Housing

A view of the Kingfield neighborhood from the roof of the Sundial Building, a new 12-unit apartment building in Minneapolis.

National

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

12:05pm February 17, 2024

by Laurel Wamsley

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need. Now, some cities are trying to change that.

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What is the fate of all this empty space?

Could vacant office spaces across the U.S. be the solution to a national problem?

7:54am February 15, 2024

by Manuela López Restrepo

A recent study calculated that about a fifth of U.S. office space was vacant at the end of last year. What is the fate of all this empty real estate?

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Affordable housing complex in Greensboro.

Housing

Greensboro Housing Loan Fund aims to increase the city's affordable housing stock

3:09pm February 02, 2024

by David Ford

A new multi-million-dollar loan program for developers aims to increase the number of affordable housing units in Greensboro. The recently launched Greensboro Housing Loan Fund is a public-private partnership that’s been years in the making.

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A new Harvard University report finds that housing was unaffordable for a record half of renters in 2022. And a softening rental market might not help those who struggle most.

Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds

8:16am January 25, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

A new Harvard analysis finds people across income levels got squeezed by rent hikes during the pandemic. The market has lost millions of low-rent places, and new construction is mostly high-end.

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A home for sale sign on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. On Friday, the National Association of Realtors reported that 2023 saw the smallest number of home sales in nearly 30 years.

Economy

2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024

2:57pm January 19, 2024

by Chris Arnold

Realtors hope it will be easier to buy a house in 2024. It can't get much harder: last year was one of the slowest on record thanks to high mortgage rates coupled with a housing shortage.

Winston-Salem to fund cold weather emergency shelter for unhoused people

4:37pm January 09, 2024

by April Laissle

The city of Winston-Salem has agreed to help fund a shelter for those who need housing during dangerously cold weather.

Dan Valdez, housing acquisitions manager for the nonprofit Brilliant Corners, checks out a recently leased property near downtown Los Angeles.

To tackle homelessness faster, LA has a kind of real estate agency for the unhoused

4:37pm October 24, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

A Los Angeles program aggressively scouts vacant units and lobbies landlords in one of the country's tightest real estate markets. Some landlords offer up units even before putting them on the market.

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Politics & Government

Winston-Salem, Forsyth County leaders seek input on new development plan

12:12pm October 11, 2023

by April Laissle

Winston-Salem and Forsyth County leaders are asking the public for input on their next strategic plan.

Ziare Gearring (left) and his grandfather Ricky Brown pose for a portrait outside of their home in Los Angeles. The 65-year-old retired handyman had already been struggling, and taking in three grandsons after his ex-wife's sudden death has put him thousands of dollars behind on rent and utilities.

Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do

3:26pm October 04, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

L.A. is housing more people than ever, but an even greater number keep falling into homelessness. This first-of-its-kind prevention program calculates who seems most at risk for landing on the street.

Politics & Government

Amid criticism, Winston-Salem City Council to vote on Truist Stadium upgrade project budget overruns

2:22pm September 18, 2023

by April Laissle

The Winston-Salem City Council will vote tonight on whether to spend an additional $1.6 million to upgrade Truist Stadium.