The programs that kept some tenants housed during the pandemic also left out key groups of vulnerable renters. Their ...

Cal Lee Garrett is an assistant professor in the department of sociology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They teach courses on sociological theory, health, medicine, and ...

Claire Laurier Decoteau is a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Chicago. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan in 2008. Her research focuses on the ...

New Hampshire poet Matthew Richards reflects on the difficulty of living out what one professes to believe.

Opinion Housing Housing Communicators: Don’t Water Down Your Values to Appeal to Opponents In an time when many organizations are trying to adapt their messaging to reach a wider audience—which can be ...

Reported Article How Tech is Changing Housing Legislators Push Back Against ‘Rent-Setting’ Software In the last six months, lawmakers in more than two dozen cities and states have made strides to stop ...

When a new owner imposed sharp rent hikes, tenants fought back. Now, 6 years later, 300+ housing units will remain affordable ...

Reported Article Homelessness Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Work, Study Finds The analysis shows that these laws, including bans on sleeping outside, don't reduce homelessness. Why are they on ...

Opinion Federal Policy Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Is a Loss for Housing The tax bill includes a significant expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. However, its other provisions, especially cuts to ...

Shelterforce's new Under the Lens series explores the growing use of technology in the housing world. Can the proper guardrails be put in place so “innovative” tools don’t make the housing crisis ...

Reported Article HUD What Happens if Trump Kills Section 8? The Trump administration wants to nearly halve funding for federal rental assistance and make the states figure out how to distribute what’s ...