Housing as an Asset Class: Opportunities for Systems Change to Enhance Social Equity an Inclusion
September 2017
By: Maya Brennan, Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/93601/housing-as-an-asset-class_1.pdf
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Affordable Housing Programs
This report describes the challenges of the current housing market and identifies opportunities for attracting private and philanthropic capital to affordable housing development. It also discusses some of the hurdles for creating the kind of systems change that will lead to more inclusive and equitable communities.
Social Equity
This report discusses the current state of the housing system and shares potential strategies for achieving greater equity. It acknowledges that changing systems is a complex process but encourages greater collaboration between public and private sectors and becoming inspired by other social movements.