Affordable Housing Publications

Back Issues of Shelterforce

Organizing After ACORN — Spring 2010 ($7.50)

Shelterforce takes a look at the post-ACORN world of organizing. Randy Stoecker of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in “Has the Fight Gone Out of Organizing?” looks at why organizing is back on the defensive following what appeared to be a 2008 triumph. Rutgers’ James DeFillippis, et al, examine how community groups can make a difference by going beyond community boundaries in “What Kind of Community Organizations and for What Purpose?” UC-Davis’s Michael McQuarrie looks at Cleveland’s ESOP in a call for more confrontational organizing. NHI’s John Atlas assesses the massive media fail when it came to ACORN, and London CITIZENS’s David Smith looks at how how his group organized for affordable housing across the pond. ALSO: Interview with Barney Frank; PETRA; Volunteerism in community development; New Jersey’s affordable housing policy; disappearing USPS branches; book review of the Community Land Trust Reader

Interview With HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan — Fall/Winter 2009 ($7.50)

Shelterforce interview HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and profiles the team that put HUD back on the map again; a Unified Voice for the Nonprofit Housing Development Field; Sense of Place: the Bronx, DC’s Columbia Heights, and NJ’s Orange look at the past, while looking forward; Making Collaborations Work: Chicago, Twin Cities, and Boston; CLT: A Model for All Markets?; Tackling Bank Walkaways and Vulture Investors; Right to Rent; Faith-Based Organizing; Youth in Organizing.

Xavier De Souza Briggs — Fall 2009 ($7.50)

Shelterforce interviews Xavier de Souza Briggs: Briggs, an associate director at the White House’s influential Office of Management and Budget, discusses the philosophies and politics of urban revitalization and the nuts and bolts of community development; “A 21st Century Vision for Community Development”: Can CDCs stay ahead of the curve? By Joe Kriesberg; “How to Achieve a More Efficient CDC”: Balance and flexibility are necessary for survival. By Jane DeMarines; “What Does the Future Hold For Fannie and Freddie?”: Even under conservatorship, the mortgage giants still wield significant influence. By Barry Zigas; “In Pursuit of a Responsible Homeownership Policy”: How can we make homeownership safer for a greater number of Americans? By Reid Cramer; “The Housing Downturn”: Daniel McCue of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies looks at the impact of the downturn on low-income and minority families; “The Stimulus: Making Sense of It All”: Leading voices in community development weigh in through a series of essays; Book Review: SEIU’s Stephen Lerner reviews Wage Theft in America by Kim Bobo; Organize!: Preserving a Tacoma, Wash. landmark for affordable housing. By Erik Hanberg.

Abandoned! — Spring 2009 ($7.50)

Neighborhood Stabilization and the Foreclosure Crisis. “Operation Neighborhood Recovery”: A first-in-the-nation purchase of nonperforming mortgages by a nonprofit for neighborhood stabilization in New Jersey, by Matthew Brian Hersh; “Homeownership Done Right”: An educated consumer is the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance’s best customer, by David Holtzman; “Fighting Foreclosure on All Fronts”: Cook County, Ill. Sheriff Tom Dart made headlines when he refused to evict tenants whose building was foreclosed upon, but journalist Kari Lydersen explores that story and other efforts in Chicago to keep tenants in their homes. Also: Paterson, New Jersey’s Great Falls; Fair Lending in the “Age of Obama”; HUD/DOT Sustainable Communities Initiative; and Saving Houston’s Allen Parkway Village.

Coming Up for Air — Winter 2008 ($7.50)

Coming Up for Air: What Housing and Community Developer Practitioners Need to Know to Survive the Economic Deluge. Articles include: “Brave New World For Nonprofits” by Rick Cohen; “Taking the Bull by the Horns,” by James Carr; “Homes That Last” by John Emmeus Davis; “Do or Die for Nonprofits” by Pablo Eisenberg; “The Housing Change We Need” by Peter Marcuse; “Riding the Storm Out” by Peter Werwath; and more.

Memos on How to Make Change — Fall 2008 ($7.50)

From the Grass Roots to the Oval Office: Some of the nation’s leading community development thinkers and practitioners weigh in on key issues leading up to the 2008 presidential election, from Xavier de Souza Briggs’ take on urban policy to Gregory Squires’ vision for a fair housing agenda. Also, “Trading Bullets for a Better Future” by Matthew Brian Hersh, and “What’s the Matter With Newark?” by Julia Rabig.

What Green Means for Communities — Summer 2008 ($7.50)

What Green Means for Communities. Features the Shelterforce interview with Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx; “Making Food Deserts Bloom” by Kari Lydersen; and “Taking the LEED in Your Community” by Ted Wysocki. Also: Chicago’s El Mercado marketplace; Boston’s Jamaica Plain and affordable housing; Walt Disney and “A Tale of Two Anaheims”; “Decoding Housing Finance Agencies”; “Subprime’s Footprint”; and more.

Course Correction — Spring 2008 ($7.50)

Gaining traction on solving the mortgage mess, How to solve the crisis, Public-private partnerships solutions for homeowners, How CDCs must change in light of current economic forces, Columbia University forcing change in West Harlem, Taming eminent domain, TIAA-CREF and socially responsible investments.

Community Development at 40 — Winter 2007 ($7.50)

Community Development at 40, Fighting against segregation, New crop of young leaders, New trends in rural community development, challenges faced by ethnic-based CDCs.

Housing and Presidential Politics — Fall 2007 ($7.50)

Housing and Presidential Politics: Housing the Working Poor, Credit Where Credit is Due, The Supreme Denial of Integration. Plus: Struggling in the Crescent City, Charting a New Course in Portland, Keeping Kukui Gardens, The Case for Plan B, Getting it Done

Subprime Slide — Summer 2007 ($7.50)

Subprime Slide: Losing Ground to Abusive Lenders, The Trauma of Foreclosure, A Strategy for Responding to the Crisis, Legal Strategies in Ohio to Fight Abusive Lending. Also: D.C. Community Benefits Agreement, ACORN and Attorneygate, Shrinking Cities, Building a Better Housing Policy.

Bringing Shared-Equity Homeownership to Scale — Spring 2007 ($7.50)

Bringing Shared-Equity Homeownership to Scale: Manufactured-Housing Cooperatives, Municipally Supported Community Land Trusts, Low-Income Tenants Buy Their Homes in D.C., A Winning Campaign for Inclusionary Zoning, Asset-Building Comes of Age, Toward a Common Agenda. Also: Barack Obama’s Third Way, Is Housing First Too Much of a Good Thing?

Sold out! For only $5.4 Billion — Winter 2006 ($7.50)

NYC Tenants Face Loss of Middle-Income Units, The Case for a Right to Housing, Why CDCs Should Advocate for a Right to Hosuing, A Merger of Two Cincinnati CDCs, Gentrifiers Move Onto Social Services’ Turf, Universal Design and Visitability in Affordable Housing, Making Tax Credits Work for the Disabled, Midterm Election Analysis, 2006 Housing and Community Development Victories.

Searching For A Way Home — Fall 2006 ($7.50)

Katrina Evacuees in Limbo in Texas, Privileged Places, Nonprofits Prevent Foreclosure, Can Progressives Deliver in ‘06, Labor and Community Think Collectively, the Prevailing Wage Debate, Rx for Tenants, Healthy Foods and Strong Communities, Concentrated Poverty Moves Around.

Community Control From Participatory Budgeting to Neighborhood Planning — Summer 2006 ($7.50)

Budgeting for Democracy in Lawrence, Mass., Canada and Chicago, Planning Beyond the Project, Building Trust Through Planning in New York’s Chinatown, Managing the Affordable Housing Message, The Politics of Poverty, Say NO to Wal-Bank, Evictions After Katrina, Jane Jacobs’ Radical Legacy.

After Katrina Politicians Retreat, Activists Step Up — Spring 2006 ($7.50)

After Katrina: A Political Disaster, Organizing Networks Step Up, Intermediaries Head for the Gulf Coast, Planning New Orleans, the Media on Poverty. Also: Grassroots Organizing and Design in Oakland, Frank Wilkinson’s Legacy.

Nov/Dec 2005 ($7.50)

Community Benefits Agreements, ACORN Partners With a Private Developer, CDC Networks, President Bush and the Mansion Subsidy, the 30th Anniversary of Shelterforce: Looking Back, Looking Forward.

Sept/Oct 2005 ($7.50)

Community Entrepreneurship for CDCs, A Nonprofit Takes a Business Approach, Brokerages for the Rest of Us, Collective vs. Market Housing, After Katrina, the Legacy of Racism and Poverty in New Orleans.

July/Aug 2005 ($7.50)

Land Trust in Mississippi, Gentrification in New York, Limited Equity Co-ops, Reality for Housing Advocates.

May/June 2005 ($7.50)

CANDO’s Rise and Fall, Cleveland’s Housing Court, Hope Community’s Listening Project, Employer-Assisted Housing.

Mar/Apr 2005 ($7.50)

Rebuilding Cities: Network Organizing in Lawrence, Mass., Housing Strategies for Market Revival, Thompson v. HUD, Healthy Housing Advocacy.

Jan/Feb 2005 ($7.50)

Housing and Service Providers for Ex-offenders; Predatory Lending; Community-University Partnerships.

Nov/Dec 2004 ($7.50)

The “Community” in Chicago’s Public Housing; Resident-led Redevelopment in Pittsburgh’s Hill District; The Social Loss of Urban Renewal; The Reality of Deconcentration; Post-Election Commentary.

Sept/Oct 2004 ($7.50)

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Dilemma; Family Self-Sufficiency Program; Workforce Development in Newark; Urban Neglect Under the Bush Administration; How CDCs Should Build Power; The Politics of Hip-Hop.

July/Aug 2004 ($7.50)

McKinney-Vento Homeless Act; Jobs-Housing Mismatch; Section 8 Homeownership Program; CDCs and Community Mediation.

May/June 2004 ($7.50)

Arena Politics in Newark; HUDS’s House of Cards; KWRU’s Fight; Housing Bubble; Reagan’s Legacy.

Mar/Apr 2004 ($7.50)

Beauty in the Bronx; Mount Laurel Under Attack; Planning Newark, NJ; Social Injustice in Chicago: Presidential Towers.

Jan/Feb 2004 ($7.50)

Newark, NJs CDCs; CDCs in Gentrifying Neighborhoods; SEA Corp; Affordability Name Game.

Nov/Dec 2003 ($7.50)

Women at Work: An Economic Justice Story; Safety Net for CDCs; Homeownership for the Disabled; Chicago Block Clubs.

Sept/Oct 2003 ($7.50)

Zoning for Justice; Future of Fannie and Freddie; CDCs in Weak Market Cities; Saying No to Affordable Housing; Progressive Politics and Organizing.

Jul/Aug 2003 ($7.50)

Enterprising Nonprofits; Reusing Urban Brownfields; Beyond Housing Headlines: State of the Nation’s Housing 2003; Black Organizer Blues.

May/June 2003 ($7.50)

The CDC School of Hard Knocks; CDC Mergers; Can this Collaboration Be Saved?; Gentrification Roundtable; Enraging the Right.

Mar/Apr 2003 ($7.50)

Riding the Rails; No Progress Without Protest; Left Behind; Wages, Work and Income Still Matter; The Social Investment State.

Jan/Feb 2003 ($7.50)

Has Homeownership Been Oversold?, Section 8 Is Broken, Building Wealth.

Nov/Dec 2002 ($7.50)

Fighting for Air in Camden, When Your Bank Leaves Town, Boston Mayor Menino, Planning with GIS, Artist Profile.

Sept/Oct 2002 ($7.50)

Almost Home: Foster Care Youth, The Conundrum of Community Development, Going Subprime.

Jul/Aug 2002 ($7.50)

Direct Action for Housing, The Power of the Community Press, Livable and Affordable, Tenant Blacklisting.

May/June 2002 ($7.50)

Cincinnati a Year Later, Better-Managed CDCs, Making a Living.

Mar/Apr 2002 ($7.50)

CushingDolbeare Interview, Block Group Organizing, LA Housing Trust Fund.

Jan/Feb 2002 ($7.50)

Community Land Trusts, Getting into Development, Abandoned Properties, Rural Development.

Nov/Dec 2001 ($7.50)

The Future of Affordability, Insurance Companies and CRA, Smart Growth, Labor Goes to Bat for Housing.

Sept/Oct 2001 ($7.50)

SPECIAL ISSUE: EVALUATION.

Jul/Aug 2001 ($7.50)

SPECIAL ISSUE: SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

May/June 2001 ($7.50)

Managing Gentrification, Housing Markets, Rent Control.

Mar/Apr 2001 ($7.50)

Steering and Segregation, The Bush Administration, New Urbanism, Low Income Housing Institute, Fenway CDC.

Jan/Feb 2001 ($7.50)

SPECIAL ISSUE: FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES.

Nov/Dec 2000 ($7.50)

SPECIAL ISSUE: LEADERSHIP.

Sept/Oct 2000 ($7.50)

Property Flipping, Preventing Burnout, Geographic Information Systems, Neighborhood Knowledge LA.

Jul/Aug 2000 ($7.50)

Empowerment Zones, Financial Literacy, Homeownership Counseling, George Knight.

May/June 2000 ($7.50)

Renewing Bonds, Labor and the Housing Movement, Community Development: Back to the Streets!, Congressional Report Card.

Mar/Apr 2000 ($7.50)

SPECIAL ISSUE: Shelterforce’s 25th Anniversary! Essays on history, policy, and strategies from asset building to organizing for power.

Jan/Feb 2000 ($7.50)

Arts Build Community, Predatory Lending, Elderly Housing, New Codes for Old Buildings.

Research Reports

Comprehensive Community Initiatives by Winton Pitcoff ($8.00)

Redefining Community Development

Building A Better Urban Future by Alan Mallach ($8.00)

New Directions for Housing Policies in Weak Market Cities

Shared Equity Homeownership by John Emmeus Davis ($8.00)

The Changing Landscape of Resale-Restricted, Owner-Occupied Housing