Prior to 2008, when the Green Communities Act became law in Massachusetts, low-income multifamily properties (five-plus units) were not well served by the utility-ratepayer-funded energy-saving or weatherization programs. Multifamily properties simply didn’t fit neatly into either the...

The National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) held its Annual Development Banking Conference on November 2 and 3, 2011, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The conference brought together 160 CEOs, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders from the Community Development Financial...

Vacant, abandoned, and contaminated properties in urban areas can provide opportunities for neighborhood transformation- even new jobs. Examples in the Northeast show that sometimes all it takes to get the ball rolling is a group of visionary gardeners.