Housing

For Young People, Homelessness is a Different Type of Struggle

Indigent youth will often do whatever it takes to avoid a homeless shelter: They couch surf. They crash with relatives. They may trade sex for a bed. But that resilience poses unique challenges to the very programs designed to serve them.

What Ben Carson at HUD Might Mean for Houston

In Houston, where debates about housing are fierce, questions remain about how a Carson-led HUD would operate.

New Orleans Latest City to Grapple with Airbnb

The Crescent City moved to both legalize and regulate the short-term rental industry amid a housing shortage.

In Houston's Near Northwest, a Community Looks to Reinvent Itself, Once Again

As suburbs seek to add amenities, those with fewer resources find creative ways to adapt.

Where Have the Repeat Home Buyers Gone?

At just over 900,000 in 2015, the number of repeat homebuyers is half what it was in 2001.