Learn from people who are implementing exciting new strategies for funding community ownership—both public and private.
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some tenants who would have to leave are ...
Some strategies to increase racial equity aim to increase access to the existing system, while others try to make the system ...
Jacob Folger spent 13 years of his life homeless, starting when he left home at 14 to escape a violent father. He joined the ...
An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...
There are sometimes audible gasps in a room as Richard Rothstein talks about his book, The Color of Law, and the United States government’s work to create, encourage, and enforce racial segregation in ...
This Under the Lens series explores the growing use of technology in the housing world. Can the proper guardrails be put in place so “innovative” tools don’t make the housing crisis worse? Top ...
Tenant screening software has become an industry standard. It sifts through publicly available and proprietary data to gauge the suitability of potential renters. An applicant’s rent-paying history is ...
Across the U.S., private-equity firms, real estate investment firms, and other types of investors have been making multimillion-dollar purchases of “mobile” home communities. Many of these newer park ...
In January, Louisiana state troopers, alongside other state agencies, swept homeless encampments in downtown New Orleans and bused over 100 people to an industrial warehouse away from the city center ...
When it comes to President-elect Donald Trump’s policy stances on HUD, there are a lot of unknowns. Housing advocates aren’t exactly sure what to expect, but they’re looking to the president-elect’s ...