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The Potential of Place Governance in American Cities

Alexander von Hoffman • April 6, 2023

Across the United States, many institutions, private businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and citizens have come together to create and govern public and…
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Single-family Zoning: Can History be Reversed?

Alexander von Hoffman • October 5, 2021

Single-family zoning has a target on its back. Long condemned for creating suburban sprawl and excluding Black Americans, immigrants, and low-income people from residential…
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Being Creative in the Pursuit of Affordable Housing

Alexander von Hoffman • June 13, 2019

Observing how creative practitioners have addressed the knotty problems involved in providing good homes to people who otherwise could not afford them is one of the great…
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Making Collaboration Work: Four Lessons from Chicago CDFIs

Alexander von Hoffman, Matthew Arck • June 29, 2017

Although many in the housing and community development field are excited by the idea of collaboration between organizations, such partnerships are often easier said than done…
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PRO Neighborhoods Promote Community Development Finance

Alexander von Hoffman • October 27, 2016

In response to funding cuts and tight credit triggered by the Great Recession, the nonprofit community development field has turned increasingly to community development…
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Why Does Affordable Housing Need Saving?

Alexander von Hoffman • May 4, 2016

In recent years the skyrocketing housing prices in major cities in the United States have raised the specter of driving out people who cannot afford to pay the increasingly…