Housing

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.

Urban Review: Houston's Housing Recovery Plan, Defining the South and Getting More Students Into Rigorous Classes

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.

Two Houston Zip Codes Among the "Most Gentrified" In the Country

The analysis looked at changes in median income, home value and population with a bachelor’s degree or higher between 2000 and 2016.

Study: How Houston's Appraisal Industry Reinforces Racial Inequality

Homes in black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Harris County were valued at significantly lower rates than comparable homes in similar white neighborhoods.

Listen: Closing the Homeownership Gap, Plus Resiliency Insights wth Harriet Tregoning

The latest podcast episode looks at efforts to close a persistent white-black homeownership gap and why equitable, multimodal growth is resilient growth.

As Harris County Considers Buyouts, Experts Offer Advice

Buyouts are just one of the options on the table in Houston.