U.N. to U.S. Government: Do Better on Housing — Shelterforce

shelterforce.org/2019/06/03/u-n-to-u-s-government-do-better-on-housing/?utm_source=sfweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=060319DisasterAid U.N. to U.S. Government: Do Better on Housing June 3, 2019 A sign that reads “Housing is a Human Right.” Photo by Miriam Axel-Lute Around the globe, millions of citizens lack access to adequate, affordable housing. The financialization of global housing markets and stagnant wages have fueled homelessness and displacement, and there is growing […]

D.C. Looks For Partner To Redevelop 10-Acre Public Housing Complex

www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/affordable-housing/dc-looks-for-partner-to-redevelop-10-acre-southwest-dc-public-housing-community-98714#ath D.C. Looks For Partner To Redevelop 10-Acre Public Housing Complex Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major D.C. players at one of our upcoming events! The Greenleaf Gardens public housing community at the corner of Delaware Avenue and M Street SW A 1950s-era public housing community a half-mile from The […]

D.C.-Area Business Leaders Launch $1B Affordable Housing Challenge

www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/affordable-housing/dc-area-housing-leaders-launch-1b-affordable-housing-challenge-98112#ath D.C.-Area Business Leaders Launch $1B Affordable Housing Challenge Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major D.C. players at one of our upcoming events! Bisnow/Jon Banister Enterprise Community Partners Market Leader David Bowers, also a co-convener of the Housing Leaders Group of Greater Washington Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference (BMAC) West July […]

D.C. Provides $51M To Finance 3 Ward 8 Affordable Housing Projects

www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/affordable-housing/dc-provides-51m-to-finance-3-ward-8-affordable-housing-projects-94517#ath D.C. Provides $51M To Finance 3 Ward 8 Affordable Housing Projects Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major D.C. players at one of our upcoming events! A rendering of The Residences at St. Elizabeths East Three Ward 8 projects creating over 300 new affordable units will soon move forward with […]

D.C. Auditor Raises Concerns Over Use Of Affordable Housing Funds

www.bisnow.com/washington-dc/news/affordable-housing/dc-auditor-raises-concerns-over-use-of-affordable-housing-funds-99230#ath D.C. Auditor Raises Concerns Over Use Of Affordable Housing Funds Want to get a jump-start on upcoming deals? Meet the major D.C. players at one of our upcoming events! DICE Northeast ’19 July 24, 2019 | Register Now Featured Speaker Jonathan Levine CTO, Intermedia The District’s primary vehicle for funding affordable housing is coming […]

The 5 Percent New Grocery Store Rent Premium

Impacts of grocery store development on surrounding rents: dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the-5-percent-new-grocery-store-proximity-rent-premium/15394 (Urban Turf, May 15, 2019) — Caitlin Cocilova Staff Attorney Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Caitlin.cocilova@legalclinic.org (202) 328-5516 Call the Shelter Hotline (202) 399-7093 if you see someone in need of shelter or other assistance. ________________________________ NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential […]

How West Oakland Financed Its Own Grocery Store – Next City

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D.C. Awarded Millions To Low-Ranked Affordable Housing Projects, Auditor Finds | DCist

dcist.com/story/19/05/31/d-c-awarded-millions-to-low-ranked-affordable-housing-projects-auditor-funds/ D.C. Awarded Millions To Low-Ranked Affordable Housing Projects, Auditor Finds | DCist It’s one of the biggest pots of money in D.C.—$100 million a year to help build and preserve affordable housing in an increasingly expensive city. But a new report is asking if some of that money is going to projects that might […]

D.C. budget 2020: Lots of money, few bold initiatives – The Washington Post

www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/spinning-its-wheels-lots-of-money-few-bold-initiatives-in-2020-dc-budget/2019/05/30/19f7475e-82ef-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html?utm_term=.f91d251d058b&w… ‘Spinning its wheels’: Lots of money, few bold initiatives in 2020 D.C. budget Perry Stein D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), in a 2018 photo. D.C. elected officials argued over some aspects of the $15.5 billion budget approved this week. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) It was not immediately clear […]

Update: What Changed in the FY 2020 DC Budget at Final Vote – DC Fiscal Policy Institute

www.dcfpi.org/all/update-what-changed-in-the-fy-2020-dc-budget-at-final-vote/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208