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The Free Online Resource Center for Affordable Housing and Community Development

We strive to be your most complete source of information about affordable housing and community development. You'll find:

Relevant news and timely research.
Tools to collaborate with peers.
Important events and informative chats.
Special Reports.

Special Reports: Economy in Crisis | The Election: Housing & Data | Ike


	Silver Lining: The West Will Become a Better Place to Live Missoula Independent (Montana) \| December 31, 2008 Topic: Financial Literacy
	Foreclosures Drive Home Sales in Phoenix Area The Street \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Single-Family Housing
	Program Sees Stable Home as Route to Job The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Homelessness
	Hard to Stay Healthy Living on Streets of Palo Alto San Jose Mercury News (California) \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Homelessness
	Home Sales, Active Listings, Prices Continue Decline The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Property Management
	When Home Prices Fall, Taxes Can; Owners Have Rarely Used Option of Filing Return to Contest County's Valuation The Atlanta Journal-Constitution \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Fair Housing
	$1,195,548 Federal Grant Awarded For Nashville's Homeless Population The Tennessee Tribune (Nashville) \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Homelessness
	Rent-A-Center Accused of Predatory Lending New York Amsterdam News \| December 30, 2008 Topic: Fair Housing
	Will Energy Savings Jump-Start the Economy? CNN \| December 29, 2008 Topic: Historic Preservation

2009 Annual Conference
January 3, 2009 - January 5, 2009 | San Francisco, CA

MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Awards
January 5, 2009 - February 27, 2009 | Online

Resident Education to Action Program (REAP)
January 6, 2009 - January 7, 2009 | Palm Beach, FL

Design on a Dime, Main Street Style
January 8, 2009 - January 8, 2009 | online only

Assisted Housing Manager
January 13, 2009 - January 15, 2009 | Los Angeles, CA

Assisted Housing Manager
January 20, 2009 - January 22, 2009 | Columbus, Ohio

Planning for the 8th annual conference comes on the heels of a hugely successful conference held in our nation's capitol in February '08. Join us in January 2009 in the beautiful state of New Mexico, for the latest in smart growth -- the latest research, cutting-edge implementation tools and techniques, best practices, model projects, policies and codes, coordinated networking activities, interactive learning experiences, and new partners. Most importantly, this dynamic event offers you the opportunity to network and coordinate with your peers as well as practitioners from many different disciplines.

">Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference
January 22, 2009 - January 24, 2009 | Albuquerque

Time to Address the Rural Housing Crisis
Moises Loza, Leslie Strauss
Shelterforce
Fall 2008

Refundable Credits Have Cut Taxes for Low-Income Households
Roberton Williams
Urban Institute
August 19, 2008

Urban and Rural Children Experience Similar Rates of Low-Income and Poverty
Allison Churilla
Carsey Institute
Summer 2008

The New Orleans Index Anniversary Edition: Three Years after Katrina
Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, Greater New Orleans Community
Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
August 4, 2008

The Third Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
July 2008

WHAT'S NEW

Advanced Data Filtering

The development team at KnowledgePlex announces a new and powerful data filtering tool now available at beta.dataplace.org. Users can filter across all locations in the U.S. using any of the 2,300+ indicators on DataPlace.

This new feature can help you better analyze data by narrowing down large lists of locations using very specific criteria. You can also combine multiple filters and indicators to narrow your results even more.

Create a Filter at DataPlace.

SPOTLIGHT

DataPlace™ Introduces Neighborhood Metrics

Announcing Neighborhood Metrics on DataPlace, where users can dynamically create custom metrics (or indices) by aggregating existing dataset indicators. It is a powerful tool that can help reveal interesting and important trends.

Features include:
· Create Your Own Metric
· Powerful Ranked Lists
· Custom Scoring Settings
· Aggregated Indicators

Come take a look at neighborhoodmetrics.com

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