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In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
Three Ways to Support Homeowners in Distress Instead of Cutting Monthly Mortgage Payments Instead of pursuing the politically popular across-the-board monthly mortgage insurance premium cut, policymakers can enact these three policy solutions to reduce the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund surplus and help homebuyers build wealth.Why US Cities Are Investing in Safer, More-Connected Cycling Infrastructure As more cities invest in well-connected and safe cycling infrastructure, more people can feel secure when biking, which can create more access to social and health benefits.How Place-Based Special Purpose Credit Programs Can Reduce the Racial Homeownership Gap By targeting areas based on racial composition, mortgage financing programs could unwind the impacts of decades of racial and spatial disinvestment.In Chicago, Neighborhoods Have Stark Differences in Economic Opportunity New Urban research shows that, at the local level, neighborhoods in northeast Chicago hold more wealth than neighborhoods in the south and west, which hold little or negative wealth.How Can Cities Rapidly Expand Access to Cycling Infrastructure? A recent analysis of the five participating cities in the Final Mile bike infrastructure expansion program shows municipalities can quickly expand cycling access by setting ambitious goals and using funding for local nonprofits to hold policymakers accountable.The Housing Market Needs More Condos. Why Are So Few Being Built? Condos can present a key path to homeownership, but federal financing issues and local defect laws have contributed to a lack of multifamily units for sale.
