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A Housing Guidebook for Local Leaders

As part of our "At Home on Main Street" project, this guidebook provides detailed guidance on zoning, regulations, downtown vacancies, real estate funding, and more to help local leaders improve housing access and affordability in their communities.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
March 16, 2023
Cover of Housing Guidebook featuring aerial view of downtown
Publication

A Report on the State of Housing

As part of our "At Home on Main Street" project, this report explores nationwide research on housing stock, affordability, and accessibility in historic downtowns and neighborhoods.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
May 11, 2022
Cover of At Home on Main Street
Publication

Tax Credits 101

National Trust for Historic Preservation experts share how non-profits can use tax credits to protect historic buildings and community assets.

  • Community Preservation
  • Real Estate and Property Development
October 24, 2020
Tools of the trade: tax credits 101. What is tax credit financing and how does it work?
Video

Absentee Property Owners 101

Advice for downtown managers to resolve issues with absentee property owners to ensure a vibrant and sustainable downtown landscape. Published by Indiana Main Street.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
July 15, 2020
Interior of the Kern building during rehabilitation in 2017 showing exposed beams and wood.
Presentation

Seeing Small

Learn why small-scale development projects and incremental improvements are the key to creating vibrant local economies and distinctive places that will thrive well into the future. Published in State of Main.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
April 15, 2018
Graphic featuring lots of overlapping small bubbles in a cloud. Text reads "seeing small, by Jim Heid and Samanthan Beckerman."
Article

Manufacturers Finding New Homes along Main Street

Independent makers and manufacturers are helping to fuel a renaissance in downtowns and commercial districts, harnessing renewed interest in locally produced materials and experiential shopping. Published in State of Main.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
  • Small Business & Entrepreneurship
April 15, 2016
A line of industrial embroidery machines
Article

Crowd-Funded Real Estate

Learn how local funding solutions like investment clubs and community-driven fundraising can kickstart downtown redevelopment.- Published in Main Street Now Journal.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
April 15, 2013
Crowd funded real estate: from traditional to high tech, local capital supports brick and mortar initiatives
Article

On the Flip” Side of Historic Preservation

Learn how a Main Street turned a historic preservation problem into an real estate opportunity and learned how to acquire, rehab, and save historic buildings while bringing in critical income. Published in main Street Now Journal.

  • Community Preservation
  • Real Estate and Property Development
July 15, 2011
Illustration of a real estate sign in front of a house. On the flip side of historic preservation: Main Street Kingwood.
Article