Miriam Axel-Lute

We’ve compiled a roundup of the major housing and community development–related actions and changes we’ve seen so far in Trump’s second term.

Though it hasn’t taken any action yet, DOGE has officially assigned a team to NeighborWorks America. The congressionally chartered nonprofit provides resources and training to a network of hundreds of local organizations that develop affordable housing and support homeowners and communities.

The Mount Laurel Doctrine is credited with helping to create 75,000 affordable homes in New Jersey. But, of course, it hasn’t been a simple panacea either.

The president’s executive orders threaten the funding of a wide range of housing programs in the U.S. Over a dozen federal grantees told us how they’ve been affected, and how they’re planning for an uncertain future.

We don’t often make a clear distinction between investors and speculators, which makes it harder to identify harmful behavior—and to find solutions for it.

The day after a judge put a temporary block on a federal funding freeze, the administration rescinded the memo that started it all. Here’s why mixed messaging has left advocates confused–and housing funds in jeopardy.

President Trump’s order that would freeze already-appropriated federal funding has been delayed until Feb. 3. The order has raised alarm and dread in the housing world.

For such a commonly used term, “affordable housing” means a lot of different things to different people and in different contexts.

Advocates are looking for common ground to work with the new administration, but are also prepared to defend critical policies and programs that could come under attack.

Affordable housing and neighborhood investment programs are closely tied to banking and the Treasury Department. What is the incoming administration’s attitude toward some key financial regulations, and how easy would it be for them to enact changes?

What are the root causes of the housing crisis and how can we address them?

Schools could be kept open despite falling enrollment if planners took a wider view of communities.