New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The U.S. is experiencing a once-in-a-generation economic shift.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner speaks at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 21, 2025. (Photo by Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA via AP ...

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In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their ...

Essay: Jessica Norwood on the unfinished promise of Selma and how the conditions for reparative capital are taking shape in ...

Residents of the Detroit enclave won an income-based payment plan in court years ago. Now a local activist running for mayor ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. San Francisco is well known for its low supply and very high ...

A decade after Atlanta voters approved a sales tax for transit expansion, no tracks have been laid. Experts say major rail ...

Sponsored: Trickle-down economics never reached communities of color. CDFIs and community ownership models exist to do what ...

Rail parks have the power to change communities, for better and sometimes for worse. They tend to boost the real estate value of neighboring buildings. They connect people to nature. But these ...

Op-ed: A decade of research on Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood finds that major riverfront investment did not push out ...