Centering high housing costs in the homelessness debate marks a major change from previous discourse. Conservative politicians like Texas Governor Greg Abbott often cite the need for increased mental health treatment, anti-drug programs, and job trai...
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Centering high housing costs in the homelessness debate marks a major change from previous discourse. Conservative politicians like Texas Governor Greg Abbott often cite the need for increased mental health treatment, anti-drug programs, and job trai...
President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election because of his housing plan, but it can still dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans. One part of his plan in particular, adopted entirely from a bill written by Senator Cory Booker (...
President Joe Biden did not win the 2020 election because of his housing plan, but it can still dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans. One part of his plan in particular, adopted entirely from a bill written by Senator Cory Booker (...
Home ownership has always characterized the American Dream. Suburban two-story houses with long driveways and perfectly manicured lawns for the kids to play on—these images surround the stereotypical images of an ideal American lifestyle in the med...
Home ownership has always characterized the American Dream. Suburban two-story houses with long driveways and perfectly manicured lawns for the kids to play on—these images surround the stereotypical images of an ideal American lifestyle in the med...
Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to sleep for the night. An empty jail is currently being used as an overflow shelter for the city’s homeless pop...
Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to sleep for the night. An empty jail is currently being used as an overflow shelter for the city’s homeless pop...
At the dawn of the foreclosure crisis in 2009, Mary Kaptur, a Democratic House representative from Ohio, shocked the nation from the House floor by urging, “So I say to the American people, you be squatters in your own homes. Don’t you leave....
At the dawn of the foreclosure crisis in 2009, Mary Kaptur, a Democratic House representative from Ohio, shocked the nation from the House floor by urging, “So I say to the American people, you be squatters in your own homes. Don’t you leave....
Take a look out of your window. You’ll probably see homes or apartment buildings, fairly similar to your own. What rules determine who lives there? This formation of individuals wasn’t the result of pure market forces. Neighborhoods are shaped by...
Take a look out of your window. You’ll probably see homes or apartment buildings, fairly similar to your own. What rules determine who lives there? This formation of individuals wasn’t the result of pure market forces. Neighborhoods are shaped by...
William Faulkner once cheekily referred to Los Angeles as “the plastic asshole of the world,” and nearly every Urbanist and NUMTOT would agree. The city feels more like six suburbs in search of a city than a bustling metropolis—and that’s by ...
William Faulkner once cheekily referred to Los Angeles as “the plastic asshole of the world,” and nearly every Urbanist and NUMTOT would agree. The city feels more like six suburbs in search of a city than a bustling metropolis—and that’s by ...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
In 2009, a homeless encampment under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami attained international infamy when it was discovered that all the residents were registered sex offenders. Just last year, another sex offender encampment emerged in the same cou...
In 2009, a homeless encampment under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami attained international infamy when it was discovered that all the residents were registered sex offenders. Just last year, another sex offender encampment emerged in the same cou...
“You have the right to remain silent… You have the right to an attorney… If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you at no cost to you.” It’s an iconic movie line. Away from the big screen, however, many people don’t r...
“You have the right to remain silent… You have the right to an attorney… If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you at no cost to you.” It’s an iconic movie line. Away from the big screen, however, many people don’t r...
On August 15, 2018, the New Zealand parliament passed an unprecedented law barring most foreign buyers from purchasing homes, fulfilling the Labour government’s campaign promise to implement a foreign buyer ban. As citizens of the country with both...
On August 15, 2018, the New Zealand parliament passed an unprecedented law barring most foreign buyers from purchasing homes, fulfilling the Labour government’s campaign promise to implement a foreign buyer ban. As citizens of the country with both...
China’s meteoric economic rise has relied on hundreds of millions of rural migrants. These migrants make incredible sacrifices for the economic opportunity of moving to a city, often leaving behind their children and their homes. In fact, these wor...
China’s meteoric economic rise has relied on hundreds of millions of rural migrants. These migrants make incredible sacrifices for the economic opportunity of moving to a city, often leaving behind their children and their homes. In fact, these wor...