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Summer 2004: Rural Infrastructure

July 21, 2004/in Rural Voices

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Progress and Peril
Possum Kingdom Water Supply
Providing Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Rural Nebraska
The Streets of Lindsay
A Rural Highway is a Place
KARTS: A Lifeline to Society
Reaching Rural America through Wireless Broadband
View from Washington: An Overview of the USDA Rural Development Rural Utilities Service

Spring 2004: Native American Housing

April 21, 2004/in Rural Voices

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VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Tribes Posed for Housing, Economic Growth
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Addressing Native American Housing Needs
Challenges in Indian Housing
Infrastructure Woes in Indian Country
Building Homeownership Institutions in Indian Country
Reaching the ‘Possible Dream’ …The Nonprofit Way
Innovative Asset-Building Programs on the Pine Ridge Reservation: A Conversation with Cindy Martin-Laiwa
Preparing New Homeowners: Some Challenges at Standing Rock
Preparing New Homeowners: The Navajo Partnership for Housing’s Homebuyer Education Program
Building Tribal Coalitions: A Model from New Mexico

Run While You Still Can: Subprime Demand and Predatory Lending in Rural Areas

March 1, 2004/0 Comments/in

Run While You Still Can: Subprime Demand and Predatory Lending in Rural Areas
Print copy: $10.00
Examines the growth of subprime mortgage lending and predatory lending in metro and nonmetro counties through data analysis and a case study. Recommends ways to increase access to mainstream credit to protect rural communities from predatory lending.
2004, 80 pages, ISBN 1-58064-131-8

Winter 2003 – 04: Tax Credits and Rural Housing

January 21, 2004/in Rural Voices

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Overview: Tax Credits and Affordable Rural Housing
Building Credit in Washington State
Making Housing Credits Work in Kentucky
CROWN: Providing Homeownership Opportunities in Utah
Low Income Housing Tax Credits for Rent-to-Own Projects in Maryland
Historic Tax Credits: Making Adaptive Reuse Work
View from Washington: A Homeownership Tax Credit: An Opportunity

Lost in the Translation: Smart Growth, Local Planning, and Rural Affordable Housing

January 1, 2004/0 Comments/in

Lost in the Translation: Smart Growth, Local Planning, and Rural Affordable Housing
Print copy: $4.00
Reports on the growth management initiatives of 13 states and the findings from a roundtable of rural housing experts and smart growth activists about the effect of smart growth on rural housing affordability.
2004, 41 pages, ISBN 1-58064-129-6

Race, Place, and Housing: Housing Conditions in Rural Minority Counties

January 1, 2004/0 Comments/in

Race, Place, and Housing: Housing Conditions in Rural Minority Counties (report, 2004)

Fall 2003: Self-Help Housing

September 21, 2003/in Rural Voices

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View From Washington: USDA’s Self-Help Program, Past and Present
The California Beginnings of USDA Self-Help Housing
USDA Self-Help Expands in New Jersey
Regional Contractors Provide Essential Assistance for USDA Self-Help Housing
Fulfilling Goals in Arkansas
People Are Counting on Us in Washington
Changing Lives in Ohio
From Challenges to Opportunities in Florida
Beyond Self-Help: A New Beginning for Colonias Residents
The Appalachian Approach to Self-Help
Building Dreams on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Serving Rural Communities: Habitat for Humanity’s Rural Housing Initiative

Rural Seniors and Their Homes – 2004

September 1, 2003/0 Comments/in

Rural Seniors and Their Homes
Print copy: $10.00
Describes the demographic characteristics and housing conditions of elderly rural residents. Provides examples of successful assistance to low-income rural seniors, using both public and private funding, and examines reductions in federal funding.
2004, 40 pages, ISBN 1-58064-128-8

Summer 2003: Manufactured Housing in Rural America

July 21, 2003/in Rural Voices

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Rural America’s housing of Choice? Exploring Manufactured Housing’s Growing role
Manufacturing Affordability
Planners Help to Integrate Manufactured Housing
Research Identifies Problems in Manufactured HOme Financing System
Manufactured Housing Can Serve Older Persons
No Longer a Secret: The Manufactured Housing Sector Can Create Long-Term Value fo Homeowners
Appalachian Manufactured Housing Experience Raises Concerns
Coachella Valley Mobile Home Parks Transformed
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: New Resources for Rural Housing

Spring 2003: Homeownership Education and Counseling

April 21, 2003/in Rural Voices

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Whither Homeownership Education and Counseling? An Overview
Partnerships and Technology Expand Homeownership Counseling Opportunities
Keeping a Grip on the American Dream: Counseling Before and After Purchase Helps Homebuyers
USDA Rural Development teams with Others to Offer Homebuyer Education in Virginia
NCALL Combines Counseling with Financial Assistance for First-Time Buyers in Delaware
Homebuyer Education Benefits Ripple Throughout Appalachian Counties
Counseling Helps ROI Address Critical Farmworker Housing Needs
Understanding: The Key to Meeting Financial Education Needs in the Colonias
VIEW FROM WASHINGTON: Rural Housing Funding Decided for 2003, Proposed for 2004

Summer 2004: Rural Infrastructure

Spring 2004: Native American Housing

Run While You Still Can: Subprime Demand and Predatory Lending in Rural Areas

Winter 2003 – 04: Tax Credits and Rural Housing

Lost in the Translation: Smart Growth, Local Planning, and Rural Affordable Housing

Race, Place, and Housing: Housing Conditions in Rural Minority Counties

Fall 2003: Self-Help Housing

Rural Seniors and Their Homes – 2004

Summer 2003: Manufactured Housing in Rural America

Spring 2003: Homeownership Education and Counseling

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