The OZ program unleashed billions in private capital. Who it actually helps depends on who’s steering the money and how well ...

Joan Pransky fought for and defended tenants and rent control policies in NJ. Michael McKee defended and strengthened rent ...

Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and mold can mess with your health. It's also making the U.S. housing ...

A poem about “caretakers and waymakers,” which emerged from interviews with 13 frontline community workers in Memphis.

Whether your home is safe and suitable for healthy living depends on a variety of factors. Shelterforce puts habitability under the lens to show how problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and ...

An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...

A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go. I met public housing resident Milagros ...

Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around habitability: mold, cooling, and more. How ...

Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results. On Nov. 4, Americans headed to the polls, stressed about their rent and historic levels of ...