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Families with Children Are Renting More
Houston had the largest increase in families with children who rented of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2016.
Families with Children Are Renting More
Houston had the largest increase in families with children who rented of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2016.
Study: When Looking For and Buying a House, Racial Inequality and Discrimination Compound
A new Houston area study examines how race plays a factor at each stage of the home buying process.
Q+A: Why The Harvey Health and Housing Registry Needs You
An innovative study tracking the effects of Hurricane Harvey looks for input from Houston-area residents, whether they were directly affected by the storm or not.
Building a More Resilient Housing System Event Report
This report by the Houston office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research highlights key learnings and strategies from the “Building a More Resilient Housing System” event held on March 27, 2018.
Four Steps To Make Houston Housing More Resilient
With funding flowing to the region for recovery, how can Houston create a more resilient city amid a housing shortage?
City of Houston Looks to Expand Homebuyer Assistance
Though the level of subsidies a qualified homebuyer receives has decreased in recent years, the city hopes to turn that around to stem a housing affordability crisis.
Minimum Wage Workers Can't Afford Rent
A Harris County worker earning minimum wage would need to work 113 hours per week to afford a fair market, two-bedroom rental house.
This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?
In Houston, A Radical Approach to Affordable Housing
With the city set to launch its own land trust and several neighborhoods eager to start their own, the community land trust presents opportunities and challenges.
Urban Review: Houston's Poor Parks Score, State of Mobility and Picnic Tables
This week, a look at how Houston's parks compare to other large cities, homelessness after Harvey, a deep-dive into the picnic table and more.
Urban Review: Great Places, Empty San Diego Houses and New, Post-Harvey Development Regulations
This week, a look at the Great Places of Texas, new estimates of houses sitting vacant in San Diego, zoning fights in Los Angeles and Houston's new development regulations.
Urban Review: Census Concerns, Income Inequality and Unspent Hurricane Ike Money
This week, Southern city planning, Census questions, national trends in income inequality and more.
Tour Houston's Newest Mixed-Use SRO Complex
New Hope Housing's latest project is a transit-oriented, mixed use model for affordable housing development.
Urban Review: Census Numbers, Ending Homelessness in L.A. and Connecting Transit to the BeltLine
This week, ending homelessness in L.A., new Census numbers and more.
Houston Among Major Metro Areas With Affordable Rental Shortage
Of the 50 largest metro areas, Houston is the third worst in terms of affordable and available rental properties for extremely low income households.
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