Affordable Housing

The Healthcare Anchor Network believes better housing is a great investment in health and community wellness. To read more click here.

Health care providers also acknowledge that affordable housing is a critical component of good health, taking the burden off emergency rooms, critical care centers and crisis intervention [...]

It’s increasingly becoming a risk for municipal-bond buyers as residents of high-cost cities struggle to make ends meet. To read more click here.

Currently, of the 20,000 eviction cases in Philadelphia every year, roughly 30% are defaulted upon because tenants do not show up in court. To read more click here.

A number of companies and educational institutions are trying to help teachers afford housing in communities that are dealing with skyrocketing prices that far exceed their paychecks. To read [...]

Rents in St. Louis, particularly those in south city and the central corridor, are rising at a faster rate than those in the metropolitan area as a whole. To read more click here.

New Jersey’s Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency offers significant subsidies to encourage local hospitals to build housing for low-income residents and frequent users of hospital services. To [...]

How to create inclusive local housing policies in the face of state preemption laws designed to block progressive initiatives. To read more click here.

Affordable housing advocates say it’s time to stop saying “not in my backyard” to such housing projects. To read more click here.

Calls for a new Marshall Plan periodically come up when there is a real or perceived crisis. To read more click here.