• Trump advisers' tax credit plan for infrastructure has risks

    Trump advisers' tax credit plan for infrastructure has risks

    Feb 07, 2017 04:41 PM EDT

    ... of McCormack Baron Salazar Inc., a St. Louis-based firm, said tax credits are "probably the single-biggest tool that federal policymakers have" for producing affordable housing. His company has built 137 low-income housing developments financed by the federal program in more than 20 states. Its $3.1 billion ...

  • Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens

    Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens

    Jan 14, 2017 08:08 PM EDT

    ... I think Sadiq gave them an opportunity to look deeper, and they made a choice. DAVID TERESHCHUK: Khan says his priorities as mayor are developing affordable housing, investing in transportation infrastructure, preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow, and ensuring London remains a place that welcomes migrants. UNIDENTIFIED MALE:  London ...

  • News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns

    News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns

    Jan 13, 2017 12:08 AM EDT

    ... up poor in inner-city Detroit, he's committed to affordable housing for the poor. But Democrat Elizabeth Warren pressed Carson to guarantee that federal housing funds won't go to help the Trump family's real estate business. DR. BEN CARSON, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development-Designate: It ...

  • Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Carson's qualifications to be housing chief questioned by Democrats

    Jan 12, 2017 02:22 PM EDT

    ... the National Prayer Breakfast, he railed against the modern welfare state. President Barack Obama was sitting just feet away. Carson had said little publicly about affordable housing, homelessness and other HUD-related issues. Last summer, he criticized an Obama administration fair housing rule as government overreach. Associated Press writer Kevin ...

  • After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces

    After Oakland fire, a nationwide crackdown on warehouse spaces

    Dec 10, 2016 12:04 AM EDT

    ... around the country are investigating so-called "live-work" spaces. These are places often inhabited by artists and low-income residents. There's ever less affordable housing today in many metro areas, pushing people to new measures and extremes. And again to Hari, who's been working with our team ...

  • Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters

    Airbnb sues New York for imposing fines on illegal renters

    Oct 22, 2016 06:54 PM EDT

    ... occupancy that would violate New York law,” the justification for the law states. “It rests with the city and state to protect communities and existing affordable housing stock by prohibiting advertisements that violate the law.” Airbnb says it has 46,000 hosts in New York state, some of whom are ...

  • Six years after the Great Recession, house flipping is on the rise

    Six years after the Great Recession, house flipping is on the rise

    Oct 18, 2016 04:13 PM EDT

    ... potential to return affordable housing at a time that it’s urgently needed. In Florida, flipping has been revived by a steady supply of foreclosed housing and a demand for affordable housing that’s making once-marginal neighborhoods near Tampa more appealing to buyers of renovated homes, said Christopher McCarty ...

  • LGBTQ seniors face discrimination in long-term care

    LGBTQ seniors face discrimination in long-term care

    Oct 18, 2016 02:33 PM EDT

    There are an estimated 1.5 million gay, lesbian and bisexual people over 65 living in the U.S. currently, and that number is expected to double by 2030.

  • Many U.S. teachers can’t afford to buy a house

    Many U.S. teachers can’t afford to buy a house

    Oct 03, 2016 03:01 PM EDT

    The median income for a high school teacher is $56,882, making home ownership possible in only 62 percent of metro areas nationwide.

  • How are millennials leaving their mark on the Rust Belt?

    How are millennials leaving their mark on the Rust Belt?

    Jul 25, 2016 04:38 PM EDT

    Baltimore — along with Buffalo, New York; Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Pittsburgh and St. Louis — is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the number of young college graduates among large cities. They are hoping this wave of young people, often drawn by industries that require an educated workforce, will offset broader population declines...