Top 18 of '18

In This Issue: Our 18 Most-Read Articles of 2018 ● Jobs

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Shelterforce's 18 Most Popular Articles of 2018  We're taking a few days off from the Weekly, our next issue will mail out on January 8. In the meantime we wanted to share with you our countdown of some of our most-read posts of 2018. They'll be familiar to some of you and new to others, and we hope you enjoy them all and share with anyone who may have missed them. For now, we wish you a happy, healthy, and productive New Year! With your continued support, Shelterforce will be with you every step of the way. 18. Are Homeowners Fueling the Housing Crisis? Randy Shaw, Tenderloin Housing Clinic 17. Land Trusts' Access to Mortgages Just Got Easier Emily Thaden, Grounded Solutions Network 16. Beating Luxury Developers at Their Own Game Oscar Perry Abello, Next City 15. New Money on the Block: Funders for Housing and Opportunity Miriam Axel-Lute and Harold Simon, Shelterforce 14. The State of Shared-Equity Homeownership Emily Thaden, Grounded Solutions Network 13. Section 8 Allowed J. Rosie Tighe, Megan E. Hatch, and Joseph Mead, Cleveland State University 12. Mass Eviction: Eyewitness Jason Vrabel, Downstream 11. Oft-Quoted Gentrification Data is Glaringly Stale Norman Oder, Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... 10. The Dark Side of Single-Family Rental Julia Gordon, National Community Stabilization Trust 9. Nun Funds: The Original Impact Investors Dee Walsh, Mercy Housing 8. Dear Business School Professors: You’re Wrong, Rent Control Works Dean Preston and Shanti Singh, Tenants Together 7. It’s Time to Build New, Mixed-Income Public Housing Tanner Howard, freelance writer 6. Panacea or Problem? The Possibilities in Opportunity Zones Laurel Blatchford, Enterprise Community Partners 5. Getting Ahead of Gentrification in the South Side of Columbus John Edgar, Community Development for All People 4. We Can Totally Build Our Way Out of The Housing Crisis Michael Buonocore, Home Forward Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! 3. The Not-So Hidden Truths About the Segregation of America’s Housing Interview of Richard Rothstein by Keli A. Tianga, Shelterforce 2. Who Gets to Live Where, and Why? The Answer May Be Settled By Our Narratives Tiffany Manuel, Enterprise Community Partners 1. Eviction Lab Misses the Mark Terra Graziani, Manissa M Maharawal, and Erin McElroy, Anti-Eviction Mapping Project; Lisa Bates and Pamela N. Phan, Community Alliance of Tenants; and Daniela Aiello, Chris Herring, and Gretchen Purser Help support Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print! Until 12/31, enter HOLIDAY2018 and save 25%! Jobs Administrative Assistant ● Do you care about social justice and want everyone to live a decent healthy life in a wonderful community? Are you super organized? Do you know your way around a Mac like a pro? Do you love meeting and speaking with people? Do you like to learn new things? If this describes you, Shelterforce has a job for you… Read Full Listing Acquisitions Associate ● CDT forms joint ventures with experienced affordable housing operators to acquire and preserve existing income- and rent-restricted properties. The primary responsibility for the Acquisitions Associate will be to quickly analyze and underwrite potential investment opportunities and manage the evaluation and, in some cases, rehabilitation of existing… Read Full Listing Manager, Community Reinvestment Act—Federal Reserve Board of Governors ● The successful candidate will manage the division’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) team responsible for developing thoughtful CRA policy proposals for Board senior leadership and policy makers. Utilizing ideas that are informed by research/data and consultation with internal and… Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! More Jobs Executive Director ● South Florida Community Development Coalition Director of Real Estate Development ● Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Senior Editor/Development Manager, Keli A. Tianga Assistant Editor, Elizabeth Oguss Publisher, Harold Simon Assistant Publisher, Terri L. Clegg Made possible by the generous support of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ● Kresge Foundation ● NeighborWorks America ● Kaiser Permanente ● Bank of America Foundation ● JPMorgan Chase Foundation ● John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ● Citi Community Development ● PNC Bank Foundation ● Hyde and Watson Foundation ● Ocwen Financial Corporation ● Valley National Bank ...and with the support of readers like you.