Housing

Harold Valentine (center), a local resident, attends a community Thanksgiving meal at Kennedy Recreation Center in Shaw.

National

Old Confronts New In A Gentrifying D.C. Neighborhood

1:58pm January 16, 2017

by Sam Gringlas

In Washington, D.C., a city facing some of the most intense pressure on housing in the country, longtime residents try to negotiate a place for themselves in their changing communities.

HUD Secretary Julian Castro hopes his likely successor, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, will come to support many of HUD's programs, but worries whether he'll roll back a new fair housing rule.

HUD's Castro Worries That Housing Rule Could Be Rolled Back

3:41pm January 09, 2017

by Pam Fessler

HUD Secretary Julian Castro hopes his likely successor, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, will come to support many of HUD's programs. Carson has called a new rule excessive government regulation.

A smoker snuffs out a cigarette at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

U.S. Imposes Nationwide Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing

5:48pm November 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Obama administration has issued a sweeping final rule banning smoking in all public housing units nationwide, extending a smoke-free environment to nearly a million units.

Kids play ball on the Wind River Indian Reservation, which is home to members of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes.

With Little Housing Growth, Native American Families Live In Close Quarters

5:21pm November 16, 2016

by Melodie Edwards

The two tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming are experiencing a population boom, but the amount of housing hasn't increased leading to severe overcrowding.

Economy

Greensboro Voters Will Decide On $126 Million Bond Package

6:01pm August 23, 2016

by Keri Brown

The City of Greensboro is placing four separate bond referendums on the November ballot.

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Nathaniel May (under sink) and his crew with Aurora Custom Builders goes through the final check list on a kitchen renovation outside Boston.

There's A Home Renovation Boom, But Good Luck Finding A Contractor

11:01am August 11, 2016

by Chris Arnold

With rising home prices and low interest rates, Americans are spending a record amount of money fixing up their kitchens, bathrooms and man-caves. But a lack of skilled workers is limiting the boom.

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First-time home buyers participating at lower rates in the otherwise booming housing market, and experts offer differing opinions on whether, or when, younger buyers are likely to return.

Fewer Young People Buying Houses, But Why?

5:54pm July 26, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

First-time home buyers are participating at lower rates in the otherwise booming housing market. Experts offer differing opinions on whether — or when — younger buyers are likely to return.

In Arlington, Va., WeLive developers say that what residents give up in personal square footage is made up for with large communal areas.

They're Small, But These Big-City Apartments Tout Their Communal Feel

8:37am July 23, 2016

by Lee Hale

For those eyeing city life, the trick to paying reasonable rent might mean downsizing — really downsizing. Developers of micro apartments says they offer affordability and a sense of community.

William Kitt's portraits are based on his observations of the vibrant street life of Manhattan.

Invisibilia: For An Artist, A Room Of His Own Is A Lifesaver

1:52pm July 01, 2016

by Angus Chen

William Kitt was living on the streets, abusing drugs and very sick when Broadway Housing Communities in New York offered him a room. Thirteen years later, he's thriving. His art tells the tale.

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Marvin Cheatham, president of the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association, stands in front of a row of abandoned homes in West Baltimore. He would like to see them torn down and replaced by a food market, a senior center and a health clinic — all of whi

National

In Baltimore, Hopes Of Turning Abandoned Properties Into Affordable Homes

11:11am April 26, 2016

by Pam Fessler

The city has long suffered a dearth of decent housing. The recent collapse of vacant buildings — which in one case killed a man — has increased the urgency of finding a solution.

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