Showing entries tagged with: affordable-housing
September 10, 2013
New State Multifamily Lending Guidelines feature UNHP’s BIP Database
NYS Department of Financial Services recently issued Guidelines for Bank Lending to Multifamily Properties Under the Community Reinvestment Act that the Governor is also referring as Slumlord Prevention Guidelines for Multifamily lending.
August 19, 2013
More Signs of and Tools in the Affordability Crisis in the City
City’s Cluster Program grows despite many flaws; the Center for Housing Policy creates a new tool to gauge affordability, and social movements still matter.
July 17, 2013
All Around the Media: Signs of the Affordability Crisis
The press has been buzzing lately with stories about both sides of the affordability crisis -- rising rents and falling wages. While this is a larger national trend, we are at the forefront of the crisis in the Bronx, and much of the press makes note of this. We took on this issue in our May report, Nowhere to Go: A crisis of affordability in the Bronx.
June 19, 2013
In the Borough with the Highest Rent Burdens, Section 8 Keeps Families Afloat
Cuts to Section 8 would severely impact the Northwest Bronx.
June 12, 2013
Section 8 At Stake in Sequestration
Federal budget sequestration threatens Section 8 subsidies and, in turn, our neighborhoods.
June 6, 2013
Highlights from New BIP Data!
The new BIP data from April 2013 is here. Staten Island data has been added. The Bronx continues to have the highest proportion of distressed buildings in the City. More banks are using the BIP to improve distressed buildings.
May 8, 2013
UNHP’s 30th Anniversary Forum Highlights Crisis of Affordability in the Bronx
A week ago we held our 30th Anniversary Forum at Fordham University and released our report, Nowhere to Go: A crisis of affordability in the Bronx.
April 26, 2013
Water & Sewer Hearings Next Week
The NYC Water Board is considering a 5.6% rate increase proposal to take effect on July 1, 2013 - have your voice heard on this!
April 8, 2013
UNHP’s 30th Anniversary Forum - Nowhere to Go: A Crisis of Affordability in the Bronx
Join us Wednesday, May 1st for our 30th Anniversary Affordable Housing Forum!
March 25, 2013
2013 Multifamily Assistance Center Meeting
2013 marks the 30th year of UNHP’s efforts to preserve affordable housing in our neighborhoods. Our efforts continue as UNHP hosted a collaborative meeting on February 15th with banks and government agencies to improve housing conditions in the Bronx and NYC.