October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and at Housing Up, we are honoring survivors and their stories by examining [...]Read More...| Housing Up
Before leaving office, Mayor Eric Adams is considering stacking the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) with allies in an effort to block mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze proposal. As first reported by the New York Post, the mayor could appoint at least six new members to the nine-person board, which determines rent changes for [...] The post Adams considers stacking Rent Guidelines Board to block Mamdani’s rent freeze pledge first appeared on 6sqft.| 6sqft
A lottery opened for 22 mixed-income apartments at the former Mount Sinai Beth Israel campus in Gramercy. Units start at $963/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Developer Acorn wants to build 45 homes on the brownfield site, but celebrities are leading a fierce opposition campaign, arguing it will harm Blackheath's "traditional low-rise, village character".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Phoenix delivers its second scheme in Lewisham which meets the highly sustainable, low energy building standard. This will reduce residents' energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Landsec's plans to redevelop Lewisham Shopping Centre and replace it with more than 1,700 homes plus co-living and student accommodation, have been recommended for approval by officers.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Sausalito voters will decide this fall whether future upzonings required to meet state housing mandates should be subject to voter approval, which could have far-reaching implications for other cities in California.| Davis Vanguard
Hosted by Shane Phillips, the podcast continues to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world housing solutions.| UCLA Luskin
The pledge from Standard Communities’ Jeffrey Jaeger and Scott Alter will support innovative approaches to affordable housing.| UCLA Luskin
Global South urban informal settlements face evictions and weak services. Asma Banu’s story calls for secure tenure, basic services and dignity.| Urbanet
The Davis City Council discussed the city's affordable housing ordinance, highlighting the need for greater financial transparency and flexibility in project individualized plans, while also considering the need for more tools to challenge developers' claims of infeasibility.| Davis Vanguard
Just over a year after construction began on the project, 11 affordable housing units are ready to start changing lives in Longmont.| Boulder Daily Camera
Housing for Hope, an affiliate of Catholic Charities Community Services, unveiled Joshua Tree Apartments on Friday (Oct. 17), the organization’s first-ever Kingman affordable housing development. In late 2023, Housing for Hope began renovations to convert the vacant Motel 66 on Andy Devine Avenue into a 20-unit apartment building. Construction is now complete, and due to high demand, Joshua Tree is nearly fully leased. The post Housing for Hope celebrates grand opening of Kingman Joshua Tre...| The Catholic Sun
The U.S. Senate passed the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025 (S. 2651) on Oct. 9, as part of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—marking the first bipartisan, comprehensive housing package advanced in more than a decade. (MultiFamily Dive, Oct. 15) ROAD to Housing Act What’s […]| The Real Estate Roundtable
The real solution to traffic congestion is more housing and better public transit — not wider highways, which just lead to more driving.| Transform
When property values soar, homeowners can end up paying significantly higher taxes for basically the same services. Thankfully, there is a solution.| Tax Foundation
The Daily Dirt details the City Council’s campaign against the housing ballot questions.| The Real Deal
Although work hasn't yet started on Surrey Canal station, development in the area is underway. The new station is considered a "critical enabler for 8,400 new homes" including Renewal's Group's vast "New Bermondsey" project.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Downham Community Land Trust and local GPs had plans to open up Whitefoot Lane playing fields and start addressing health inequalities. Previous Lewisham mayor Damian Egan supported their vision. But Lewisham council plans to transfer the lease this week, finally destroying their hopes.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Government ministers and Sadiq Khan are holding talks about reducing the affordable housing requirement on developers from 35% to 20%.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The Lewisham People’s Assembly is resisting the Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment plans, which one councillor called “abysmal”.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cities must deploy new responses to a norm-breaking federal government. The post Three days in D.C., one grim takeaway: America can’t look to feds to solve housing crisis appeared first on Atlanta Civic Circle.| Atlanta Civic Circle
Landsec's "outline" plans were approved, despite concerns about the financial viability of the scheme, the low level of affordable housing and the rival application from Lewisham House No. 1.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The leaseholder of Lewisham House argues that its plans for the site should have been included in Landsec's Lewisham Shopping Centre masterplan, and that its scheme is "practical, viable, and ready to deliver".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Homeownership is a key pathway to building wealth and stability, yet it remains inaccessible for most families of color in California.| The Greenlining Institute
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani listened to labor union members Friday at a gathering hosted at building workers headquarters. That union, Local 32BJ SEIU, has been campaigning for Mamdani but against three items on the back of the ballot that would fast-track some housing development approvals. Yet Mamdani has still not yet said, with early […] The post Mamdani Still Mum on Housing Ballot Measures as Council Steps Up Opposition appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.| THE CITY – NYC News
Banks of all sizes are critical to supporting economic growth, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said today in welcome remarks| ABA Banking Journal
Explore home construction in Indiana with essential insights on planning, design, and the local climate for successful builds.| ConstructionPlacements
The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2025 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Awards. The prestigious annual| ABA Banking Journal
The end of a pandemic-era federal housing subsidy leaves tens of thousands across the US unsure where they’ll live next.| Articles – Truthout
WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, the United States Senate passed its National Defense Authorization Act, which included the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, introduced by Senator Tim Scott and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has championed this package of reforms, and in response to its passage, USCM President David Holt, Mayor of| United States Conference of Mayors
Mayors, focused on housing affordability, pledge to work with Committee to strengthen bill Washington, DC – The U.S. Conference of Mayors has made housing affordability one of its top policy priorities, with mayors repeatedly visiting Washington and cities around the country to make the case for needed investment and reform to increase the supply of| United States Conference of Mayors
LA city leaders hope to expand ‘shared housing’ to help low-income and homeless residents | Daily Breeze
During the first mayoral debate of the general election, Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo discussed rent freezes and rent stabiliation.| The Real Deal
The Daily Dirt details the latest in the fight over the housing-related ballot measures.| The Real Deal
City Council is set to vote on a short-term $8.4 million contract extension for the Legal Aid Foundation of L.A. after the City Attorney blocked a five-year deal over bidding concerns.| Daily Breeze
The new development team—the third since the megaproject was announced in 2003—has agreed to pay $12 million as they plan a new way forward. A key advocate deemed that “insufficient” given the 876 unbuilt affordable apartments, which were supposed to be constructed by May 31. The post New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called ‘Insufficient’ appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
One of the main streets in The Heights will be getting another new development that includes new storefront space plus an affordable housing component.| Jersey Digs
A development from Pegasus Partners that would rise near the Hoboken border and includes a 15% affordable housing component has taken a step forward.| Jersey Digs
Travois Village residents raise hell, form tenants union over rent hikes.| The Pulp
Universal school lunch is safe, but foreclosure prevention and water affordability get shortchanged. Outlier Media · Sarah Hulett and Koby Levin · What Detroiters need to know about the new state budget| Outlier Media
Jason M. Barr September 29, 2025 Public housing remains a controversial subject. On the one hand, America’s government-owned and operated housing stock is widely viewed as worse than the privately owned housing it replaced. Yet today, with an affordability crisis raging across America’s cities, there are calls for governments to build […] The post Public Housing: A View From the 21st Century first appeared on Building the Skyline. The post Public Housing: A View From the 21s...| Building the Skyline
The federal government created the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program to expand access to affordable housing for households with low income. Administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and implemented locally by public housing authorities (PHAs), Section 8 is one of California’s most critical tools for addressing its affordability […] The post Section 8 Housing Income Limits and Requirements in California appeared first on Beach Front Proper...| Beach Front Property Management Inc.
A lottery opened for 185 mixed-income apartments at a new rental in Jamaica, Queens, with lush outdoor spaces. Units start at $1,843/month for one-bedrooms.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The housing ombudsman's special investigation details the council's failures in its management of housing repairs and complaints up until October 2024, and says the council is now "on a long road towards improvement".| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
New York City’s housing crisis isn’t new, and it’s getting worse as the years go by. Across the city, millions of residents are struggling to find and keep a place to live. Rent is climbing faster than wages, affordable housing is in short supply, and homelessness remains a pressing and unresolved issue. Despite a gleaming...| The Science Survey
How can empathy reshape housing in rapidly growing cities? In Abuja’s Garki Village, co-creation with residents transforms housing upgrades into dignified, climate-smart homes.| Urbanet
The Trump administration announced new trade measures this week aimed at building materials. The plan imposes a 10% duty on imported softwood lumber and a 25% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities—set to rise to 50% in 2026. The added cost burden threatens to ripple through the housing market, raising barriers to affordability at a […]| The Real Estate Roundtable
The federal government shut down on Wednesday—the first lapse since 2019—with no deal in sight. Both chambers are at an impasse after dueling stopgap funding bills failed again this week. (AP News, Oct. 2) State of Play CRE Impact As the shutdown continues, mounting strain on real estate transactions, insurance coverage, and investment planning will […]| The Real Estate Roundtable
The Utah Housing Corp has approved federal and state LIHTC funds to pay for affordable housing projects around Salt Lake City.| Building Salt Lake
Discover the best cities to move to for lower cost of living, with affordable housing, jobs, and lifestyle opportunities.| Golan's Moving & Storage
Critics argue that stricter requirements for aid and tying benefits to work or self-sufficiency standards could leave many with few options.| HousingWire
A lottery opened for 37 middle-income apartments at a new development in the Arverne section of Far Rockaway. Units start at $2,650/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Sugar House residents can anticipate changes to Fairmont Park, as Salt Lake City officials have released concepts for potential changes.| Building Salt Lake
Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order on Sept. 3, aimed at tackling Maryland's affordable housing crisis. The executive order will make homeownership more accessible across the state by reducing production delays and speeding up development processes.| CNS Maryland
Despite 4.1 lakh new units launched in 2024, affordable housing remains a distant dream for most Indian households.| Policy Circle
British Land is developing the vast 53-acre site to become London's first new town centre in 50 years. However, there are concerns that local people are being priced out.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Tom Copley, the deputy mayor for Housing, said he is still confident that London can meet its affordable homes target, despite worrying early figures. Salamander looks at Lewisham's record on social housing and affordable housing starts since 2021.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
A report from private sector developers argues that the London mayor must slash affordable housing requirements and release swathes of green belt land to solve the housing crisis.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
When regulations limit what kind of housing can be built, the result is endless arguments about what people really want.| Reason.com
Commissioners Carol Myers and Patrick Davenport have proposed two separate plans for how to move forward on replacing the ACC Fire Department’s aging fire| Athens Politics Nerd
The measure won bipartisan support from the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee last month.| Atlanta Civic Circle
From May to early July 2025, the John T. Vucurevich Foundation awarded over $1.5 million in grants to four impactful organizations working to strengthen communities in the Black Hills. The post Spring into Summer Grantees appeared first on John T. Vucurevich Foundation.| John T. Vucurevich Foundation
The post JTVF Announces $4.3 Million in Grants to Close 2024 appeared first on John T. Vucurevich Foundation.| John T. Vucurevich Foundation
New York City saw various changes this summer, including Zohran Mamdani winning the mayoral primary, the end of broker fees, new corruption allegations around the Adams administration, unusually high heat and more. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani claimed a sweeping victory in the June mayoral primary. Zohran Mamdani, state assemblyman from Queens, won the New York... The post Local Updates to Politics, Crime and Economy appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
"While politicians debate zoning and development, a little-discussed federal bureaucratic mechanism called the High Housing Cost Adjustment is systematically excluding working New Yorkers from programs designed to help them."| City Limits
The Blueprint for More and Better Housing, released in early 2024, provided a plan for Canada to build 5.8 million affordable, resilient and low-carbon homes. Although many of the recommendations have proven popular with policymakers and the public, getting buy-in for the overall vision can be difficult. Too often, those policymakers and the public see […] The post Four Pathways to Housing Affordability appeared first on Place Centre.| Place Centre
Over the past six years, from Canada Day 2018 to Canada Day 2024, Canada’s population has grown by over 4.2 million people, requiring a substantial increase in Canada’s housing supply. This rapid naturally leads to the question, Which communities are getting it done when it comes to homebuilding? In this memo, Ontario Communities Falling Behind […] The post Ontario Communities Falling Behind on Homebuilding appeared first on Place Centre.| Place Centre
To keep up with an aging and growing population, it is projected that Ontario will need to build 1.5 million homes in the next ten years. Yet, Ontario has never built more than 850,000 homes in a ten-year period. Who is responsible for making this 1.5 million homes goal a reality, while making it happen […] The post Working Together to Build 1.5 Million Homes appeared first on Place Centre.| Place Centre
Legislative State-of-Play All Eyes on Housing Affordability, From the Administration to Congress On September 1, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Trump Administration is consider…| The ACTION Campaign
Developers warn that multifamily apartment buildings are on the brink of widespread mortgage foreclosures. Outlier Media · Aaron Mondry · Why are Detroit’s biggest landlords struggling?| Outlier Media
A lottery opened for 80 mixed-income apartments at a new development in the center of Bushwick. Units start at $788/month for studios.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
DENVER (AP) — Police officer Andy Sandoval lives in one the most beautiful places in the world near Vail, Colorado, where world-famous ski resorts are nestled between Rocky Mountain peaks.| AP News
August 27, 2025, by CCF | Cesar Chavez Foundation
Rising concerns about housing affordability, racial inequality and climate change are causing cities nationwide to re-examine their attachment to the detached house.| www.nytimes.com
A lottery opened for 42 mixed-income apartments at a new rental tower in Hell's Kitchen. Units start at $1,800/month for studios,| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
The Long Island City rezoning would create 14,700 homes, at least 4,300 of them permanently affordable—the most homes created by a rezoning in 25 years.| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Applications are now being accepted for 122 affordable apartments for seniors at a new development next to Google's Hudson Square headquarters. Located at 570 Washington Street, the 17-story building offers spacious units designed for residents ages 62 and older, with a slew of modern amenities to promote comfort, connection, and wellness. Applicants must have at| 6sqft | NYC Real Estate news and information
Dan’s Place affordable housing was designed by HMFH Architects to minimize carbon footprint and provide improved well-being for residents.| gb&d magazine
Architects at WXY are working as part of a large team to create replicable affordable, high-quality housing as an accessory to farms.| gb&d magazine
The post Affordable Apartment Community Opens in Bozeman! appeared first on NeighborWorks Montana.| NeighborWorks Montana
Gov. Katie Hobbs is now offering up her own plan to override some city regulations to allow for more "starter homes.''| KAWC
CB 3 voted overwhelmingly in favor of city map and zoning text amendments for the planned $8 billion Metropolitan Park development at a fiery monthly meeting.| QNS
Off-street parking at new developments is not going away. If the city doesn't require parking, developers will still build parking.| la.streetsblog.org
Discover what to expect when moving into a flipped home, including hidden issues, renovation quality, and tips for buyers.| Golan's Moving & Storage
Originally approved in 2020 as a mixed-income development, one of San Francisco’s largest affordable housing projects in years is breaking ground in Potrero Hill.| www.kqed.org
A site that had been one of several to spark controversy and protest in the last decade as market-rate developers were ravenous to build in the Mission District is now going to become the largest 100%-affordable development in the neighborhood in 20 years.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
A 100% affordable housing project broke ground at 16th and DeHaro streets Monday morning, and this is newsworthy, because it's being built by a market-rate developer, and it was not originally going to be affordable housing.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
Despite progress in addressing veteran homelessness, a recent surge to a 12-year high reveals deep systemic issues| Invisible People
“It’s amazing that the local community, Basalt, Carbondale and Aspen [and more], came together like this and contributed this staggering amount of money,” he said. “But they can’t keep doing it.”| Aspen Journalism
White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to date — with a focus on affordable housing.| HousingWire
Affordable housing is part of the foundation for a strong family and home life, and is critical to reaching the common good.| CAPP-USA
An activist campaign is ramping up to pressure the property owner to make long-overdue repairs.| Atlanta Civic Circle
Aug. 21, 2025 Para leer este comunicado de prensa en español, oprima aqui Salt Lake City is taking the next step toward transforming the long-vacant Fleet Block into a dynamic, walkable center for families, businesses, and neighborhood life. Two nationally recognized development partners will redevelop the northern parcels of the Fleet Block, located along 800 […]| SLC.gov
It has been over a week since President Trump declared a public safety emergency and placed DC under federal rule, [...] Read More... The post Everything You Need to Know About Homelessness Since the Federalization of DC appeared first on Housing Up.| Housing Up
Even as we come to grips with the election of Trump, those of us at Down Home have grasped one undeniable truth. Our organizing works. The post Down Home Outliers in a Red Wave — Organizing Works appeared first on Welcome to Down Home!.| Welcome to Down Home!
The Senate Banking Committee this week unanimously advanced the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025, a sweeping housing reform package led by Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) aimed at addressing the housing crisis by expanding supply, improving affordability, and increasing oversight. It focuses on streamlining regulations, incentivizing construction, and supporting vulnerable populations like veterans and the homeless. The...| The Real Estate Roundtable
Tannersville, in New York’s Greene County Catskill Mountains, is enjoying growing success as a tourism and second-home destination. But that’s putting already scarce housing stock out of reach for many people who live and work there. Employers report their biggest challenge is retaining staff who want to live locally but are unable to find an affordable apartment or home in the Village.| Leviticus Fund
In the last 5 years, Washington DC experienced a housing boom. It took a lot more than passive deregulation.| Washington Monthly
Alan Ferguson left Atlanta Housing to become DeKalb County’s chief housing officer.| Atlanta Civic Circle
