The past week seems to have been full of ratings and rankings. Here’s the round up of news for housing law and equity for the week of February 13-19, 2017
- Although there were some gains in home ownership among black Americans since the 1960s and the Fair Housing Act, the rates are currently at the lowest they have been in half a century, and is lower than any other group in the United States. Experts from the Urban Institute discuss why and look ahead.
- Center City Philadelphia is experiencing a housing boom, via PlanPhilly.com
- The National Low Income Housing Coalition on the importance of healthy and energy efficient housing infrastructure, via HFront.org
- Market Watch rated the most unhealthy cities in America in terms of food, fitness, green space, and health. Hopefully we can make the connection between housing and health even stronger so that next year in this rating, housing will be assessed as well.
- The de Beaumont Foundation launched CityHealth.org — an initiative and website that rates how the nation’s 40 largest cities fare in nine policies based in research, backed by qualified experts and shown to have bipartisan support. The policy areas include affordable housing/inclusionary zoning, Complete Streets, and clean indoor air laws, among others.
