Housing Costs
How the Housing Market is Driving Millennials to Exurbs
As they age and form families, millennials find it increasingly difficult to afford housing in urban areas.
Report: Half of U.S. Renters Are Cost-Burdened
A record number of renter households struggle to afford housing costs.
What Drives the High Cost of Affordable Housing
A combination of ineffective funding mechanisms, strict building regulations, and inflation are pushing per-unit construction costs higher.
Connecticut Housing Advocates Call for Zoning Reform
A new report highlights a growing affordability crisis, calling for state-level zoning changes and renter protections.
A New Housing Affordability Hurdle: Property Taxes
Skyrocketing home values are driving up property tax bills, putting lower-income homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
Preserving Affordable Housing Through Existing Stock
As the cost of building new housing rises, mechanisms that support the purchase of existing housing by local governments and housing authorities can help mitigate the housing crisis and create affordable housing faster than new construction.
Richmond Program Promotes Black Homeownership
Economic Mobility and Black Homeownership Pilot identified barriers to homeownership and provides homebuyers with down payment assistance and counseling.
Colorado Lawmakers Renew Zoning Reform Efforts
The state legislature will consider a package of land use laws aimed at increasing the housing supply and reducing housing costs.
Homeownership Increasingly Out of Reach
From the United States to the United Kingdom, housing costs are eating up a larger percentage of household income.
Affordable Housing, Defined
Some experts say the metric used to define the housing cost burden is outdated and no longer reflects the reality of household needs.
Zoning Reform Is Working in Minneapolis
The city has grown its housing stock and limited rent cost increase to just 1 percent.
School Districts Invest in Workforce Housing
With teacher salaries failing to keep up with housing costs, some districts are building housing to keep their employees.
More Cities, States Criminalizing Homelessness
As the number of unhoused Americans grows, some jurisdictions are going against the advice of advocates and imposing harsh penalties for sleeping in public spaces.
Austin Rents Fall as Apartment Construction Accelerates
As more multifamily developments become available and the tech job boom slows, Austin is seeing more affordable rents than a year ago, but costs remain above pre-pandemic levels.
Explaining the Housing Market via Footwear
What the shoe industry can teach us about the housing crisis.
Approaching Affordable Housing From All Angles
Housing providers and advocates around the country are combining a variety of strategies to boost the affordable housing supply.
Rural Oregon Counties Struggle to Balance Growth, Affordability
Regions like Clatsop County are calling on the state to offer more resources for affordable housing.
New York Launches New Housing Financing Initiative
The program is aimed at supporting housing projects with 70 percent or more affordable units.
How Ski Towns are Tackling the Housing Crisis
Mountain towns in Colorado and other western states are struggling to maintain a supply of affordable housing for their workers and lower-income residents.
Zoning Reform Faces Uphill Battle in Dallas
Proposals to boost housing production through ‘gentle density’ increases face strong opposition from residents concerned about losing single-family neighborhoods.
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