Topic: affordable housing
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Transforming Public Housing, Minus the Wrecking Ball
New York's overhaul offers room not only for new, revenue-producing housing but the creation of whole neighborhoods.
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Why the 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Guy Still Matters
As zany and unrealistic as his campaign is, the message is undeniably, brutally true.
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Some People Will Do Crazy Things for a Rent-Controlled Apartment in NYC
One example: pretend their dead aunt is alive. For four years.
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Can This Building Complex Solve Dubai's Affordable Housing Crisis?
The International City was supposed to relieve the economic pressures faced by the middle class. Instead there's been nothing but problems.
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Charts
The U.S. Simply Doesn't Have Enough Available Rental Housing, Whether You're Rich or Poor
Where do we house 10.3 million households living in extreme poverty?
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Maps
New York's 'Affordable Housing' Isn't Always Affordable
A new report finds that two-thirds of newly developed units are too expensive for local residents.
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'Low-Income Housing' Doesn't Actually Exist
Bad terminology can create bad policy. Nowhere is this more evident than in housing.
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Urban Wonk
Beware the Comeback of Rent Control
There's very little evidence that rent stabilization protects poor or vulnerable renters.
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Videos
Denver's Innovative Strategy to Give Public Housing Residents What They Want
The Housing Authority is using a cultural audit to redevelop the city's outdated South Lincoln Homes, not far from downtown.
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Charts
Where the Middle Class Spends 75 Percent of Its Income on Housing and Transport
A fresh look at the most expensive cities from the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology.
