Housing

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

The Rent Brigade says it’s found evidence of thousands of likely instances of rent gouging. In some cases, the landlords accused of exploiting the fires had made campaign donations to those responsible for enforcement.

Having access to shelter based on your gender identity is still the law, but HUD won’t enforce it, and is working to remove that protection. The result may be an even greater rise in unsheltered homelessness.

Our running list of major federal housing actions since Jan. 20.

A legal case claiming that COVID-era eviction moratoriums were unconstitutional could spell trouble for tenant protections

Since Trump took office, the administration has blocked multiple affordable housing funding streams. Here’s a look at which funds have been frozen, which have been reinstated, and which are in the courts.

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.

Housing Choice Voucher holders rely on their local housing authority to pay the bulk of their rent. What happens if it isn’t paid?

Voters chose to provide a new social housing development authority with the funding it needs to succeed—despite opposition from the mayor and tech corporations.

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

From California to North Carolina, tenants are organizing to demand protections from natural disasters.

It’s been a year since Catalunya implemented rent control. How well is it working, and why have tenants rallied for more protections?