Tag: housing costs
How the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Drives Housing Inequality
If high home prices and rents are hallmarks of inequality, the actions of the Federal Reserve should give us pause. Its policy interventions have had profound effects on housing prices.
Are Tiny Homes a Piece of the Affordable Housing Puzzle?
More and more tiny homes are being built across the U.S. Where are they being developed, who they are serving, and what obstacles do they face in addressing the need for more affordable housing?
What Does ‘Gentrification’ Really Mean?
The word "gentrification" has become a widespread and highly debated term. We’ve found that there are (at least) four broad kinds of things that people mean when they say they are concerned about “gentrification."
Staying Afloat: The Ongoing Struggle for Affordable Housing
A multi-faceted approach is necessary to stem the rising number of severely cost-burdened households in the United States.
Labor Goes to Bat for Housing: a Community-Labor coalition in San...
Organized labor and affordable housing advocates in San Jose and Silicon Valley have formed a coalition to support more low-income housing, inclusionary zoning, and tenants rights.