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  • Read more: Inclusionary Zoning Laws offer Opportunity to Combat Low Income Residency Exclusion

    Inclusionary Zoning Laws offer Opportunity to Combat Low Income Residency Exclusion

    By Lilo Blank Gentrification is highly contentious as it transforms neighborhoods from low to high value.  A National Community Reinvestment Coalition study shows that gentrification and subsequent displacement has increased in urban areas within the last decade, with black and Hispanic residents among the most affected. Proponents of gentrifying neighborhoods point to the economic benefits for communities…

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  • Read more: Housing Equity Week in Review

    Housing Equity Week in Review

    Below is our weekly review of news and publications related to housing law and equity. This week — July 17-23, 2017 — included news about zoning, segregation and lead poisoning: Dr. Herbert L. Needleman died on July 18. Dr. Needleman was a pioneer in the study of the impacts of lead on children’s cognitive ability….