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A call for examination of federal real estate programs
The following is a guest post by Alex Dodds, Online Communications Manager, Smart Growth America. The home mortgage interest deduction turns 100 years old this year. Is it still doing the most it can for American families and taxpayers? Smart Growth America recently examined the federal government’s involvement in the real estate market and its… Continue reading
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Is homelessness something we can accept?
You’d have to have a pretty cold heart not to be moved by this story: an empathetic doctor and a homeless inventor partner together to launch the homeless man’s invention, changing both their lives in the process. The story of Mike Williams, who became homeless after a series of financial setbacks, reminds us that as… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Working Hardest for the Least Return
Low-wage work is often what’s available to many Americans. What happens when it doesn’t pay the bills? In Hawaii, Governor Neil Abercrombie wants to increase the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.75. According to Hawaii News Now, the governor introduced the proposal in his state of the state address, saying, “‘Minimum wage… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Fighting Words
It’s time to fight for the National Housing Trust Fund. So says the New York Times in an editorial this weekend citing the shortage of safe, decent housing affordable to the lowest income Americans as “one of America’s most vexing problems.” Vexing is right. As National Low Income Housing Coalition analysis shows, there are only 30 units… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Making Housing a Priority
Our first news round-up of 2013 brings you stories of a big push to provide greater funding for affordable housing, and some very real reasons why that housing is so important. First, to reasons: In The Nation we read about the connection between safe, decent housing and educational success. According to the post, “Children who lack… Continue reading
On the Home Front 