Has Homeownership Been Oversold? By Winton Pitcoff
There are many pitfalls to homeownership, especially for low-income families stretched thin financially. How owning – not renting – became the gold standard in community development, but may be crowding out more effective asset-building strategies.
Also: Building Assets With Permanently Affordable Housing.

Section 8 is Broken By Christopher Swope
Mismanagement is crippling this housing program, providing few choices for low-income families and threatening tenuous revitalization efforts in some communities.

Building Wealth By Robert O. Zdenek
An overview of successful strategies that community organizations have used to help working families increase their assets.