Preventing unnecessary evictions is more important than ever for local governments. Here are some of the approaches being ...
States can pursue legal remedies under anti-trust laws when landlords collude to raise rents or institute junk fees—even if ...
Administrators from 55 Continuum of Care sites share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work. Editor’s Note: The author spoke with ...
In the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing, taxes on controversial activities from gambling to short-term rentals are often appealing. Here's how that's been working in four communities. While ...
With rising insurance, debt, and operating costs outpacing rents and subsidies, affordable housing is becoming harder to ...
In this webinar, panelists will explain what a solidarity economy is, what its principles are, and ways they may be applied ...
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go. I met public housing resident Milagros ...
Two bills passed with rare 80-percent-plus majorities in the Senate and House appear to be headed to a joint conference committee. The outcome could be a broad update to federal housing and community ...
In Canada, more than half of all housing on community land trusts is cooperative housing. In the U.S., that number is less ...
After a years-long, tenant-led effort, Louisville will use a new tool to analyze whether a proposed housing development can meet a neighborhood’s housing needs and income levels. If it doesn’t, the ...
What could your community do if your city or state owned its own bank? In 2020, the nonprofit organization Action Center on Race & the Economy published a study showing that state and local ...