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Affordable housing
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.
Are we finished with starter homes?
by
Matt Levin
and Amy Scott
Feb 27, 2024
A staple of the American housing market, starter homes still exist. But these lower-priced residences look different and cost more now.
Canada extends its ban on foreigners buying homes for two more years
by
Henry Epp
Feb 6, 2024
The ban was supposed to make housing more affordable.
Furniture sellers hoped for a better 2023
Jan 17, 2024
The furniture and home furnishings sector saw a 5.4% sales decline last year.
Affordable housing hammered by rising insurance rates
Dec 15, 2023
Insurance premiums for affordable housing operators are already pricier. The pandemic and climate change has pushed the costs even more.
For public good, not for profit.
Could 3D-printed homes help solve the affordable-housing crisis?
by
Dan Boyce
Dec 4, 2023
Upstart companies hope 3D printing can disrupt the sector by creating structures in a fraction of the time traditional methods require.
Supply of low-cost apartments dwindled over last decade, study says
by
Matt Levin
Jul 7, 2023
Ultra-cheap rentals declined in every state, especially in Texas and North Carolina, where renters from more expensive markets are moving.
New house construction is booming. Here's why most of it isn't affordable.
Jun 20, 2023
There may be more supply, but it tends to cater to demand at the higher end of the income spectrum.