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After a Six-Year Struggle, Tenants in Boston’s Mattapan Neighborhood Win Permanent Affordability

When a new owner imposed sharp rent hikes in 2018, tenants organized and fought back. Now, more than 300 housing units will be affordable for the foreseeable future. Here’s how the tenants made it happen.

In between two buses is a group of people wearing rain jackets. One is holding up a sign that reads "Zohran Mamdani, 2. Brad Lander, 3. Adrienne Adams, 4. Zellnor Myrie, do not rank Cuomo"
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What Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win Means for the Tenant Movement

The mayoral candidate made a rent freeze central to his campaign. Here’s how his supporters used in-person campaigning to clinch a victory, and what’s ahead.

In a city square, perhaps a park, four workers in white protective jumpsuits and wearing masks lift a tent into the back of a garbage truck, while three others look on. Nearby are other tents and jumbled personal belongings, blankets, and clothes. In the foreground, a throw pillow printed with the words "But first, coffee" lies in the dirt.
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Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work, Study Finds

The analysis shows that these laws, including bans on sleeping outside, don’t reduce homelessness. Why are they on the rise?

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Opinion

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Is a Loss for Housing

The tax bill includes a significant expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. However, its other provisions, especially cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, are so harmful that the affordable housing field should not be celebrating.

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Reported Article

Researchers are Using AI to Get a Clearer Picture of Housing in the U.S.

Analysts are using artificial intelligence to supercharge their research by allowing them to comb through data faster. Though these AI tools can be error prone, they save time and housing researchers are optimistic about the future.

Two very similar apartment buildings side by side fill the frame, with a strip of blue sky above. The one on the left has been renovated and painted a putty color, and looks fresh and clean. The one on the right looks old and dirty and has missing windows and broken masonry.
Reported Article

What Happens if Trump Kills Section 8?

The Trump administration wants to nearly halve funding for federal rental assistance and make the states figure out how to distribute what’s left. Tenants, landlords, and housing providers say the fallout would be catastrophic, spiking homelessness and destabilizing communities.

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