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ABSTRACTS: As Newark Rises, Could Black Residents Be Pushed Out?
As Newark, NJ embarks on ambitious redevelopment schemes, some are expressing concern that the projects will cater to wealthy newcomers…
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STRONG TOWNS: Non-Glamorous Gains – The Pennsylvania Land Tax Experiment
Did LVT help prevent blight in deindustrializing Pennsylvania cities? Take a look at this posting on the Strong Towns website……
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ABSTRACTS: Will Banning Single-Family Zoning Make for More Affordable Homes?
Minneapolis, and now Oregon cities are banning exclusive single-family zoning. Now, we’re asking: will smaller multifamily housing types lead to…
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ABSTRACTS: Subsidies meant for low-income communities are paying for luxury developments
This press report is the latest of a long series of critiques illustrating the abusive use of TIF (tax increment…
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ABSTRACTS: Up-zoning Chicago – Impacts of a Zoning Reform on Property Values and Housing Construction
A recent study of up-zonings in Chicago showed that… allowing higher densities increases the market price of existing housing units…
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ABSTRACTS: Homelessness in Oregon
The newest report on homelessness in Oregon includes several recommendations to boost housing production. One of these is a split-rate…
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ABSTRACTS: Changing the story of Residential Vacancies in Victoria
Widespread speculative residential vacancies — Is the problem rooted in land supply? Is the solution a vacancy tax? Prosper Australia…
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ABSTRACTS: A Land Value Capture Tax Allows Us to Dream Big & Could Inclusionary Housing Break the YIMBY Deadlock?
Two Vancouver BC city councilors are campaigning on their preference for a citywide land value tax. They clearly understand that…
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ABSTRACTS: Land Windfall Tax Bill To Be Launched
Vancouver BC and Thailand are both proposing a “windfall tax” on land near transit stations to capture the rise in…
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IN THE NEWS: How a Smart, Progressive Property Tax Could Ease Our Housing Crisis
How a Smart, Progressive Property Tax Could Ease Our Housing Crisis
