Investment in the former has fallen precipitously; Chicago demolition of the Cabrini Green Homes, completed in 2011, perhaps best encapsulates the nation move away from public housing and increasing dependence on the market to provide housing for low income people. Permanently affordable, inclusive housing models like community land trusts (CLTs) a tiny portion of the housing stock, but if it could go mainstream, they could give people the affordable options they need and the market can provide.That the crux of a new report from the Right to the City Alliance, a nonprofit focused on creating equitable urban areas, and its Homes for All Campaign, which advocates for affordable, dignified housing for all.extremely timely because of the sheer scale of the crisis and suffering, and the failure in general of elected officials and policymakers in general to acknowledge the crisis, or to come up with anything other than quick fixes that don address the root causes of the problem, says Tony Romano, director of organizing and strategic partnerships for the Right to the City Alliance, in a recent webinar.The four models follow the organizations Just Housing principles, which both Right to the City and Homes for All believe are necessary for creating truly affordable and dignified housing: community control, affordability, permanence, inclusivity, and health and sustainability. See community control as the linchpin upon which all the other principles are made possible, the report notes.

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Porsche doesn’t make many supercars. The most recent two are the Carrera GT and 918 Spyder. If built, this car looks like it could fall into a similar limited run hypercar/supercar category. Robert Thompson heads up the corporate team at Ward HadawayLeading commercial law firm Ward Hadaway is celebrating after being recognised as the busiest corporate dealmaker in the North East in the annual Experian MarketIQ league tables, for the third year in a row, as well as ranking within the top 10 nationally.The data published by independent analysts Experian MarketIQ, which tracks M deals valued at more than 500,000 at regional and national level, has found Ward Hadaway to be the region top legal adviser in 2020, as measured both by volume of deals and by their value.Despite the unprecedented logistical and economic hurdles posed by the pandemic, the 30 strong corporate team delivered an impressive number of deals.Agile working, digitisation and collaboration were at the heart of an approach which has seen the award winning dealmakers go from strength to strength in 2020.As well as ranking top in the North East, the team has also moved up a place in both Manchester and Yorkshire to fifth and sixth respectively, reflecting continuing expansion in both of these markets.Navigating the challenges of the pandemic Robert Thompson, head of corporate at Ward Hadaway, said: “As 2019 drew to a close, our biggest perceived threat on deal activity was the uncertainty posed by Brexit but that then paled in comparison to the havoc wrought by Covid 19, which obviously took everyone by surprise.”The first quarter of the financial year was challenging to say the least, as deal activity dropped off completely last March, but we remained positive and proactive, supporting our clients through the new environment we found ourselves in.”We began to see a gentle uptick in deal activity in July, which continued throughout August and September. The last quarter then saw a frenetic increase in deal activity, with many of the team working extraordinarily hard during this period.”Our rankings are a testament to the herculean efforts of our experienced lawyers, who go above and beyond to achieve exceptional results for their clients, whatever the circumstances.”Rob paid testament to the grit, determination and agility of the team as well as the trust of the firm professional friends and clients.He continued: “Agile remote working and digitisation of deal processes had a huge part to play in our success. The team who pre pandemic operated predominantly in a face to face environment had to quickly adapt to online working and the new normal in order to transact deals which they did with speed and dexterity.”Everything from due diligence to negotiations, execution of documents and closing processes all had to be undertaken remotely, through digital means.