Community Development Field

In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present owners of their tax credit–financed properties, claiming that in exercising an opt-out provision they violated both state and federal requirements.

Keeping our heads down and our language inoffensive is not the right response to the times we’re in. Solidarity and courage is.

The financial intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts.

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.

In Maryland, parents and school leaders joined with housing advocates to win additional rental assistance, targeted to families in the state’s community schools.

Despite Enterprise Community Partners’ majority voting stake in Bellwether Enterprise, the nonprofit lender long insisted it couldn’t address its subsidiary commercial mortgage lender’s questionable lending for mobile home park purchases.

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.

Many affordable housing developers worry Trump’s proposed taxes on imports and crackdown on immigration will be detrimental to the industry. Others hope deregulation reduces development costs enough to offset those effects. What’s the most likely outcome?

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?

Insurance carriers have dramatically raised premiums or even canceled policies on affordable housing providers, according to survey results.

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