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.
“The net result, in my opinion,” said Howard Belodoff, the Idaho Legal Aid attorney who represented the Boise homeless residents in the case, “is that local officials and municipalities will have to address the issues surrounding homelessness, and not just make it a crime to sleep.”
Through this series of personal portraits and interviews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has created a window into the lives of America’s most vulnerable populations.
While it’s more expensive to live in Seattle, San Francisco and other cities known for a housing crisis and homelessness, Phoenix rents are outpacing salaries.
Lead based paint hazards exist in 24 million homes; $52M in HUD grants will address 2,900 low-income housing units in 23 states.
Homeless in New York City filed a complaint against NYPD they say violates a local anti-discrimination law designed to prevent Move Along orders.
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.
Santa Monica closes the digital divide by bringing the nation’s fastest broadband to affordable housing through an award-winning pilot project.
Subsidized housing in 2014 had its share of high-income residents, according to an investigation of 15 housing authorities by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
New research shows that affordable rental housing may not really exist in 11 major U.S. cities, and their surrounding regions.
From policy to performance analytics management and a public data portal, Jackson, Miss., has ushered in unprecedented progress on blight homes.
Tiny houses, or micro-homes, may change the game when it comes to finding affordable housing solutions or addressing homelessness.
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