Housing
Housing is a critical area of focus for local and state government agencies, addressing the need for affordable, safe, and accessible living conditions for all residents. Governments are tasked with developing policies and programs that support housing development, zoning, and homelessness prevention. This directory offers articles on housing and related topics like planning, which examines the design and regulation of the physical spaces in which communities live and work, ensuring sustainable and equitable growth.
Police yellow tape and makeshift memorials with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons have become common in some neighborhoods of this deeply segregated city.
State Farm, the largest in the state, Allstate and other insurers declined to renew roughly 350,000 policies in areas at high risk for wildfires since 2015, the California Department of Insurance said back in August.
Saturday’s fire was possibly the deadliest in the Las Vegas area since 1980, when 87 people died and more than 700 were injured in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel.
Voters in 12 cities will consider housing affordability measures to finance the construction or expansion of affordable housing opportunities.
A Facebook session about the Seattle affordable housing plan with the mayor attracts questions about developer requirements, upzoning, displacement and more.
Planners and partners in Columbus, Ohio, have made Weinland Park a model for successfully managed gentrification that does not push low income residents out.
The developer is asking for a tax break to build a Bay City low income senior development on a vacant parking lot.
Mayor Ed Murray taps experienced public-relations manager that has good relationships with local advocates to be Seattle’s first homelessness czar.
We found out which states offer the most senior low income housing
The Chicago Riverline project will revitalize a riverfront long treated as a backwater and add at least 3,600 units, but no low-income housing.
Affordable housing advocates say Portland short term rentals are making the Oregon city’s housing crisis worse.
A new study and a company that trolls short-term listing data on Airbnb and other sites can help cities understand and respond to short-term rentals.
After unearthing where low income people are most pressed to pay rent, we wanted to find the Top 10 Best Cities for Affordable Housing.
See how some Massachusetts’ towns are managing community preservation funds for affordable housing projects and requests.
Gov1 has uncovered where low income people are most pressed to pay for a home in our Top 10 Worst Cities for Affordable Housing.
A lack of affordable housing is a widespread American problem. Gov1 uncovered which states have the least affordable housing opportunities for their populations
Efficientgov included cost of living data in determining the top 10 best states for low-income housing. HUD reports a wage-rent gap affecting more than 12 million
A Las Vegas anti-squatting law and cooperation between utility departments, police and code enforcement are slowly addressing problems at abandoned homes.
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