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Cover Image Community Land Trusts And Limited Equity Cooperatives A Marriage Of Affordable Homeownership Community Land Trusts And Limited Equity Cooperatives A Marriage Of...

Homeownership has been a cornerstone of US housing policy since the Great Depression.  Its normative value is steeped in visions of white picket fences and manicured lawns. An economic preference...

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Cover image Mutuality and accountability in the housing association sector Mutuality and Accountability in the Housing Association Sector

Effective mutuality in a housing association protects and delivers value, ensuring accountability. Its tenants and other members sit at the heart of the business, ensuring that it upholds the social...

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Cover image Promoting Resident Ownership of Communities Promoting Resident Ownership of Communities

Residents of manufactured home communities (commonly referred to as mobile home parks) face a number of problems. Because they own their homes but not the land under their homes, they...

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