The National Housing Insitute supports the individuals and organizations that work to create healthy and thriving communities. NHI is at the intersection of theory, practice and policy in commununity development. We support the field through our quarterly magazine, Shelterforce, as well as through research, convenings, and our community development blog, Rooflines.

January 20  ·  Industry News »

The Century Foundation Names Five New Fellows

Daniel Albert, the founding managing partner of the investment bank Westwood Capital, LLC, who has written extensively about the economic challenges in the United States, is one of five new fellows at The Century Foundation. more

January 20  ·  NHI News »

Can Lease Purchase Save Us?

“Can Lease Purchase Save Us?,” a webinar sponsored by NHI/Shelterforce and NeighborWorks America, explored critical elements in implementing a successful lease purchase program at a time when developers struggle to find buyers for rehabbed affordable homes. more

• January 5 Davies Takes the Helm at the Kirwan Institute
• December 22 Bipartisan Policy Center Appoints Housing Commissioners
• November 1 Furman Center Director Takes on New Role at HUD

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• 15 Mar

  New Jersey Citizen Action Train-the-Trainer Session

  National Newark Building  ·  Newark, NJ

• 4 Apr

  The Ohio Properties Redevelopment Institute

  Hyatt Regency  ·  Columbus, Ohio

RESEARCH »

Homeownership Today and Tomorrow:  Building assets while preserving affordability

Permanent affordability vs. building assets has often been considered an either-or proposition. It's not.

Federal, state, and local governments spend billions of dollars every year on programs designed to promote wider access to homeownership for low- and moderate-income families, but these programs only help one family, and then their subsidy is lost. Permanently affordable homeownership through shared-equity programs are a more efficient use of public funds. But can low-income families build enough equity in them to transform their circumstances? New research says yes.

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Shelterforce Interview: Shelley Poticha

Shelterforce speaks with Shelley Poticha, director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, about implementing sustainable policy at the federal level while encouraging local innovation, keeping down the cost of green housing, and effecting change while dealing with federal government bureaucracy.