A Los Angeles man believes he can fix the city’s homeless epidemic with an unusual solution that has some calling him crazy.
Health systems are taking part in housing programs to improve their communities' health outcomes and costs.
The radically ambitious strategy known as Housing First has been successful on a small scale; now it faces its toughest test.
Homelessness happens when people do not have safe and secure places to live. While this definition may sound quite simple, the causes of homelessness are often complicated and varied. For example, some causes include a house fire, economic strife, the loss of a job, a medical emergency, rising rents, a death in the family, addiction,...
Foreign-born U.S. residents have a big impact on housing demand, property values, and racial segregation rates. But it’s not as simple as you might think.
This landmark legislation passed 50 years ago — learn your rights and how to defend them.
Developers struggle to break even on rental projects for the poorest Americans.
Preservation is usually cheaper than new construction and prevents displacement, but it has its challenges too.
Having a place to live is a basic need for everyone. Yet, for some people it remains out of reach. Public housing serves approximately 2.2 million people acr...
Having a place to live is a basic need for everyone. Yet, for some people it remains out of reach. Public housing serves approximately 2.2 million people acr...
It’s been compared to dorms, fraternities, and the Real World house, but many investors also believe coliving is part of the future of urban living
More and more people are moving to cities, and though the luxury market has been leading our slow exit from recession, that imbalance can’t continue. It’s...
In many American cities, tenants can be asked to leave their homes for no reason at all
Local governments can’t resist trying to make a home both a cheap purchase and a lucrative investment.
Giving people access to support services and a place to stay can reduce the number of those living on the streets. But can that be done affordably?
Getting rid of things -- like a home -- can be a deeply energizing experience, giving you a sense of control and ownership over the direction of your life
“Fixing” homelessness is not easy, especially when people are unwilling to do what it will take. Ordinances that are anti-friendly are not the answer, housing is the only answer.
CNNMoney profiles people who went from middle or lower middle class to homeless as they struggle to find permanent, full-time work.
Accelerating housing costs are squeezing out renters.
It's the only real thing we can do to make sure there's enough decent housing for the poor.