housing

Artist Débora Delmar on the invisible gates that shape us

By Joshua Barajas

An art installation by the London-based Mexican artist reflects the way we’re all shaped by our aspirations, and whether we have the keys or not.

The hidden health costs of eviction

By William Brangham, Mike Fritz

Millions of Americans are forced from their homes every year. Evictions are usually considered in economic terms -- an outcome of housing supply and income levels -- but what about their physical and emotional impact? Research increasingly shows housing insecurity…

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How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

To help address a housing shortage, Minneapolis became the first large American city to end single-family zoning, the rules that restrict certain neighborhoods to single-family homes. Now, buildings with up to three units can be built on any residential lot.

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U.S. home sales rose in July, aided by low mortgage rates

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Cheaper borrowing costs have enabled sales to rise 0.6% from a year ago, ending 16 consecutive months of annual sales declines.

Why these California wildfire victims wish their houses had burned down

By Karla Carballo-Torres, Lorin Eleni Gill

In Santa Rosa, California, what's left of a mobile home park is still desolate after a 2017 wildfire. The former residents with homes still standing aren't allowed to live there, but they have also had trouble getting insurance money. Karla…

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These 3D-printed homes could provide shelter to the world's most vulnerable people

By Rashmi Shivni

These 3D-printed homes can be built in under 24 hours for as low as $4,000. They're designed to help solve the world's homelessness and housing problems.

California lawmakers to tackle housing crisis, immigration

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers return Monday from a monthlong break with a busy agenda that includes tackling the state's housing crisis and deciding whether to make California a statewide sanctuary for people living illegally in the U.S. Here's a…

360 video: This historic Cambodian building, set for demolition, is a city within a city

By GlobalBeat

Approximately 500 families, who are currently living in a historic building in Cambodia's capital, risk displacement to make room for a new development project.

HUD could face $6 billion in cuts

By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press

HUD Secretary Ben Carson reassured employees about the cuts under consideration, which would target community development block grants, public housing money.