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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 6: Transferable Development Rights
Question 6: Should the next mayor permit more distant transfers of unused development rights to support the development of affordable housing?
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 5: Moderate-Income Household Subsidy
Question 5: Should the next mayor provide a rental subsidy for moderate- and middle-income households?
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Atlantic Yards For Sale | NYC Housing Connect | City Council Votes Yes on Queens MegaMall
Commissioner Matthew Wambua leaves HPD; Developer Bruce Ratner is looking for an investor to buy up 80% of Atlantic Yards; Too much parking lot space caused Detroit to “hollow out.”
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 4: City Pensions Fund
Question 4: Should the next mayor seek to expand the use of city pension funds to develop affordable housing?
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 3: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning
Question 3: Should the next mayor adopt a mandatory inclusionary zoning program that requires developers to build or preserve affordable housing whenever they build market-rate housing?
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 2: Permanent Affordability
Today’s Q: Should the next mayor require developers to permanently maintain the affordability of units developed or rehabilitated with public subsidies?
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Sandy Task Force Releases Rebuilding Strategy | Racial Bias in Subprime Loans | IZ Not Enough
New report by Councilmember Brad Landers and ANHD sees inclusionary zoning as falling short; City slows plan for NYCHA land lease developments; Housing prices rose in 69 out of 70 of China’s largest cities.
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Research & Policy
#NYChousing Day 1: Housing Budget
Question 1: Should the next mayor commit to build or rehabilitate more units of affordable housing than the Bloomberg Administration has financed?
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City Sells $1 Homes | Mortgage Fraud | Investors Spur Gentrification
Vacancy levels so high in Gary, Indiana that officials sell homes for $1; Developers donate big to upstate politicians and get results in tax breaks, legislation; Wages can’t pay the rent in many jobs
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News & Events
Wealthier minorities more likely than white counterparts to receive subprime loans, study finds
“These findings offer strong evidence for the continuing significance of race in one specific, but crucial, aspect of the housing market: the mortgage application process,” said Furman Center doctoral fellow Jacob Faber.