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Housing matters. A stable, quality, affordable home is a foundation for so many other parts of life. How do we bring it in reach for everyone?
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Affordable Housing Financing Is Overpriced, But It Doesn’t Have to Be
Affordable housing construction finance reflects market norms, but its track record shows it’s far less risky than conventional market-rate housing loans. While lower default rates should lead to lower interest rates, they currently do not.
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“A Grim March Toward Death”: What HUD’s New Homeless Policy Looks Like on the Ground
Administrators from 55 Continuum of Care sites share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work.
Breaking Down the Numbers: The 2027 White House Budget Proposal Explained
The president’s proposed plan would slash billions from federal housing and community development programs. While Congress may reject many cuts, they still merit attention. Here we look at the numbers, how they differ from last year, and why it all matters.
How We Rewrote a Tax Incentive to Encourage More Affordable Housing
Chattanooga, Tennessee, aligned its housing tax incentive with the actual cost of charging more affordable rents. Developers are participating.
How Camden County is Using Shared Housing to Tackle Homelessness—Without New Funding
A county-backed initiative is helping providers design and launch housing pilot programs in New Jersey, with money that was already in the system.
Free Land, Retail Rents, and Other Ways Cities Are Cutting Reliance on Federal Housing Funds
Though the federal role will always be necessary, local governments, and developers themselves, are looking for ways to develop affordable housing with less federal subsidy. Here are some of the approaches they are trying.
The Federal Housing Bill: ‘A Bunch of Tweaks, But Good Ones’
Two bills passed with rare 80-percent-plus majorities in the Senate and House appear to be headed to a joint conference committee. The outcome could be a broad update to federal housing and community development rules—or it all might fall apart.
We’re Making Housing Harder to Preserve Than It Should Be
To maintain older housing stock, aligning programs to address building deterioration before it is severe offers big payoffs, preserving both homes and housing affordability.
Poem: Landlord
Poet Lindo Jones, known as LindoYes, reads one of his poems about the lifelong effects of eviction on a child.
Supporting Milwaukee’s Youth Through Housing and Opportunity
DeShanda Williams and Nikea Ward have spent their careers supporting young people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, helping them move from instability to safety through housing, trust, and consistent support.
The Results of a HUD Study Don’t Tell the Full Story of a Program That Helps Families Save
The Family Self-Sufficiency Program has benefits and potential that make the program worth funding—despite the administration’s move to the contrary.
You Can’t Have Social Housing Without Building Housing
Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.
How to Make the Case for Supportive Housing
As federal funding for homelessness programs is threatened, housing advocates are combining large-scale research and case-level data to show why supportive housing works—and why it matters.