Development

Laying out the seven distinct but intersecting problems that boil down to: "How do you build more homes that people can afford?"

Renters — an entire generation who can’t afford to buy a house — deserve economic mobility, too. The solution: Programs that help save money and build equity

Undisclosed in rental leases, add-on costs threaten to upend affordable housing. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to the practice

Research has found that fixing up abandoned homes can make a city safer. The H.O.M.E Plan calls for building and rehabbing 30,000 homes in four years

A former Philly housing director argues that the City has the power it needs to turn abandoned properties into affordable homes — if it is willing to take it

More residents, more workers, more tourists, according to a local housing advocate

Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street — often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting

Corporate investors are scooping up one in four homes for sale in Philadelphia, locking out individual bidders. Can ordinary citizens still afford to own a piece of their own city?

New York’s Mayor-elect proved that affordability is a top priority for voters. Can American cities make rents lower and also build more housing?

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member delves into the deregulation that made a handful of firms rich and destroyed housing affordability for the overwhelming majority of Americans