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Bracing for the Housing Loss Tsunami
Despite decreased eviction and foreclosure filings, surveys are sounding the alarm: more than a quarter of Americans are housing insecure.
Will the Shock of COVID-19 Finally Move Land Administration Into the Modern World?
Yuliya Panfil and Thierry Hoza Ngoga wrote for TRFN on how officials must update archaic land systems to increase resilience for the future.
Puerto Ricans’ Newest Struggle: Trying to Stay Home on an Island Without Sufficient Shelter
Yuliya Panfil and Adi Martínez-Roman wrote for the Daily News revealing new data that 250,000 Puerto Ricans were improperly denied FEMA aid.
No Title, No Problem: Land Rights with Digital Maps, Social Media
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a TRFN article on how governments are embracing digital evidence in order to establish property claims.
Americans Are Trying to Shelter in Place—But They May End Up Losing Their Homes
The pandemic is threatening housing for millions of Americans. Cities and states are leading the way in protecting them.
70 Million Worldwide Are Displaced. Can Smartphones Help Them Get Home?
Yuliya Panfil wrote for Good ID on how data trails could help reunite individuals with their homes and land.
Tension Heats Up Between Church and Villagers Amid Georgia Land Ownership Debate
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Reuters article on enduring property registration issues in the modernizing country of Georgia.
Welcome to 2020
There's a slew of issues to examine in the property rights space. What will FPR focus on this year?
The Right to Be Seen
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Yuliya Panfil wrote for Project Syndicate about how invisible groups can use their data trails to access services.
Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers Aren’t Just Good Stewardship, They’re Smart Business
Yuliya Panfil wrote for Land Portal about the far-reaching impact of land tenure insecurity in the Ghanaian cocoa sector.
Open Land Data in the Fight Against Corruption
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Land Portal report on the potential of open data to fight corruption in the land sector.
After the Storm
Disasters are driving millions of Americans from their homes—and politicians are failing to get them back.
Does Your Phone Know Where You Live?
FPR hosted a workshop on September 27th to discuss how data can be used to document land and property rights.