• Why renters are increasingly outnumbering homeowners in the suburbs of major cities

    Why renters are increasingly outnumbering homeowners in the suburbs of major cities

    Sep 28, 2025 09:35 PM EDT

    ... steady rise in the number of renters in suburbs surrounding the country's 20 biggest metropolitan areas. Some of the big reasons the shortage of affordable housing, coupled with the rising cost of homeownership. Doug Ressler is a manager of business intelligence at Yardi Matrix, which is a sister company ...

  • Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will now run unopposed in her reelection bid

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will now run unopposed in her reelection bid

    Sep 22, 2025 08:48 PM EDT

    ... records for spending in a Boston mayoral preliminary election. He was also been critical of Trump’s attacks and has pushed Wu particularly hard on housing, saying she hasn’t done enough to increase options and affordability in Boston.During his campaign, DaRosa advocated for affordable housing solutions, improved public ...

  • 3 ways Americans are trying to overcome polarization

    3 ways Americans are trying to overcome polarization

    Sep 10, 2025 04:36 PM EDT

    ... how it’s been used to promote civic engagement. Leaders in this fast-growing city and surrounding county face classic challenges like a lack of affordable housing and transportation, along with urban-rural tensions. So Kentucky's third largest city teamed up with one of Google’s tech incubators, Jigsaw ...

  • 20 years on, New Orleans remembers Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade

    20 years on, New Orleans remembers Hurricane Katrina with memorials and brass band parade

    Aug 29, 2025 01:40 PM EDT

    ... of Black residents were unable to return after Katrina. A botched and racially biased federal loan program for home rebuilding, coupled with a shortage of affordable housing, have made it harder for former residents to come back. “(Katrina) wasn't just a New Orleans moment,” Yearwood said. “It was a ...

  • WATCH: Trump says Chicago likely to be next target of federal efforts to crack down on crime

    WATCH: Trump says Chicago likely to be next target of federal efforts to crack down on crime

    Aug 22, 2025 03:45 PM EDT

    ... and education.” While Trump turns to the military, he said Chicago has invested in mental health services, community-based interventions, raising minimum wages and improving affordable housing. If he wants to make the city safer, Johnson said, Trump should restore $158 million he cut in violence-prevention programs for cities ...

  • FIFA tests new human rights strategy for World Cup games, and advocates are skeptical

    FIFA tests new human rights strategy for World Cup games, and advocates are skeptical

    Aug 12, 2025 10:16 PM EDT

    Atlanta officials and partners say the Downtown Rising plan is a part of the mayor’s larger investments in reducing homelessness and building affordable housing. The goal is to house people, not put them in jail, officials say. In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom called on cities to ban encampments ...

  • How a Kentucky community is using AI to help people find common ground

    How a Kentucky community is using AI to help people find common ground

    Aug 06, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff: A year ago, Laura Torres and her kids moved into this new home built by Habitat for Humanity. She says more affordable housing and public transit are key to meeting the demand for workers. And while there are lots of ideas in her community, people struggle to attend ...

  • Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Jul 17, 2025 04:49 PM EDT

    ... up, housing authorities "would have to evict all of these households and identify new households to replace them." Defining temporary assistance Amid a worsening national affordable housing and homelessness crisis, President Donald Trump's administration is determined to reshape HUD's expansive role providing stable housing for low-income people ...

  • Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living community gutted a tough community, victims' relatives say

    Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living community gutted a tough community, victims' relatives say

    Jul 16, 2025 09:07 PM EDT

    ... of Massachusetts state. The city is trying to revitalize its downtown and waterfront and while local and state officials are working to bring in more affordable housing. Gabriel House was home to beloved family members Her granddaughter didn’t like the assisted-living center, but 86-year-old Eleanor Willett ...

  • Program helps bridge political divides by connecting people through personal stories

    Program helps bridge political divides by connecting people through personal stories

    Jul 09, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... all float with a rising tide. Judy Woodruff: Meanwhile, in Providence, the state's urban core, Angie Ankoma is focused on improving public health through affordable housing, healthy food, education and work. Angie Ankoma, West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation: It's mixed income. And so some of them are market ...