Major Real Estate Website Now Shows Flood Risk. Should They All?
Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.
Housing
Why Sprawl Could Be The Next Big Climate Change Battle
Zoning for single-family homes has been tied to racial inequity and climate change, but in California, efforts to pass new laws keep falling short.
Rent Is Due Today, But Millions Of Americans Won't Be Paying
Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.
NC Counties Take Steps To Keep Homeless Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
It's hard to shelter in place when you have no place to call home.
Housing Advocates Call For Eviction Moratorium Amidst Coronavirus Fears
Housing advocates are pushing for a stop to evictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Sell Or Stay? Australia's Fire Zone Experiment
After deadly 2009 wildfires, authorities offered to buy property to encourage people to move. Few accepted. The questions raised by Australia's experience are freshly urgent after its latest fires.
America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars
Overcrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in Los Angeles jails underscore growing failures in America's mental health and justice systems.
Author Says 'Mixed Solutions Can Feel Like A Cop-Out' But May Solve Housing Inequity
Journalist Conor Dougherty doesn't traffic radical ideas in Golden Gates, but tells the story of housing in all its complexity, acknowledging that imperfect solutions are often the only solutions.