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State and Cities Advance Affordability by Lowering Utility Costs

Climate funding from the federal government has become unreliable. But state and local programs in the Northeast offer alternative ways to make homes more efficient for low-income residents and reduce their utility bills.

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Housing

What Started as Emergency Housing Could Offer a Model for Ending Homelessness in Delaware

Four years ago, New Castle County bought a hotel to provide safe housing for its most vulnerable residents. That property evolved away from purely emergency housing to a very different, more holistic, model of care.

Housing

Can We Prevent Slumlords from Buying More Buildings?

Why should owners of buildings in illegally poor repair be able to buy more rentals? As Washington, D.C., found, it’s not the easiest thing to prevent.

COVID

As the Pandemic Continues, Officials Look to Long-Term Housing Options with Hotels

Advocates point to a bevy of successes in slowing the spread of the virus, but authorities struggle with cost burden.

The Road Less Traveled: Funding a Land Trust with NSP

In Delaware, a partnership with Diamond State CLT let Kent County leverage NSP money it wasn’t originally sure it had the capacity to use at all into permanently affordable housing.