Friday news roundup 9/27/13

Greater Greater Washington (via Planetizen): Co-ops provide a path to preserve affordable housing

The HUDdle: Five years later — a housing market on the rebound

MetroTrends: Confronting the challenge of long-term unemployment

MetroTrends: Tax provisions are the largest source of federal expenditures on children

Next City: White House sending $300 million in new and unlocked grants to Detroit

NLIHC: Renters continue to face high rates of unaffordable housing cost burden, low rental vacancy rates

NLIHC: U.S. median income and poverty rates unchanged in 2012

Off the Charts: Five things we learned from Census about poverty, income, and health insurance