Community land trusts conversation continues in Greensboro
City of Greensboro officials hope that community land trusts can help alleviate the ongoing affordable housing shortage.
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Emergency shelter pilot project in Greensboro will start to be dismantled next week
With overnight temperatures in the Triad expected to remain near freezing this week, Greensboro’s Doorway Project — pallet homes for the city’s unsheltered population — wil
Greensboro approves $6.6M plan to reduce homelessness
The City of Greensboro approved a plan to allocate millions of dollars to ad
Advocates concerned after city orders residents of two Winston-Salem buildings to vacate
Winston-Salem officials are ordering tenants at two city-owned buildings to leave their homes indefinitely so repairs can be made.
The U.S. needs more affordable housing – where to put it is a bigger battle
American suburbs mandated single-family homes generations ago, often to segregate areas by race and class. New laws allow more-affordable options like townhomes but construction so far has been slow.
Winston-Salem business, education leaders lay out legislative priorities
Business and education leaders joined with elected officials in Winston-Salem Friday to discuss legislative priorities for the coming year, with jobs, training, and afforda
'It is the obvious thing.' The White House tries a new tack to combat homelessness
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.
The Los Angeles mayor says the city will move unhoused people indoors
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.
Winston-Salem City Council agrees to finance affordable housing project, despite concerns
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.
Voters approved more money for affordable housing around the country
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.