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21 April, 2026  

Edge an online magazine.

PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides you with a snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals, publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban development issues.

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Private industry plays a significant role in the rental housing market, and industry innovations in rental housing access can help improve outcomes for low- and moderate-income families at scale. To discuss how companies are improving the processes and systems that connect renters to units, the Bipartisan Policy Center recently hosted a virtual roundtable, “Housing Innovators: Modernizing Access to Rental Housing.”

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RESEARCH & DATA SPOTLIGHT

Evaluation of the Moving to Work Flexibility Cohort: Year 3 Report Findings From the Evaluation of the Moving to Work Flexibility Cohort: Year 3 Report

The Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration is a longstanding HUD initiative that offers selected public housing agencies (PHAs) greater flexibility in using federal funds and implementing locally designed programs to improve housing outcomes for low-income families. In September 2024, HUD published the "Evaluation of the Moving to Work Flexibility Cohort: Year 3 Report," which examines outcomes related to cost-effectiveness, self-sufficiency, or housing choice for the first cohort of 31 smaller, high-performing PHAs admitted under the MTW expansion. The evaluation pays particular attention to the use and effects of MTW flexibility, although it did not differentiate between flexibilities that encourage self-sufficiency and other types of waivers.

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HOUSING at 250

History of Multifamily Housing Finance in the United States
The financing of multifamily housing in the United States has evolved from ad hoc transactions stemming from local relationships in the late 19th to early 20th centuries to a sophisticated contemporary national marketplace that efficiently moves capital from investors around the world into multifamily housing developments nationwide. At the same time, fluctuations in financing availability have strongly influenced the pace of construction of new multifamily housing units.

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IN PRACTICE

In Missouri, Roadway Redesign Spurs New Housing Development
Nordic Landing is a mixed-income housing development in Springfield, Missouri, that furthers a major initiative to leverage transportation infrastructure for economic revitalization. The development offers 38 income-restricted units, 8 of which are reserved for youth transitioning out of foster care. Nordic Landing gives residents access to various social services, including an onsite early childhood education center. Nordic Landing was one of the first projects advanced under the Grant Avenue Parkway Corridor Plan, the city of Springfield's effort to promote mixed-use and pedestrian-friendly development in neighborhoods adjacent to the newly redesigned and rebuilt Grant Avenue Parkway.

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