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“A Dallas council committee approved a plan for the city to sell 30 vacant lots — including two — to a developer for about $2,000 each.”

CBS DFW, City of Dallas - City Hall, Tennell Atkins https://t.co/APRFmzjAlT

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“We got more affordable units without slowing down development in the ongoing boom...The... https://t.co/Ra16mvFxIi

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"Building more affordable housing units in the metros that are centers of innovation will increase demand for the wares that fill houses, and increase productivity."

CityLab, City of Dallas - City Hall, Denita LQ https://t.co/Fk34iitI3S

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"The project supports a sustainable and thriving community by enhancing our neighbors’ autonomy, health, safety and well-being. As a community, we foster a sense of belonging through intergenerational interconnectivity and mutual generosity."

AARP... https://t.co/Lw2r3Lfpel

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Harvard Joint Center-Hsng Stds releases "Tenure Projections of Homeowner and Renter Households for 2018-2038" #affordablehousing

City of Dallas - City Hall, Denita LQ, Southern Dallas Progress Community Development Corporation, Dallas Housing... https://t.co/oZmBvQmsyV

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In other words, affordable housing means housing that residents at all income levels can afford.

That key difference between what’s affordable for some and what’s affordable... https://t.co/a9TTwuJ53Z

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But housing plays a very different role in today’s knowledge economy, where innovation and growth stimulate the clustering of knowledge, talent, and ideas. As a growing chorus of... https://t.co/enFhN1NAth

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That incentive? If cities don't pick two strategies out of a list of 25 options to allow moderate-income housing within their... https://t.co/UMnggdE1wW

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From City of Dallas - City Hall

“Members of the Housing Policy Taskforce:

Please be advised that the Housing Policy Taskforce Meet-and-greet for single family NOFA is on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 1:00... https://t.co/lk3CxNKBi8

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“All these properties represent opportunities to create lasting value for taxpayers, but if the first RFP is an indication, with no requirement for affordable housing, the city... https://t.co/sUsP78YLwY

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“It’s not just housing, it’s all the things that you have to include with housing to truly get communities of opportunity. We want every neighborhood to be producing and enjoying the growth of the city.”

City of Dallas - City Hall https://t.co/wH0kk9ey3g

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CHARLOTTE, NC | “City staffers and a council committee have recommended a new set of guidelines designed to determine where new affordable housing will be built, based on a 'scorecard'... https://t.co/bVWiixG81P

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More specifically, children's health and education both suffer when families are subjected to poor housing quality and/or housing instability. However, when children have... https://t.co/PPzSb0Fi8W

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The challenge, Myers said, to find a place that’s “safe, reasonable and has public transportation” because she doesn’t have a car.

“Her story shows so... https://t.co/cPGcI9BlCw

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“To create the system change needed to expand our pool of resources, we can’t get embroiled in debates that isolate certain sectors when a collective cross-sector push is necessary,” he... https://t.co/cccNnp8vuw

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👀 “And as we see it, it will also be critical for Dallas Housing Authority to embrace and work closely with the city of Dallas and its new... https://t.co/W3BWgtc80s

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City of Dallas - City Hall Housing Policy Taskforce Memo:

"The lots included on the map are those parcels that are included in Attachment C to the proposed 2018-2019 Land Bank... https://t.co/OXCHNNjs7T

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The City of Dallas - City Hall Housing Policy Taskforce has several meetings coming that need your attendance and voice. These are major issues being discussed with very few in the room:

1. Marketing and Finance... https://t.co/zE6q7xNqIr

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“The state’s housing crisis requires a combination of bolder strategies,” the Portland Democrat said in a prepared statement. “Oregon needs... https://t.co/0fDXe2DNwt

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“The Dallas Housing Authority said last summer that it's hoping to parlay the funds generated by its redevelopment strategy to build more much-needed affordable housing.”

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Housing Authority https://t.co/oalP0uqOS5