Race

Local governments often come to different conclusions about how to address homelessness within their respective city borders. Varying approaches only exacerbate the problem.

Many Black churches in the U.S. are developing housing on their property, and becoming stronger activists in the fight for affordable housing.

Shelterforce recently hosted a conversation about how to fight, and win, against corporate landlords and their extractive business models. Watch the video or read the transcript.

The danger of unwelcoming neighbors should not be underestimated.

We sit down with Carlynn Newhouse, a spoken word artist, to discuss her latest poem on gentrification in Seattle and D.C.

What can be done to significantly advance Black homeownership and access to affordable housing? Watch the panel discussion.

When we talk about equity, we’re typically talking about individuals or neighborhoods. But what about the imbalance in power and access to resources between entire metropolitan areas?

As communities across the country begin promoting density to address the affordable housing crisis, they must grapple with how that housing will be built, and for whom.

Between biased property appraisals that undervalue Black-owned properties and biased tax assessments that levy an unfair burden, homeowners of color are flanked by a double-whammy of racism.

A new video game aims to educate players on the various housing barriers facing Black Americans through history. How well does it do that?

Expanding access to the housing market is unlikely to do much to close the racial wealth gap. Here’s why.

Homes owned by people of color are appraised for less than identical homes owned by white families. Nationwide, that’s led to more than $150 billion in lost equity. How can we stop appraisal bias?