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Homeownership & Affordable Housing (Beyond CLTs)

Of course, community land trusts and permanently affordable housing programs are part of the much broader homeownership and affordable housing sectors. We’ve included general resources on this page that provide context and understanding for PAH work as well as links to related resources and partners.

Written Materials & Publications

2015 Network Member Report

REPORT: Emily Thaden & Jason Webb. (December 2015). National Community Land Trust Network: 2015 Member Report.

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A Path to Homeownership: Building a More Sustainable Strategy to Expand Homeownership

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Rick Jacobus & David M. Abromowitz. (Spring/Summer, 2010). Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, Volume 19(3&4).* *Copyrighted Material

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The Affordable City: Toward a Third Sector Housing Policy

BOOK: John Emmeus Davis, Peter Dreier, J. David Hulchanski, Helen S. Cohen, Rachel G. Gratt, Woody Widrow, Chuck Collins, Kirby White, Allan Mallach, Mary E. Brooks, Nico Calavita, Kenneth Grimes, & Susan Reynolds, Edited by John Emmeus Davis. (1994). Temple University Press.

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Sharing the Wealth: Resident Ownership Mechanisms

REPORT: Heather McCulloch & Lisa Robinson. (2001). PolicyLink.

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Rethinking Rental Housing: Expanding the Ability of Rental Housing to Serve as a Pathway to Economic and Social Opportunity

WORKING PAPER: William Apgar. (2004). Working Paper W04-11. Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University.

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Preservation of Affordable Homeownership: A Continuum of Strategies

REPORT: Rick Jacobus & Jeff Lubell. (April, 2007). Policy Brief. Center for Housing Policy.

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Forging a New Housing Policy, Oppt'y in Wake of Crisis

ANTHOLOGY: C. Neidt, M. Silver (Eds), M. Stone, P. Marcuse, J. Mumm, E. Wyly, T. Swanstrom, K. Chapple, D. Immergluck, J. Crump, J. Madar, A. Glashausser, E. Vesselinov, A. Beveridge, A. Flint, S. Meacham, B. Torpy. (2009). The Nat'l Ctr. for Suburban Studies, Hostra University.

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A Critical Approach to the Subprime Mortgage Crisis in the US: Rethinking the Public Sector in Housing

ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLE: Peter Marcuse. (2009). City & Community, vol. 8 (3).

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Prime Property Institutions in a Subprime Era: Towards Innovative Models of Homeownership

JOURNAL ARTICLE: Benito Arruñada & Amnon Lehavi. (Fall, 2010). Berkeley Business Law Journal, Volume 8.

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What’s Ahead in Residential Finance and Housing Markets? Looking Beyond Foreclosures

ARTICLE: Dan Immergluck. (February, 2010). Partners in Community and Economic Development, Volume 20 (1). Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to Adequate Standard of Living, and the Right to Non-discrimination in This Context

REPORT/OFFICIAL RECORD: (August, 2013). U.N. General Assembly, 68th Session.

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Housing America’s Future: New Directions for National Policy

REPORT: Economic Policy Program, Housing Commission. (2013). Bipartisan Policy Center.

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