In cities across the country, housing advocates, civil rights groups and defenders of the homeless are chipping away at housing laws, one state at a time. Why now? Continue reading
Some 50 years ago, they were young, fit and willing to serve their country in Vietnam. Now, three time-worn but smiling veterans of that war sit around a table in the office of the organization that has saved them from homelessness. Today, Frank Knowlt… Continue reading
A new study by Security.org analyzed data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2018 “Point in Time” count. Continue reading
According to Community Solutions, the key to ending chronic homelessness is real-time data aggregation and tracking that enables communities to make smart, quick decisions. The nonprofit’s Built for Zero program helps local agencies transform their dat… Continue reading
Residents in Mission Dolores placed boulders on sidewalk to keep homeless people away while sparking further conversation over the untenable cost of living in the city. Continue reading
A new White House report on homelessness says that overregulation and other factors have led to hundreds of thousands of people living on the street. Continue reading
Real estate trends, combined with out-of-date zoning laws and employment patterns are driving people out of their homes. If our economy is doing so well, then why are so many people living on the streets? Is there something wrong with them, or is it ou… Continue reading
First, property owners who want to rent out space on Airbnb, Vrbo or similar sites have to register their units with the city and pay a fee, which they can do online here. The most basic type of home-sharing registration will allow hosts to rent out th… Continue reading
The online retailer will also contribute $8 million to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of companies promise to spend big on housing. Continue reading
Carson — who leads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — made his comments Tuesday during a visit to Minneapolis, where lawmakers voted last year to ditch single-family zoning, which had previously dominated the city limits. Spea… Continue reading