Stories Tagged as
Affordable housing
In Boston, office to residential conversions gain traction, aided by subsidies
by
Simón Rios
Jul 26, 2024
Amid widespread office vacancies, developers say creating apartments could provide housing and help stave off declining values.
Mobile home rent discrimination case raises legal questions in Massachusetts
by
Simón Rios
Jul 3, 2024
The state bans price discrimination at parks. Hometown America argues it should be able to charge new residents more than longtime ones.
Home insurance premiums are surging. That's bad news for low-income housing — and its residents.
by
Matt Levin
Jul 3, 2024
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.
Given the housing shortage, why is it so hard to build new apartments?
Jun 20, 2024
Inflation, climate change and zoning laws have increased rents and building costs. Developers are focusing on high-priced luxury units.
For young voters, housing is a top issue in this election
by
Amy Scott
Jun 14, 2024
High home prices and high mortgage rates can make homeownership feel impossible for Gen Zers. But what can the president do about it?
Why it's gotten more expensive to house people experiencing homelessness
by
Matt Levin
Apr 22, 2024
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.
A typical home costs $1 million or more in a record number of U.S. cities
Apr 10, 2024
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.
For public good, not for profit.
Video game Dot's Home brings a story of housing injustice to life
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 18, 2024
The interactive game lets players follow one family's account of disadvantage and discrimination through the generations.
Mortgage payment on a typical home nearly doubled in last 4 years, report finds
Mar 1, 2024
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.
What does it take to convert office buildings into housing?
Feb 28, 2024
New York, like many cities, wants to provide more housing and soak up empty office space. But the transition can be complex and costly.