We don’t often make a clear distinction between investors and speculators, which makes it harder to identify harmful behavior—and to find solutions for it. We talk quite a lot about investors and ...

More and more cities and states have plans to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in housing. Here's how we can avoid possible ...

A lease agreement with the city of Sacramento allowed encampment residents to stay indefinitely while they sought permanent ...

For 50 years, Shelterforce has been at the forefront of affordable housing and community development, championing stories of resilience, innovation, and advocacy that have helped shape communities ...

Many affordable housing developers worry Trump’s proposed taxes on imports and crackdown on immigration will be detrimental to the industry. Others hope deregulation reduces development costs enough ...

Shelterforce is celebrating 50 years of dedication to housing, community development, and social justice. This milestone anniversary presents a unique opportunity for sponsors to align with our ...

For such a commonly used term, “affordable housing” means a lot of different things to different people and in different contexts. At the most basic level, housing is “affordable” if, after you pay ...

Los Angeles has imposed an additional tax on luxury home sales to generate millions for housing efforts in the city. Shelterforce checks in on where the money has gone, and what’s to come. While it ...