Shelterforce published more than 140 pieces this year. It came as no surprise that most of our top stories were about federal ...

Years ago, officials in dozens of cities showed interest in alternatives to the traditional security deposit. That momentum ...

A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable. Baba Ndanani has lived in one of New York City’s most flood-prone ...

We can upkeep homes without punishing low-income residents. Here are some lessons for change, and cities already doing that ...

In Cambridge, Mass., residents speak positively of the renovations to their public housing stock. The housing authority attributes its success to an innovative mix of RAD with other funding sources.

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...

Robert Lopez is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. He has worked in the journalism field for more than 20 years and has written for, among other publications, the Houston Chronicle, ...

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...