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.
For Houston families who have endured floods, it’s hard to sustain traditions around furniture that isn’t there anymore or build traditions when there’s no guarantee your home will stay the way it is.
“We know we’ve been through a lot in 2019. People are just beginning to unpack it; I’m just unpacking it,” said Mayor Nan Whaley. "[But] to see Dayton be kind and proud of itself through such terrible, painful, hateful acts has been really beautiful at the same time.”
Police yellow tape and makeshift memorials with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons have become common in some neighborhoods of this deeply segregated city.
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.
A new lead risk map can help define neighborhoods with lead paint exposure risks, but not where lead service laterals lay buried in the ground
Homeless in New York City filed a complaint against NYPD they say violates a local anti-discrimination law designed to prevent Move Along orders.
Lead based paint hazards exist in 24 million homes; $52M in HUD grants will address 2,900 low-income housing units in 23 states.
Jason Silva of Beverly, Mass., presents his case for how affordable housing is a stop on the path to so much more.
As cities around the world coordinate rental rules, former mayors advising Airbnb could help the company get ahead of concerns raised by local governments.
One New Zealand town has a surplus of jobs and an affordable housing campaign creating an international stir.
The $300K in funding will support plans to help address a homelessness epidemic in Portland, Ore., with tiny homes.
A Philadelphia developer backs out on affordable housing agreed to under zoning reform, and Boston struggles with plans created under its policy formulas.
10.4 million U.S. households do not earn enough to afford rent, according to a report supporting the long-term viability of the National Housing Trust Fund.
The New Jersey non-profit Build with Purpose transfers underused real estate and finances affordable housing projects for seniors, veterans and others.
Lead is not only in old pipes, its also in most houses built before 1978. Satirist John Oliver calls out Congress on dwindling lead abatement funding.
Lawmakers propose that an unexpected tax windfall be used for affordable housing and to shelter the homeless through competitive housing grants.
