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Housing
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Supreme Court’s Latest Race Case: Housing Discrimination
Many fear the case could gut the landmark Fair Housing Act.
New York City Activists Mobilize for Right to Counsel in Eviction
New York City may become the first to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.
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Tiny House Living: How Two Families Made It Work
The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties.
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Are Tiny Houses a Viable Affordable Housing Solution?
Some Americans looking to shrink their carbon footprint are doing so by shrinking their homes.
Developers Aren’t Going to Solve the Housing Crisis in San Francisco
The authors deconstruct and refute supply-side myths about how to create affordable housing in San Francisco - or any city - and propose some new approaches to affordable housing.
Housing Rights Group Says HUD Program Helps Wall Street, Hurts Homeowners
A federal housing program intended to shore up its own finances while helping homeowners on the brink of foreclosure has instead helped create “Wall Street landlords.”
FBI Targets Minority Communities in Mortgage Fraud Investigations
Former bank regulator Bill Black says Attorney General Eric Holder must stop targeting minorities and instead focus on the mortgage fraud of banksters.
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“Zombie” Homes Haunt Florida Neighborhoods
Aborted foreclosures leave thousands of properties in legal limbo.
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jennifer Taub on the Housing Crisis: What’s Changed?
Is Americans' inability to acquire a home of their own in a neighborhood that feels safe a personal or a political problem?
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Can Tiny Houses Solve Homelessness in Portland?
The city of Portland recently announced it is seeking to provide tiny houses to convince people currently residing in Portland's “tent cities” to relocate to the permanent structures.