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News & Events
Conference Addresses Affordable Housing in High-Cost Cities
On April 24 and 25, 2006, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the Furman Center hosted “Affordable for Whom? Meeting Diverse Housing Needs in High-Cost Cities.
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Cost Study Presented at Smart Growth Conference
On January 27, 2006, Furman Center Director Vicki Been presented Reducing the Cost of New Housing Construction in New York City: 2005 Update, also called the Cost Study, at the 5th annual New Partners for Smart Growth conference in Denver, Colorado.
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News & Events
Congresswoman Cites Furman Center Report in Address
At the 32nd annual New York Housing Conference and National Housing Conference awards luncheon, keynote speaker Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez cited a recent Furman Center report in her address on housing affordability.
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Furman Center Co-Director Testifies at CDBG Hearing
On July 25, Prof. Ingrid Gould Ellen testified in front of a congressional hearing on the future of federal funding for the Community Development Block Grant. Professor Ellen discussed the impact of subsidized housing investment on New York City’s neighborhoods.
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HUD Publishes Article on Impact Fees by Furman Center Director
In the latest edition of Cityscape, a publication of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Professor Vicki Been writes about impact fees and the effect they may have on the affordability of housing.
