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Airbnb’s Lobbying Campaign Meets Resistance Across World Cup Host Cities

As the World Cup arrives in 11 American cities, Airbnb is spending millions lobbying to loosen short-term rental regulations. Here's how cities are responding.

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Housing

Staking On Community

As analysts probe the causes of the subprime foreclosure debacle, a couple of things seem clear about the solutions. First, few people will be helped by the current crop of […]

Community Development Field

Target: Problem Properties

For 12 years the building at 151 Chapman Street (above) stood vacant on a prominent corner, a menacing landmark that attracted squatters and generated no taxes for the hard-pressed city […]

A round blue and orange sign on an urban street corner with a train on it reads "Welcome to the Ironbound"
Neighborhood Change

Tales of Three Cities

Even after neighboring Hoboken turned from working-class enclave to exclusive high-cost outpost, some think that will never happen to Newark…

An unhoused man wrapped in a brown blanket sits on the sidewalk. There are two large bags to the left of him. Behind him is a whitewashed cement wall of a building.
Housing

One Paycheck Away—A Family’s Path to Homelessness

When the Sjoblom family realized they might soon lose their home in Matawan, New Jersey, Diane Sjoblom found the National Coalition for the Homeless. Through email, letters, and telephone conversations, NCH reconstructed their journey into homelessness and ensuing efforts to find living wage employment to improve their situation.