In Los Angeles, as people organized in response to wildfires and ICE raids, a new group of tenant supporters—The Rent Brigade—emerged. But can its energy, born in crisis, be sustained for the long ...
Whether through diversified funds or direct ownership of retail space, community ownership tools build wealth and shape local ...
In recent years, Los Angeles and Seattle voters have approved major taxes to boost affordable housing using a “social housing” approach. But they offer two very different visions of what that means.
The for-profit subsidiary had been pressed over lending to corporate buyers of manufactured home parks. The sale will seed an ...
On Sept. 4, HUD—which had 35 percent of its staff slashed last year—proposed and then backed away from centralizing major ...
Tenants in Cleveland's Shaker Square neighborhood, along with many other allies, fought their neglectful corporate landlord, and won. However, it took so long, half the residents were displaced.
A proposal from two federal banking regulators would reduce both the scale and scope of federal Community Reinvestment Act oversight. Here’s what could change and how communities can respond. Comments ...
While chaos reigns at the federal level, it’s up to states and local governments to creatively hold the line, fill the gaps, and figure out new ways forward. Drawing on examples from around the ...