Housing

Housing costs have lowered for the rich but risen for the poor, analysis shows

This research shows how much the gap between the rich and the poor has exacerbated.

Kinder Institute seeks to make Houston one of the most-studied cities in America through Urban Data Platform

Session at the Urban Affairs Association conference highlights Kinder Institute’s efforts to encourage scholars to study Houston’s pressing issues.

In Houston and beyond, innovative affordable housing design

Not known for interesting design, several recent examples try to move affordable housing forward.

How Houston’s Decision On Affordable Housing Could Affect City Outcomes

The City of Houston may want to explore multilateral policies that intend to assist in rebuilding vulnerable communities.

Better Re-Entry Housing Programs, Code Violation Reporting and More Among Affordable Housing Proposals by Rice Students

The Third Annual Houston Centered Policy Challenge highlighted how the Bayou City can tackle affordable housing in extremely unique ways.

Survey Finds Extensive Mental, Physical Health Impacts of Hurricane Harvey

With roughly 10,000 respondents as of early January, the Hurricane Harvey Registry released preliminary findings about the storm's health and housing impacts.

Urban Review: A Potential LA Mega-storm, The Struggle to Define Suburbs And One Big Thing Missing from a Bold Childcare Proposal

This week, what a rare but potentially catastrophic mega-storm might mean for Los Angeles, the many meanings of "suburban," where a proposal for universal childcare falls short and more.

How Are Young Adults' Housing Moves Affecting Neighborhood Diversity?

A new study uses longitudinal data to follow young adults as they leave their parents' homes.

Addressing 'The Last Remaining and the Biggest Form of Segregation'

Government-created residential segregation is at the heart of a number of inequities. And the country is obligated to enact remedies, argues Richard Rothstein.

Kinder Institute Forum: Richard Rothstein

Richard Rothstein, an accomplished scholar of education and housing policy and a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses how laws and policies at the federal, state and local levels have promoted and enforced the residential racial segregation that exists today.

Q+A: A Grassroots Response to Harvey Creates New Connections To Rebuild Better

With a focus on housing, environmental justice and labor issues, the Houston HOME Coalition is pushing for an equitable recovery.

Bill Would Require Landlords to Notify Tenants of Flood Risk

Filed Wednesday, the bill would expand disclosure requirements for landlords.

Urban Review: Census Ruling, Gentrification Scholarship and HISD's Next Steps

This week, what the latest ruling means for the 2020 census, reflecting on decades of gentrification research, an op-ed from Houston school district board members on a tough decision and more.

Urban Review: Toxic Air Bases, Housing Finance Issues to Watch and Investing in Urban Forests

This week, a legacy of contamination from air bases across the country, the housing finance issues experts will be watching in 2019, why trees are more than just pretty and more.

The Most-Read Urban Edge Pieces of 2018

The stories that captured your attention in 2018.