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Prosperous Communities is an experienced consulting, research, and training organization
dedicated to helping communities create and preserve workforce and affordable housing.
Dr. William S. Hettinger, the President of Prosperous Communities, is an internationally known expert on workforce housing solutions for resort communities and community leadership strategies.
Prosperous Communities combines academic rigor with real world knowledge and experience to devise and implement effective solutions to complex business and social problems
Our clients include cities and towns worldwide, national nonprofit organizations, small, community-based nonprofits, as well as local businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
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| Our clients include cities and towns worldwide, national nonprofit organizations, small, community-based nonprofits, as well as local businesses and Fortune 500 companies. |
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The Prosperous Communities Shoppe |
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Affordable housing is a pressing problem that challenges communities today. Populations grow, but the supply of land remains fixed. Housing prices rise faster than incomes. Even middle-class folks can't afford to live in many communities any more. Cities and towns worldwide face a growing housing crisis.
Living and Working in Paradise: Why Housing is Too Expensive
and What Communities Can Do about It
delves into the theories of economics and housing and identifies housing market externalities -- growth management regulations, exclusionary zoning and land-use regulations, and second-home demand - as the causes of housing market failure and the growing
community housing crisis.
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Articles, Presentations, Podcasts |
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Mentoring |
| We can provide one-on-one mentoring to assist with the leadership development of new housing professionals and to provide guidance and assistance on specific projects.
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Testimonials |
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"We urge anyone and everyone concerned about the housing shortage to pick up a copy of Hettinger's book."
-- Key West Citizen, July 31, 2005
Essential reading for anyone interested in the provision of affordable housing solutions involving private and government partnerships.
– Social and Economic Studies, June 2005
Hettinger’s research… will provide a useful tool, which can be used by middle class America in their efforts to firstly understand rapidly increasing housing costs and secondly what can be done about it.
– Journal of Urban Affairs, April 2005
Overall, the text is highly informative and of considerable value to community planners, local government officials, civic activists and others.
-- Planning Perspectives, January 2006
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