Affordable housing

The state bans price discrimination at parks. Hometown America argues it should be able to charge new residents more than longtime ones.

The more low-income housing nonprofits have to pay for insurance, the less they have leftover to build new units to ease the housing shortage.

Inflation, climate change and zoning laws have increased rents and building costs. Developers are focusing on high-priced luxury units.

High home prices and high mortgage rates can make homeownership feel impossible for Gen Zers. But what can the president do about it? 

Higher interest rates and insurance costs make building low-income and supportive housing more costly —  especially in California, home to 28% of the U.S. homeless population.

Zillow find that million-dollar homes are proliferating — and not just in the usual high-cost metro areas like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The interactive game lets players follow one family's account of disadvantage and discrimination through the generations.

According to real estate firm Zillow, the typical buyer pays $2,188 monthly — well above the 30% of median income guideline used to calculate housing affordability.

New York, like many cities, wants to provide more housing and soak up empty office space. But the transition can be complex and costly.

A staple of the American housing market, starter homes still exist. But these lower-priced residences look different and cost more now.