New York demonstrates how pension funds can be a major source of financing for affordable housing.
For more than three decades, programs in New York have used public pension funds to help finance development or preservation of affordable housing. Earlier this year, two community development corporations issued bonds, with much of the investment coming from private pension funds and mutual funds, to finance affordable housing.
Considering the $27 trillion that is being invested on behalf of seniors, the potential nationwide to tie these investments to affordable housing is significant. Although public subsidy will still be required, and financial regulations currently limit some strategies, a number of entities are pursuing ways to leverage these dollars, according to an article by Oscar Perry Abello.
FULL STORY: There's a $27 Trillion Pot of Money to Tap for Affordable Housing
The YIMBY-NIMBY Debate Gets 'Uninteresting'
Labels like "YIMBY" and "NIMBY" may be crude—but so what? One of them wants to solve America's housing crises. The other does not. Un-housed and under-housed people cannot wait for a perfect ideology to come along, writes Josh Stephens.
Urban Exodus: Data Don't Support the Popular Pandemic Narrative
Americans fled cities in waves during the pandemic, right? Not to so fast.
Cities Finding Ways to Resist State-Mandated Upzoning
The resistance to state-mandated zoning reforms, already well underway in Oregon, is now starting to whiplash through California as well.
On Housing, Cities' Traditional Political Labels No Longer Apply
Historically liberal cities belie their supposed concern for human welfare by rejecting new development. Meanwhile, more conservative cities have seized the moment to become more progressive, innovative, and inclusive.
Assessing Prince George's County's Climate Action Plan
The Prince George's County draft Climate Action Plan includes ambitious goals and timetables, but falls short of recommended targets for emissions reductions in the transportation sector.
Study: More Bike Infrastructure Could Prevent 15,000 Deaths Annually
In addition to reducing air pollution and congestion, improving bike infrastructure could save thousands of lives each year, according to new research.
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