KANEOHE, HAWAII - When Dorothea Pale and her husband, Isaia, were younger and both working, renting a house in this town near Honolulu was within their financial reach.
POWAY, CALIF.—At a time when “going green” has become a catchphrase and marketing slogan, a small 56-unit project here stands out as a promising model for a comprehensive approach to energy conservation and environmental responsibility.
In the mid-1970s, community activists learned that it was no coincidence that housing in many innercity areas that were undergoing a change in their ethnic makeup was deteriorating.
The outlook for affordable housing in the coming year is probably better than it was a year ago, but only slightly.
As we close in on the end of the first year of the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress, there’s good news and bad news for affordable housing.