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Supreme Court Considers Landlord Appeal That Could Overturn Tenant Protections

May 7, 2025 | Spencer Bailey

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

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Blocked, Restored, Blocked Again—Housing Funds Are in Legal Limbo

May 6, 2025 | Roshan Abraham

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.

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Trump’s First 100 Days: What’s Happened with Housing?

April 30, 2025 | Miriam Axel-Lute, Lara Heard and Shelby R. King

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.

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Art: “The Parade,” Works of Social Commentary by Philly-Based Spiral Q

April 29, 2025 | Lara Heard

Puppets, banners, and more—this Philly-based group helps organizations respond to social issues with art.

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The Government Didn’t Pay My Rent. Now What?

April 28, 2025 | Shelby R. King

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

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Is DOGE Coming After NeighborWorks?

April 23, 2025 | Miriam Axel-Lute

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.

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How Social Housing Won in Seattle, Despite a Flood of Big Tech Money

April 21, 2025 | Roshan Abraham

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.

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ICE Is Coming to Your Building—Are You Ready?

April 15, 2025 | Shelby R. King

If you have residents or clients who might be targeted by ICE (you do), it’s crucial to know what to do, and what not to do, when immigration officials show up.

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How Education and Housing Advocates Worked Together to Win More Rental Assistance

April 14, 2025 | Katherine Davis and Jessica Shiller

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

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Dual Crises: Housing in a Changing Climate

Americans are struggling more than ever to find and maintain housing they can afford. The climate crisis is only making things worse. In this series, Shelterforce takes a deeper look at the intersection of housing and climate change, and the threat a changing climate poses to the nation’s stock of affordable housing. What are some of the possible solutions and challenges to confront that threat?
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Shelter and the Storm: Housing and Climate Change are Intertwined

July 24, 2024 | Lara Heard

We're taking on these intersectional crises in our latest Under the Lens series.
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Beating Extreme Heat as a Community

July 30, 2024 | Jill Webb

U.S. cities don't provide residents with enough protection against heat, the deadliest weather-related killer in the world. But in NYC, one organization came together to distribute ACs to neighbors in need.

What Makes Affordable Housing ‘Green’?

August 1, 2024 | Roshan Abraham

There's no one way to determine what makes "green" housing. Here's a breakdown of the standards and considerations used by the affordable housing industry.
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Retreating From the Coasts Makes Sense, But Our Current Approach Isn’t Working

August 6, 2024 | Tim Robustelli and Yuliya Panfil

As flooding, sea level rise, fires, and other climate impacts increase, we'll need to move about 20 million Americans by 2100. Here's how we can rethink managed retreat to get ahead of the rising tides.
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What Two Wildfires Reveal About the Cracks in Our Emergency Response

August 13, 2024 | Shelby R. King

Thousands lost their homes in the Almeda and Marshall fires. Years into long-term recovery, a look at who received emergency assistance and who was left out can teach us a lot about which populations are most vulnerable to climate events.

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In New Jersey, Pivotal Affordable Housing Decision Turns 50

March 28, 2025 | Miriam Axel-Lute

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.
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Six Reasons Why Housing Is a Human Right

March 25, 2025 | Fran Quigley

A law professor explains why housing should be—and someday might be—considered a human right in the United States.
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Public Lands Can Help Us Tackle the Housing Crisis in the West

February 14, 2025 | Mark Allison

The U.S. owns more than 650 million acres of public lands, and it has the power to sell or lease limited parcels for affordable housing. But mass disposal of public lands, as some legislators have proposed, is not the answer.

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