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1. The Empty House Next Door

   Understanding and Reducing Vacancy and Hypervacancy in the United States
   Policy Briefs
   August 2020
   Alan Mallach

   Vacant and abandoned properties are a familiar part of the American landscape that can devastate entire neighborhoods, diminishing the value of nearby properties. More extreme cases may cause severe...

2. A Deep Dive on South Carolina's Property Tax

   Complex, Inequitable, and Uncompetitive
   Other
   August 2020
   Project Manager: Daphne Kenyon
   Funded by the South Carolina Chamber Foundation and the South Carolina Realtors
    

   South Carolina has a property tax system that is unique among the 50 states. As this report shows, it is complex, nontransparent, inequitable, and noncompetitive.

3. Uncertain Futures

   Lincoln Institute Announce Winners of RFP Focused on Equity and Low-Growth Scenarios
   Land Lines Magazine
   July 2020
   By Emma Zehner, July 29, 2020

   In the coming year, MN350, a Minnesota-based climate justice organization, will work with the city of Bemidji, nonprofit groups, residents, and three tribal nations—Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White...

4. Boosting Local Climate Resilience and Economic Opportunity in the COVID-19 Era

   The Brookings Institution
   July 20, 2020
   Lincoln Institute in the News

5. The Property Tax in Latvia

   System Structure and Current Challenges
   Working Papers
   July 2020
   Sarmite Barvika

   The aim of this paper is to analyze the current state and trends of real property taxation policy in Latvia. Particular importance is given to the general statistical and historical overview of real...

6. What Makes Mixed-Use Development Economically Desirable?

   Working Papers
   July 2020
   Qing Shen and Feiyang Sun

   Mixed-use development has been widely advocated by urban planners as an important planning tool for sustainable urban development. However, despite the fact that mixed land use is commonly observed...

7. Uneven Impacts

   The Pandemic, The Property Tax, and Municipal Recovery
   Land Lines Magazine
   June 2020
   By Liz Farmer, June 16, 2020

   Local governments are still learning what the COVID-19 crisis will mean for their revenues over the next year. In large part, the answer will depend on what part of the economy they rely on for their...

8. Antiguas ciudades industriales

   Construir un renacimiento equitativo
   Policy Briefs
   May 2020
   Jessie Grogan

   Las antiguas ciudades industriales, que alguna vez impulsaron la industria y la prosperidad, perdieron millones de residentes y empleos en el s. XX debido a la economía cambiante. Con...

9. Large Scale Urban Projects

   The State and Gentrification in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region
   Working Papers
   April 2020
   Roberto Luís de Melo Monte-Mór, Renan Pereira Almeida, and Marcelo de Brito Brandão

   This paper assesses the degree to which a series of large-scale urban projects along the North Axis of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), Brazil, may have triggered a process of...

10. 2020 Professional Certificate in Municipal Finance- Phoenix

    Courses
    April 15, 2020

    Advance your career in urban planning, real estate, and economic development by earning certification in municipal finance