Voters approved dozens of housing-related measures, including stronger tenant protections, property tax relief for homeowners ...

An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...

HUD proposed a rule to ban mixed-status families from public and other federally supported housing. Housing is secure, but a ...

Many rural counties in New York rely on hotels for shelter space. A few counties tried an alternative solution.

In 2021, the eviction of an encampment at Echo Park Lake made headlines. A group of archivists is making sure the story isn't ...

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Enabled by provisions in the JOBS Act of 2012 that allow smaller scale investing, community members are becoming co-owners of local real estate projects. An enduring vision for many people across the ...

Housing advocates in Eugene, Oregon, are seeking to create a legislative framework that would allow tenants to collectively acquire multifamily buildings when a building comes up for sale. One sign of ...

In Evanston, Illinois, and Minneapolis, tenants organized against the same private-equity-backed landlord. In Evanston, the city provided financial support for tenant organizing while Minneapolis did ...

Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. In this Under the Lens series, Shelterforce examines what it ...

The financial intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts. Total development cost, or TDC: The summed costs ...