Jul 14 Environmentalists argue California home developments create wildfire risks By Michael Phillis, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Environmental groups have been arguing in California courts that developers are not fully considering the risks of wildfires when they plan their housing developments near fire-prone areas. And they've been winning. Continue reading
May 18 As Fresno tries to manage a housing crisis, a corporate owner moves in By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado A judge has authorized the sale of a local mobile home park at the center of an affordable housing battle to a national corporate landlord, dealing a blow to residents and housing advocates who had hoped their bid for a… Continue reading
Apr 21 Investors are buying up mobile home parks. These Fresno tenants have a different idea By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The residents at Trails End Mobile Home Park in Fresno, California, have decided to organize an effort to purchase the park themselves in the form of a cooperative. If they are successful, it would be an unusual housing model for… Continue reading
Feb 21 Across the U.S., rents at ‘insane’ levels with no relief in sight By R.J. Rico, Associated Press Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to fall behind on payments, dig deep into their savings or downsize to subpar units. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Senate hearing on how institutional landlords are affecting the housing market By News Desk The Senate Banking committee held a hearing Thursday on how institutional landlords are affecting the housing market. Continue reading
Feb 07 With housing costs rising, tiny homes offer one solution to address homelessness By Giles Bruce, Kaiser Health News Cities and nonprofits across the country are building communities of tiny homes to safely house people amid COVID and cold winters. Continue reading
Dec 15 Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends By Michael Casey, Associated Press The federal ban, along with a mix of state and federal moratoriums, is credited with keeping millions of Americans in their homes during the pandemic and preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 8:37 The challenge of retrofitting millions of aging homes to battle global warming By Willem Marx, Joan Martelli A landmark climate report released this month by the United Nations predicted dire consequences for the world if more is not done to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere. More than 100 countries including the U.S. have committed to a… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 9:12 Texas’ homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized By Stephanie Sy, Frank Carlson Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted to re-criminalize them — as the state banned public… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:19 How the Twin Cities is trying to close the racial gap in home ownership By Fred de Sam Lazaro The Twin Cities is one of the most affordable metropolitan areas of the country. Its longstanding racial disparities in home ownership are also among the worst. Just 25 percent of Black residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul own their homes,… Continue watching