Rising costs, rent arrears, and aging properties are forcing nonprofit affordable housing developers to rethink what they can afford to own.
Across the country, communities are grappling with how to ensure housing is truly fit to live in—not just on paper, but in practice. While habitability laws exist in many cities, enforcement is often ...
Alex Strada worked with 300 shelter staff members and residents to create "Public Address." The project will travel across ...
A Portland, Oregon, project aims to turn aging rentals into affordable condos. But that affordability currently rests on ...
Wages are out of step with housing costs. Santa Fe hopes to change that by tying minimum wage increases to HUD’s Fair Market ...
Investigations into the fair housing practices of two US cities directly contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court. Cities must continue this work. Although HUD has initiated the process ...
Nearly two years after the state of New York adopted a law that prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without a just cause, 19 municipalities have opted into its protections. The state’s Good ...
Ending unsheltered homelessness was a major campaign promise for the current mayor of Portland, Oregon. Homelessness service providers in the area say he chose methods that don’t work. Shelterforce is ...
Ending unsheltered homelessness was a major campaign promise for the current mayor of Portland, Oregon. Homelessness service providers in the area say he chose methods that don't work. Steven Rock, a ...
The Continuum of Care Program, the federal government’s biggest pool of funds for housing homeless people, will continue with its original funding plan—pending a final decision from the courts. After ...
As the single-family rental market grows, tenant organizers are adapting their tactics to a housing landscape that stretches across neighborhoods—with no shared spaces, and often, no clear landlord.