Qualia CEO Nate Baker talks tech disruption, iBuyer growth and ‘onerous’ housing regulations

Nate Baker, whose company produces software to streamline real estate transactions, thinks trends like iBuying will get bigger even as supply shortages continue to plague cities. Continue reading

Virginia lawmaker latest to take aim at single-family zoning

The bill, which would cover the entire state, doesn’t prohibit the construction of single-family homes, but would allow for more middle-housing such as cottages and duplexes. Continue reading

Could Texas lead the way in solving the homeless problem?

Two private sector-led efforts to address the homeless problem in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, are showing promise. Other cities around the country could follow their lead. Continue reading

Reformers at the gate: Progressives set their sights on the housing market

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

Veterans Day 2019: Serving Those Who Served

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

These are the states and cities with the worst homeless rates

A new study by Security.org analyzed data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2018 “Point in Time” count. Continue reading

What’s the key to ending chronic homelessness? Better data

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

San Francisco at center of battle over ‘anti-homeless architecture’

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

Trump Administration cites housing regulations as major source of homelessness crisis

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

Why everyone deserves a home that isn’t made of cloth

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