Community and Economic Development

09/04/2024

2024 Update: Local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments September 4, 2024  By Frank Muraca Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu 2024 Update: Local governments are closing the financial gap for afford...

08/13/2024

How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments August 13, 2024  By Frank Muraca Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing develop...

07/03/2024

Expanding Opportunity for Low-Wage Workers through Systems Alignment July 3, 2024  By Jonathan Morgan Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu Expanding Opportunity for Low-Wage Workers through Systems Alignment By Jonathan Morgan Published Jul...

06/20/2024

The Connection Between Child Care and CED? Your Workforce June 20, 2024  By Maureen Berner Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu The Connection Between Child Care and CED? Your Workforce By Maureen Berner Published June 20, 2024 It is not un...

05/31/2024

DFI graduate fellows take a break and enjoy a local favorite after doing field work in Hertford, NC!

These three good-looking young people came to Bertie County Peanuts from Las Vegas, Northern Virginia, and Durham by way of UNC's D5 program(?). But they were in Hertford and looking for boiled peanuts and took a little side trip! And they liked(sorta) the boiled peanuts!

05/29/2024

Fortune Magazine: America’s biggest Medicaid insurer just pledged to help build nearly $1 billion of affordable housing. ‘We know 80% of what drives health is nonmedical.’ https://bit.ly/3VjIGZS

04/26/2024

Community land trust housing model (nonprofit owns land and homeowner owns improvements only) is being employed increasingly across NC. New cottage court with land trust model coming to Raleigh.

The Raleigh Area Land Trust raise $8.3 million for a new cottage court affordable housing development in the Idlewild neighborhood.

04/25/2024

New JCHS paper explores case studies of five organizations that are attempting to expand the use of manufactured housing in markets where these homes have not been widely used--includes lessons learned.

Manufactured housing holds promise as an affordable form of housing that could expand homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income househo

04/24/2024

Conveying property to housing organization for low- and moderate-income homeownership April 24, 2024  By Tyler Mulligan Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu Conveying property to housing organization for low- and moderate-income homeownersh...

04/11/2024

Recent Trends in Real Estate Development (Spring 2024) April 11, 2024  By Frank Muraca Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu Recent Trends in Real Estate Development (Spring 2024) By Frank Muraca Published April 11, 2024 Source: stock.adobe....

04/10/2024

Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development April 10, 2024  By Chris McLaughlin Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development By Chris McLaughlin Published April 10, 2024 ...

04/05/2024

Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate April 5, 2024  By Frank Muraca Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Ch...