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Mayor's Task Force for Downtown Lending
Submitted by cemerson on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 1:06pmOne of the lasting marks from the Great Recession has been a decrease in lending. This can be a good thing if it means that financially-unsound projects don't get funded. Unfortunately, not only unsound but entirely sound projects have been swept up in this consequence.
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How does finance shape urban form?
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 1:21pm"Increasingly, federal officials are realizing the deleterious effects of these.
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John Norquist to Launch CNU's Live/Work/Walk initiative at Chicago Event
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 4:32pm
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Waiting in Harlem
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:54pmThe recent New York Times article "In East Harlem, 'Keep Out' Signs Apply to Renters" showcases the struggle in redeveloping formerly derelict areas, even in a place like Manhattan, where - as the author states - the vacancy rate is nearly 1 percent. While it is easy to look towards property owners ... read more »
Putting the "Urban Development" back in HUD
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:09amWilliam Tuyn is the Vice President/Director of Town Planning for engineering and construction firm, GPI/Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., and an integral member of the team behind CNU 22 in Buffalo. The following is a guest post relating Tuyn's thoughts on CNU's FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform initiat... read more »
Building Boom: A Community Grows Outside of Fannie Mae Financing
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:26amMy first home was my dream. A newly rehabbed condo right on the beach and a block from transit. The developer owned the building for 12 years and he and a work crew were slowly transitioning a former rental building into condos, doing 3-4 units per year over ten years. ... read more »
Love Freedom? Move to the City.
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 9:19amCNU has always been a champion for context-sensitive and common sense strategies that enliven our communities. Advocating for dense, walkable and mixed-use neighborhoods helps foster awareness of the many ancillary benefits of urban-based living.
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Ed Glaeser Echoes CNU-led Coalition's Call for Fannie/Freddie Reform
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 10:40amIn a short opinion piece for the New York Times' "Room for Debate" blog this morning, Harvard economist and Triumph of the City author Ed Glaeser adds his own take on why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform is essential in resettin
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CNU Pushes Fannie and Freddie to Relax Standards for Mixed-Use Development
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:13amCNU's efforts to work with NAHB and NTBA to encourage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax their standards for mixed-use development has been getting some press. Read our own CNU News release here.
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Obama administration shows promise with location-efficient mortgage reform
Submitted by rgallentine on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 12:36pmDC Streets Blog had an important follow-up from last week's CNU Statement on Fannie Mae and Fre
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