The History Behind America’s Affordable Housing Problem - TIME
WEBMar 25, 2024 · T he U.S. has a housing crisis — one only growing more serious with each day. In the District of Columbia, a recent report by the Urban Institute found that 12% of the city’s population of more...
A housing shortage in the U.S. is leading to zoning changes - NPR
WEBFeb 17, 2024 · The U.S. is short millions of housing units. Half of renters are paying more than a third of their salary in housing costs, and for those looking to buy, scant few homes on the market are...
Housing is unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters : NPR
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The upshot is that millions more people qualify for federal housing subsidies. But those have been chronically underfunded, and the amount available has fallen further behind the need.
The U.S Housing Crisis: What Americans Need to Know | RAND
WEB5 days ago · This program had not been widely used, but uptake by local housing authorities appears to be increasing rapidly. Advocates and activists are increasingly focusing on examples of so-called “social housing” in Europe as a path toward revitalizing the public housing sector, but the feasibility of these models in the United States is …
America’s Affordable Housing Crisis - The New York Times
WEBMar 27, 2024 · America’s affordable housing crisis is likely to be solved in cities and states. In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain how many are already doing so in bipartisan fashion. Local laboratories....
Affordable housing is a major local problem, more Americans now …
WEBJan 18, 2022 · Around seven-in-ten Americans living in the West (69%) say affordable housing availability is a major problem locally. This compares with 49% of Northeasterners, 44% of Americans in the South and 33% of those living in the Midwest.
Local governments are becoming public developers to build new housing …
WEBFeb 10, 2024 · Government, when it wants to, can make attractive bids. Now, with an acute nationwide housing shortage, and declining home construction due to high interest rates, the idea is spreading, and more...
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
WEBDec 15, 2023 · The report, released today by the department of Housing and Urban development, found more than 650,000 people were living in shelters or outside in tents or cars. That's up a whopping 12% from...
HUD Announces New Critical Investments in our Nation’s Public Housing
WEBMay 6, 2024 · WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $3.17 billion in Public Housing Repair funding to 2,756 public housing authorities (PHAs) in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to make capital investments to their public housing stock.
HUD Announces More Than $6 Million to Revitalize Communities …
WEB6 days ago · WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $6.5 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants for 13 communities in 11 states across America to redevelop severely distressed public housing or HUD-assisted housing, improve outcomes for residents, and bring new amenities to high-poverty neighborhoods. . Each selected community, including the first ...