Most new manufactured homes are shipped to states with relatively high exposure to hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding. As federal policymakers expand access to manufactured housing, they have an opportunity to update federal construction and safety standards.
When homeownership passes between generations without clear legal title, it can quietly unravel—leaving families with assets they can’t sell, repair, or borrow against. Catapult Greater Pittsburgh’s CLEAR program offers an integrated solution.
Oklahoma’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit program shows investing in affordable housing doesn’t just provide the shelter people need. It functions as a strong economic development tool, generating returns comparable to, and often exceeding, other public infrastructure investments.
Accessible, accurate, and timely data is a critical tool to help decisionmakers at the local, state, and federal levels; housing providers; and fair housing advocates allocate resources to invest in fair and affordable housing.
Accessible, accurate, and timely data are a critical tool to help local decisionmakers and housing stakeholders create better, more affordable and accessible housing. At a time when the US faces a crisis in housing access, a new tool provides greater access to housing-focused data.
Housing-focused nonprofits face growing challenges that may affect housing stability nationwide.