The Radical Way Berlin Plans To Solve Its Housing Crisis

Berlin ― A sea of placards streamed across Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, a large public square under the shadow of the city’s massive TV tower, with bold messages daubed in paint and printed across placards. “The City Belongs to Us!” “My Home, Not Your Profit!” “I Don’t Want to Move!” ... Read more

Financing The Future Of Cooperative Low-Income Housing

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, New York City went through a devastating financial crisis. Buildings in neighborhoods across the city were essentially abandoned by their landlords. In some cases, tenants banded together to take over managing their buildings. Clusters of such buildings ... Read more

The Homelessness Problem We Don’t Talk About

The punishment for a crime doesn’t necessarily end when the person has been released from prison. Formerly incarcerated people face multiple barriers to securing housing (including public housing) and employment, which can lead to homelessness. And just by virtue of being homeless—by having to sleep ... Read more

Community Control Of Land And Housing

A historical legacy of displacement and exclusion, firmly rooted in racism and discriminatory public policy, has fundamentally restricted access to land and housing and shaped ownership dynamics, particularly for people of color and low-income communities. Today, many communities across the country are ... Read more

Housing Prices Rise At Twice The Speed Of Inflation And Pay

After losing over a third of their value a decade ago, which led to the financial crisis and a deep recession, U.S. house prices have regained those losses – led by a robust labor market that has fueled a pickup in economic activity and housing demand. But supply has not been ... Read more

Tax Luxury Housing to Fund Social Housing

I’ve traveled in a lot of major US cities in the last year outside of my hometown of Boston, Mass. Most of them are experiencing gentrification as wealthy newcomers drive up the cost of housing and displace long-time residents. But there’s an additional disruptive force — a sort of globally supercharged ... Read more

A Plan To Solve The Housing Crisis Through Social Housing

Many American cities face a severe shortage of affordable housing — and not just for the poor, but well up into the upper-middle class. A recent report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies concluded: “The rental market thus appears to be settling into a new normal where nearly ... Read more

Newsletter – From Neoliberal Injustice To Economic Democracy

This week, we will focus on positive work that people are doing to change current systems in ways that reduce the wealth divide, meet basic needs, build peace and sustainability and provide greater control over our lives. The work to transform society involves two parallel paths: ... Read more

Huge Mobile Home Park Co-op Deal Puts Residents In Charge

Above Photo: Halifax Estates will be run by a nine-woman board of resident-owners. Residents formed a co-op to purchase the park this week in a landmark deal. (Deb Wyman) Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media sharing buttons (upper left) to share this on your social ... Read more

Where Evictions Hurt The Most

Above Photo: A foreclosure notice on a home in Cincinnati, one of cities with the highest eviction rates in the U.S. John Sommers II/Reuters A new Apartment List report aims to more accurately estimate the scope of America’s eviction problem. Measuring the scale of America’s eviction problem has been a ... Read more