National fixes for post disaster housing programs
I have posted the testimony I presented to Congress regarding how the federal government can betterprovide long-term housing disaster assistanceContinue Reading
I have posted the testimony I presented to Congress regarding how the federal government can betterprovide long-term housing disaster assistanceContinue Reading
A page 1 story in the Washingtom Post Tuesday laid a major part of the blame for the subprime lendingContinue Reading
Watch my testimony before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the House Financial Service Committee, or, better yet,Continue Reading
After yesterday’s posting in which I discussed the use of inclusionary zoning several people asked me what inclusionary zoning isContinue Reading
A group of us have been kicking around ideas to address the problem of the involuntary displacement of low incomeContinue Reading
The June 5, 2008 compliance hearing video is 60 minutes. It provides a very useful overview of the issues surroundingContinue Reading
Texas has several of the nation’s leading self-help housing nonprofits who have been tremendously successful in producing highly cost-efficient self-helpContinue Reading
Is it that we Texans like living dangerously? Are we just slow to learn? Or are we the victims ofContinue Reading
In an earlier post I listed the various studies related to housing being conducted by Texas Senate Committees during theContinue Reading
The House Financial Services Committee called HUD and FEMA to testify about when the lead federal agencies for hurricane reliefContinue Reading
After four years of dedicated work for the cause of promoting housing for the poor, Kristin Carlisle, development director and Housing TexasContinue Reading
Two days ago I posted the interim studies being conducted on housing by the Texas Senate. Let’s expand that listContinue Reading
The problem of the displacement of low-income families from long-established inner city neighborhoods has become a major issue in theContinue Reading
In the previous post Karen Paup brought up the inclusionary zoning issue at the Texas Legislature. I pointed out thatContinue Reading
The Texas Legislature last session made inclusionary zoning unlawful except in very limited circumstances. Inclusionary zoning is an essential toolContinue Reading
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina we wondered what we could do to help. We settled on four things: 1)Continue Reading
I started my involvement with low income housing and community development in 1975. As a junior at the University ofContinue Reading