Date & Time
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Name
Vacant Properties as a Source for Affordable Housing in Middle Neighborhoods
Speakers
Carol Clarke, Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham
Kris Hoff, NCST
Chris Rosselot, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Marcos Morales, Hogar Hispano, Inc.
Kris Hoff, NCST
Chris Rosselot, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Marcos Morales, Hogar Hispano, Inc.
Description
- Understand what middle neighborhoods are, why they are increasingly vulnerable, and what five decades of demographic and economic data reveal about residential vacancy trends
- Hear how the Birmingham, Seattle, and Pittsburgh regions are leveraging vacant properties to expand housing inventory and stabilize working- and middle-class communities
- Learn programmatic and policy strategies from the Middle Neighborhoods Initiative that you can adapt to support similar work in your community