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Rising costs, rent arrears, and aging properties are forcing nonprofit affordable housing developers to rethink what they can afford to own.

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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 ...

This month, I visited Lt. Petrosino Square in downtown Manhattan, the center of a sprawling art installation by Alex Strada. I was met with a series of brightly colored signs displaying heartfelt ...

A project in Portland, Oregon, aims to turn aging rentals into affordable condos, offering lower price points and a path to ownership. But that affordability currently rests on temporary subsidies and ...

Wages have long been out of step with housing costs. Santa Fe hopes to change that by tying minimum wage increases to HUD’s Fair Market Rent estimates. What happens when you connect wages to local ...

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 ...