affordable housing

David Hernandez, 62, crawls into his bed made with cardboard boxes in Los Angeles last week. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of emergency to grapple with the city's homeless crisis.

National

'It is the obvious thing.' The White House tries a new tack to combat homelessness

6:28am December 19, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

The Biden administration says to end the homelessness crisis, more must be done to keep people from losing housing in the first place. But identifying and reaching those most at risk is a challenge.

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New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

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The Los Angeles mayor says the city will move unhoused people indoors

4:36am December 19, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city will start moving unhoused people to hotels and motels. Meanwhile, she signed an executive order to hasten the process of building affordable housing.

Housing

Winston-Salem City Council agrees to finance affordable housing project, despite concerns

3:30pm November 15, 2022

by April Laissle

Winston-Salem City Council approved financing for a new affordable housing project for the city’s Northeast Ward on Monday, despite pushback from the councilmember who represents that area.

Even though higher mortgage rates are starting to curb housing prices, the share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to a historic low, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Voters approved more money for affordable housing around the country

1:12pm November 09, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Skyrocketing rents and home prices have been a major part of voters' economic pain. New spending will go toward building and subsidizing more housing, and helping people avoid homelessness.

Laura Brunner is president and CEO of the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. She calls the rise of institutional real estate investment a "predatory practice" that makes it harder for low-income and minority residents to buy an affordable home.

It's harder to buy a house. This city fought back by outbidding corporate landlords

5:00am November 03, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

A Cincinnati agency says large investors are taking some of the most affordable homes off the market, exacerbating the racial wealth gap. It's now helping its new tenants buy the homes themselves.

Mike Johansen stands by the door of the camping trailer where the couple is living while they wait for construction on their new home to be finished.

With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time

1:13pm October 12, 2022

by Chris Arnold

Higher rates are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers while others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.

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Politics & Government

N.C. approves nearly $1B in tax credits for affordable housing development

10:10am October 07, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina will leverage nearly $1 billion from federal tax credits and other financing to spur the construction and renovation of affordable housing throughout the state.

A commercial building sits empty Sept. 19 in Citrus Heights, Calif., northeast of Sacramento. Two new laws in California will let developers bypass local governments to build housing on commercial land.

National

Vacant stores will become homes more easily under new California laws

1:35pm September 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Local government officials say the laws undermine their authority and cut their tax base, but it's a long-sought win for affordable housing advocates, who say such sites are ready-made for apartments.

Winston-Salem City Council to buy 22 acres of land to build affordable housing

3:49pm September 07, 2022

by April Laissle

Winston-Salem’s city council has agreed to purchase nearly two dozen acres of land off of Sprague street for affordable housing.

Mike Noel wading in flooding. "I should have been advised of this before I bought this home," Noel wrote in an email to the park manager. "This is ridiculous."

National

From floods to slime: Mobile home residents say landlords make millions, neglect them

2:27pm August 21, 2022

Elderly homeowners in Florida are suing the billion dollar company that owns their mobile home park. Big companies are buying up parks around the country, but critics say residents pay the price.