Understanding
Structural Innovation

We seek to advance our understanding of how, when, and where structural innovations can and should be used to (re)design the market for the public good.

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Equitable tax policy is key to unlocking shared equity housing potential

Grounded Solutions Network (GSN) is committed to addressing one of the most pressing issues in housing today: the systemic barriers that prevent low-income communities and communities of color from achieving long-term housing stability and building wealth. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) and shared-equity housing models, which separate… Read More
Nov 25, 2024

Unlocking home equity and enabling wealth-building with shared appreciation

Bonus Homes CEO Kyle Kamrooz watched his father lose everything during the 2008 financial crisis, including their family home, sold to pay off creditors. This decision haunted Kyle because he knew their home would be worth much more in the future. It was then that he recognized a fundamental… Read More
Nov 22, 2024

Transforming rentals to make affordability, accessibility, and stability the norm, not the exception

Nationwide, over 11 million renter households allocate more than 50% of their income to housing, underscoring the need for innovative solutions that can ease cost burdens and enhance housing stability. Structural barriers— such as limited access to wealth, historical policies, and racial discrimination in the housing market— further deepen this… Read More
Nov 21, 2024

Connecting diverse firms with opportunity in the construction industry

Tough Leaf is an innovative platform launched in October 2020 to transform how minority-owned businesses participate in the construction and development industry. By bridging a critical gap between developers and small, diverse, underrepresented construction firms, the platform addresses long-standing disparities in access to housing-related contracts and wealth-building opportunities.  At… Read More
Nov 19, 2024

11 Must Reads to Expand Your Understanding of Valuing Homes in Black Communities 

Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution are hosting the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge and invite innovators with market- or policy-based structural innovations to apply.   In designing this challenge, we also wanted to share the wisdom of experts who have made… Read More
Nov 8, 2024

Map of Structural Innovations in the United States

Innovators across the United States are building structural innovations that (re)design markets. The interactive map below highlights their transformative efforts, showcasing market- and policy-based innovations addressing critical issues like the racial wealth gap and the devaluation of homes in Black communities. We invite you to explore how these projects… Read More
Nov 4, 2024

Redesigning the housing market to address the devaluation of homes in Black-majority neighborhoods

Economic Architecture and the Brookings Institution are partnering to advance a new generation of structural innovations to create a more equitable housing market. Read More
Oct 29, 2024

Economic Architecture and Brookings announce launch of Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge

Local innovators will be eligible for prize funding for the most promising market- and policy-based innovations to address housing devaluation  Washington, D.C. – Economic Architecture and The Brookings Institution today announced the opening of the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, which focuses on identifying structural innovations with the potential… Read More
Oct 23, 2024

A new vision for West Baltimore: Blocks of connected communities

Parity Homes in West Baltimore is challenging conventional development models while revitalizing abandoned homes and preserving their historical integrity. Read More
Oct 17, 2024
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We seek to foster a new generation of structural innovations with the potential to address problems of historic proportions.

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Design

We seek to design, build and launch structural innovations with the potential to address problems of historic proportions.

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