Category: Event materials

DC Affordable Housing Alliance Meeting on Shared Equity Homeownership

Posted on by Claire Zippel

Presentation by Brett Theodos, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute

Related materials:

  • Shared equity research at The Urban Institute (full reports and case studies)
  • Blog post Can affordable housing create wealth and stay affordable? By Brett Theodos
  • Summary article  A Promising Way Forward for Homeownership: Assessing the Benefits of Shared Equity Programs. By Kenneth Temkin, Brett Theodos, and David Price
  • Journal article (requires subscription or library access): Sharing Equity with Future Generations: An Evaluation of Long-Term Affordable Homeownership Programs in the USA. By Kenneth Mark Temkin, Brett Theodos, and David Price.

Blog post by Angie Rodgers. Worried about DC gentrification? A new bill would speed it up and lose affordable housing.

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Tour program: The Silver Line, Reston, & Tysons: A New Chapter

Posted on by acustis

[PDF] Decades in the making, Phase 1 of the Silver Line has arrived in Fairfax County and new buildings are appearing at the Wiehle-Reston East and Tysons Metro stations. We have a rare opportunity to witness a new phase of the county and the region as old suburbs are retrofitted and new walkable, urban, and sustainable destinations emerge.

Twinbrook: Placemaking in Progress

Twinbrook: Placemaking in Progress

Posted on by acustis

The Twinbrook Metro Station opened in 1984 surrounded by 26 acres of parking lots for Metro commuters. Join us to learn how a walkable, mixed-use community is taking shape on the site of those surface parking lots.

Tour speakers:

  • David Levy, Chief of Long Range Planning and Redevelopment, City of Rockville
  • Lori Shirley, Planner Coordinator, Montgomery County Planning Department
  • Stan Wall, Director of the Office of Real Estate and Station Planning, WMATA
  • Jamie Weinbaum, JBG
  • Joe McClane, President of Cambridge Walk I HOA

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