The Minnesota Justice Research Center says it will use a recently awarded grant to bolster efforts to make community supervision of offenders less punitive and more supportive.
PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides you with a snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals, publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban development issues. Stay informed on current topics and check back frequently, as our content is routinely updated. Featured: PD&R Quarterly Update: Institutional Investors in Housing Since the 2008 financial crisis, an increasing number of large corporations have purchased single-family homes to flip or convert to rentals, and these purchases accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutional investors now own hundreds or thousands of properties, aided by their ability to outcompete individual homebuyers with all-cash purchases. As institutional investors acquire housing, they often drive up housing costs, pricing existing and potential residents out of the neighborhood. On December 6, 2022, HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) held a Quarterly Update, where panelists discussed the
The Omnibus Spending package provides critical funding for federal government operations and community projects, including many of the National Urban League’s top priorities.