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August 7, 2013
Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing
A Senate attempt to restore sequester cuts to low-income housing fails—housing assistance trend continues to go from bad to worse.
Greg Kaufmann
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July 12, 2013
To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain
In Richmond, California, home prices plummeted 58 percent since their peak. Now the city is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance—and halt the slide into foreclosure.
Peter Dreier
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May 15, 2013
FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief
It’s time we update our definition of “home” so that co-ops aren’t just “small businesses.”
Laura Flanders
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April 24, 2013
How Sequestration Hurts the Homeless
An already-bleak housing and homelessness situation is about to get a lot worse.
Greg Kaufmann
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April 9, 2013
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March 25, 2013
Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues
The fight in LA to house homeless disabled veterans—on land donated to the government for them—has moved to the courts.
Jon Wiener
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March 20, 2013
LA’s Homeless Vets
It seems unbelievable, but land dedicated to the VA for housing veterans has been denied to them—and LA has more homeless vets than any city in America.
Jon Wiener
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January 23, 2013
Old, Female and Homeless
Life on San Francisco’s streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.
Rose Aguilar
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December 5, 2012
Yolanda Andrews: The Home Defenders League Is Fighting Back
For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That’s why she’s standing up to predatory banking.
Francis Reynolds
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November 30, 2012
This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Greg Kaufmann