An Arkansas housing authority installed storm-resistant roofs. What it will bring is uncertain; it’s a matter for lawmakers.

Property insurance rates are falling nationally, but affordable housing providers remain largely shut out of the recovery. When conventional insurers decline them, the alternatives can cost more, ...

When organizers in Pittsfield fought for a more compassionate approach to unsheltered homelessness, the city did something rare. It listened. Across the U.S., homelessness has been steadily rising.

When cities remove encampments or restrict aid, street medicine providers must scramble to keep providing healthcare.

Across 21 states, voters will consider proposals to fund affordable housing, ease property taxes, strengthen tenants rights, ...

Tenants in Cleveland's Shaker Square neighborhood, along with many other allies, fought their neglectful corporate landlord, and won. However, it took so long, half the residents were displaced.

In metro Charlotte, North Carolina, a $225 million fund backed by local business leaders aims to expand affordable housing by acquiring and improving existing properties.

The roots of housing insecurity can be traced back decades to discriminatory policies and practices that have deprived Black seniors of the wealth that often provides stability in old age. Longer ...

Private equity firms are major players in the rental housing market. Here's how private equity ownership works, how it harms tenants, and the organizing strategies and policy responses that could help ...

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 ...