The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:
News & Observer and Charlotte Observer joint report on corporations acquiring single family homes and becoming the largest landlords in major NC metros: bit.ly/3KDVPUO. This trend discussed in a 2018 post by DFI colleague Frank Muraca: unc.live/37TJaQy.
Corporate landlords in NC mapped by News & Observer. The “urban crescent” is the target area: bit.ly/3OXaNsp.
Community land trusts – where land is owned by community and only the structure is sold to homebuyer – touted as an affordable housing solution used around the world. Chapel Hill example offered: bit.ly/3wfvUO6.
Which areas of NC are growing fastest? Carolina Demography summarizes the latest census data for NC: bit.ly/3ac8D8h.
DFI in the news:
Experts from the School’s Development Finance Initiative to offer affordable housing webinar for local government leaders, with follow-up discussions led by regional councils of government. Read more and register to attend: unc.live/3NoFpBu.
DFI Project Manager Sonyia Turner reports on options for affordable housing development in Ocracoke to Hyde County Commissioners, followed by a presentation to community members: bit.ly/3N5YGbn.
Other CED Items:
How will federal regulators encourage banks to make more loans in underserved areas? FDIC memo summarizes new Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. bit.ly/3LPAZn3
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” April 2022