Writing

3 Articles
Placemaking

Financing Main Street America

The country's oldest place-based development model gets cited constantly — but where does its money actually come from? A look at how Main Street funds its work through capital stacking, not lending.

May 2026
Housing Finance

Bridging the Gap: A Primer on Affordable Housing Finance

A map of the affordable housing finance system for everyone who has sat in a room full of housing people and wondered whether they were the only one who felt lost.

March 2026
Housing Policy

Our Best Affordable Housing Tool Has a Problem

The LIHTC program has financed 3.5 million homes. But the small developers best positioned to close the remaining gap can't get through the door.

March 2026