Latest Breakthroughs Issue Covers Land Banks, Regulatory Reform, and Historic Preservation

Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
Breakthroughs Newsletter
 
September 2008
 
This year's fifth edition of Breakthroughs has just been
posted on the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC)
website. In this issue, you'll read about land banking,
regulatory reform, and the rehabilitation of historic
properties.
 
Check out the September issue of Breakthroughs to see
how...
 
o Land banks can turn tax-foreclosed or abandoned
properties into affordable housing;
 
o Orange County, Florida is encouraging affordable
development by adopting expedited review and impact fee
discounts; and
 
o Old and historically significant properties can be
rehabilitated for affordable housing purposes.
 
Again, you can read or download the current issue
at archives.huduser.gov/rbc/archives/newsletter/vol7iss5more.html.
If you have similar stories that you think would help others,
we'd like to know about them. Call us at 1-800-245-2691,
option 4, or send us an email at rbcsubmit@huduser.gov.
Who knows, we may even highlight your community's
efforts in a future issue of Breakthroughs!
 
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