Housing
Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them Private equity firms are buying up mobile home parks at an alarming rate, leading to rising rents and evictions that disproportionately affect low-income residents who can least afford to lose their homes. The […]
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More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did
More young adults are living with their parents than previous generations did The number of young adults living with their parents has increased by 1.5 million over the past decade, a 6.3% jump, more than double the rate of growth for the young adult population overall. The main reason for this trend is affordability: urban […]
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From Seattle to Atlanta, new social housing programs seek to make homes permanently affordable for a range of incomes
From Seattle to Atlanta, new social housing programs seek to make homes permanently affordable for a range of incomes Seattle has become a national model for social housing initiatives, with voters approving a ballot measure to fund permanently affordable homes through a payroll tax on high incomes. The city’s social housing program aims to provide […]
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What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?
What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis? Universal rental assistance could be an effective solution to address the housing crisis in the US, as many experts agree that rents are too high and affordable housing options are scarce. The current subsidies in place, such as Housing Choice Vouchers, are […]
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Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis
Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis Rural America’s housing crisis is partly caused by “heirs’ property,” land passed down informally without clear titles, leading to tangled or clouded titles that make it difficult for families to build new homes or sell their shares. There are an estimated 508,371 heirs’ […]
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Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice? The Model Cities Program, launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s, was a pioneering effort to address urban poverty and inequality through community-led planning and participation. The program aimed to tackle structural causes of poverty, such as housing […]
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What’s behind high housing prices?
What’s behind high housing prices? A new study looks at how the Great Recession, construction employment, and housing supply levels are linked. The Great Recession occurred 17 years ago, from December 2007 to June 2009. Led by a crash in the housing sector, it was the deepest recession since World War II and resulted in noteworthy […]
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