Shelterforce

How exactly does RAD work and why is there a raging debate over whether it’s putting tenants’ rights and housing affordability in peril?

February 15, 2022 - Shelterforce

Pitting the straw men of scale and community control against one another does the field more harm than good.

July 28, 2021 - Shelterforce

As community land trusts take root and expand, they face numerous questions on how to stay communally-focused while their geographic scope grows.

July 28, 2021 - Shelterforce

What happens if the federal rental assistance money available to renters doesn’t make it to them before the moratorium expires? And how did the 2020 eviction predictions pan out?

July 28, 2021 - Shelterforce

Despite opposition from the neighborhood, a low-income housing community was built in an upscale subdivision in California. How did developers make it happen?

October 9, 2020 - Shelterforce

Neoliberal politics have built an artificial wall between the public and private sectors when it comes to housing. It’s time for a different paradigm.

August 4, 2020 - Shelterforce

Ithaca took historic action by passing a resolution to offer rent forgiveness to support its large population of renters during the current economic crisis. The city still has work to do to deliver on that promise.

July 16, 2020 - Shelterforce

With concerns about gentrification sometimes, and in some places, dominating the discussion, it can be difficult to advocate for revitalization.

November 8, 2019 - Shelterforce

New research shows that some U.S. communities are much better than others at attracting grants and financing for community development—even after adjusting for relative need. The numbers are clear, but the reasons for the disparity may not be.

September 15, 2019 - Shelterforce

Using homeownership as an asset-building mechanism and retirement plan might not be a great thing for our society.

April 11, 2019 - Shelterforce

Few in Los Angeles have the opinion that the lack of housing supply is driving the homeless crisis in the city and around the state.

March 5, 2019 - Shelterforce

A list of responses to the statement, "We Can't Build Our Way Out of This Problem."

July 20, 2018 - Shelterforce

Norman Oder asks readers to question the evidence traditionally cited in arguments that attempt to disprove displacement as a consequence of gentrification.

January 8, 2018 - Shelterforce

Large-scale adaptive reuse projects like the BeltLine in Atlanta receive praise in many circles. But they can also release a flurry of speculation, severely threatening affordability.

September 14, 2017 - Shelterforce

Rick Jacobus argues that those who block new development on social justice grounds aren't fighting to win long-term. Building is necessary, but with it should come robust affordable housing mandates.

March 17, 2016 - Shelterforce

Our immigration system is broken and needs comprehensive reform. Comprehensive reform would address all aspects of our immigration system, not just focus on enforcement measures, for example, or on updating a single kind of visa.

April 17, 2015 - Shelterforce

VA home loan guaranties and community land trusts are perfect partners—but not everyone knows that yet.

March 27, 2015 - Shelterforce

Federal funding to end veteran homelessness has had a real impact, but a nationwide shortage of affordable housing could make its success temporary.

March 24, 2015 - Shelterforce

A look at what HUD-VASH supportive housing vouchers can do, from the perspective of one of the agencies administering them.

March 14, 2015 - Shelterforce

Surprising insights on messaging from the front lines of NIMBY.

February 27, 2015 - Shelterforce