Taxes on controversial activities are often appealing ways to fund affordable housing. Here's how that's been working in four ...

An initiative is helping providers design and launch shared housing pilot programs in New Jersey, with money that was already ...

Taxing land and buildings at different rates can discourage land speculation and encourage housing development.

Here are some of the approaches local governments and developers are using to develop affordable housing with less federal subsidy.

Even during challenging times, state and local governments can take action to improve housing access and look out for their ...

A utility shutoff led me to look more closely at who provides my city’s power. It turns out there's a push to create a public ...

The outcome of two housing bills could be a broad update to federal housing and community development rules—or it all might fall apart.

Voters said yes to speeding up housing approvals. Now the city is putting that plan into action. While there's excitement among affordable housing developers, some housing advocates worry the new ...

In older industrial cities—commonly known as legacy cities—most housing affordability is embedded in buildings that already exist. These buildings were constructed decades before the emergence of ...

Across the country, communities are grappling with how to ensure housing is truly fit to live in—not just on paper, but in practice. While habitability laws exist in many cities, enforcement is often ...