Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Coverage of Local Initiatives Support Corporation in the Nexus archive.
- Mars Factory Overhaul Talks On Hold As Alderman Looks To ‘Reset’ Contentious Public Meetings
Redevelopment talks for the Mars candy factory in Galewood are paused as alderman seeks to reset contentious public meetings. The developer's proposal for 479 housing units, community spaces, and retail faces strong opposition from residents, leading to stalled progress and plans to revamp community engagement until fall.
- Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan federal law, grants municipalities flexibility in using federal block-grant funds for affordable housing construction and introduces incentives and penalties to accelerate housing production. The law also restricts institutional investors from buying homes, eases manufactured housing rules, and expands veteran assistance.
- Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act grants municipalities greater flexibility to use federal grants for affordable housing construction and introduces incentives and penalties to accelerate housing production. The bipartisan law includes provisions restricting institutional investors, easing manufactured housing rules, and expanding veteran assistance, aiming to address housing challenges through localized policy changes.
- Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan federal law, grants local governments greater flexibility to use federal grants for affordable housing construction and introduces incentives and penalties to accelerate housing production. The law also restricts institutional investors from buying homes, eases manufactured housing rules, and expands veteran assistance.
- Landmark new federal housing law rewards cities that build and penalizes those that don’t
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan federal law, introduces incentives and penalties for cities based on housing production. It allows federal block-grant funding for affordable housing construction and eases restrictions on manufactured housing, aiming to increase housing supply through local policy adjustments.
- Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act grants municipalities greater flexibility in using federal grants for affordable housing construction and introduces incentives and penalties to accelerate housing production. The bipartisan law avoids significant new funding but streamlines existing federal housing dollars for local use.