• States Seek to Keep Seniors Out of Nursing Homes
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   October 2012
• States are searching for affordable ways to allow seniors in need of long-term care to remain in their homes. View our special series on aging in America at governing.com/generations.
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• New Approach to Nonprofits Paying Property Taxes Taking Shape
• Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   |   Pennsylvania   |   September 26, 2012
• In a rare move, UPMC this year guaranteed South Fayette a steady flow of money on a parcel it is buying from the township for an $18.5 million branch of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, even though the land could become tax-exempt.

• San Diego OKs Ordinances to Keep Banks Accountable
• Source: U-T San Diego   |   San Diego   |   September 20, 2012
• The two ordinances aimed to give the city more tools to hold property owners responsible for abandoned properties and require banks doing business with the city to provide data about their lending, foreclosures and service to minority communities.

• Miami Taps into Organic, Local Food Movement to End Homelessness
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Miami   |   September 13, 2012
• A community just outside the city offers homeless people a paycheck and place to live in exchange for work on a sustainable urban farm.

• California Urges Fed Probe of Eminent Domain Boycott Threats
• Source: Reuters   |   California   |   September 11, 2012
• California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom says he wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate "threats" by Wall Street investors and government agencies against local communities that are considering using eminent domain to seize and restructure poorly performing mortgages to benefit cash-strapped homeowners.
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• Feds Slam Florida for Dumping Disabled Kids in Nursing Homes
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   September 7, 2012
• The Justice Department says disabled youngsters have been forced to live in nursing homes in violation of their civil rights.
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• Is Your City Age-Friendly?
• BY: News Staff   |   Nation   |   August 31, 2012
• Take the World Health Organization's survey to see if your city is age-friendly.
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• Q&A on Senior Housing with Former HUD Secretary
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   August 31, 2012
• Henry Cisneros discusses his new book on senior housing and what local and federal governments need to do to address the housing needs of seniors.
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• New York Apartments Go Micro
• BY: Zach Patton   |   September 2012
• The city is looking to develop apartments the size of a couple parking spaces to accommodate its 1.8 million one- and two-person households.

• Wall Street Warns Against Using Eminent Domain to Help End the Foreclosure Crisis
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   August 20, 2012
• With many areas of the country still digging out from the housing crisis, some local governments are considering taking on the underwater mortgages at a substantially lower price, thus making them more affordable for the borrower.

• Florida Legislature Turns Blind Eye to Property Insurance Reform
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   August 13, 2012
• With the backing of Gov. Rick Scott, and a mostly silent Legislature, the state-run insurer has advanced an aggressive agenda of higher rates and reduced coverage.

• Court: New Jersey Can't Use Affordable-Housing Money
• Source: AP/Philadelphia Inquirer   |   New Jersey   |   August 13, 2012
• In June, the state Supreme Court ruled that the governor did not have the authority to dismantle the agency on his own. But another question remained: Could the state seize the $200 million or so towns had set aside for affordable housing?

• New U.S. Homes Burn Faster, as States Ban Sprinkler Requirements
• Source: Reuters   |   Nation   |   August 10, 2012
• In the past four years, state governments have enacted bills forbidding cities and towns from requiring sprinklers in new homes.

• Atlanta Considers Raising Development Fees
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Atlanta   |   August 8, 2012
• Small signs of life in metro Atlanta's real estate and construction industries have local governments asking whether they should charge developers more to build homes, commercial properties and offices.

• Home Price Index Shows Gains in 20 Largest US Cities
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   August 1, 2012
• Housing prices have now risen for the last year in more than half of major U.S. cities, marking a milestone in the historic housing collapse that set off the 2007-2009 recession and now may be nearing an end. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index rose 2.2% in May, beating economists' forecasts, as all 20 of the nation's largest metropolitan areas posted gains from April.