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In metro Charlotte, North Carolina, a $225 million fund backed by local business leaders aims to expand affordable housing by acquiring and improving existing properties.

In Portland, Oregon, social housing has followed a stop-and-go trajectory. A one-time windfall has let the city pilot a revolving loan fund to acquire property that can support permanently affordable housing. But can Portlanders develop a long-term social housing policy?

Early childhood education is a fast-growing but low-paying profession. In response, one New Haven, Connecticut, center has started offering rent-free housing to its educators.

The Federal Home Loan Bank system was formed in 1932 to support mortgage lending that would make housing more affordable. But when the savings and loan system fell apart in 1989, the FHLB veered away from this mission. It is time to reset it.

Naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs, happen when residents live in the same place for decades. In some places, supportive service programs help older people get the health care they need.

How can impact investing be an effective affordable housing partner? CDFI leaders and affordable housing providers point to the importance of redefining risk so that returns to communities are at least as important as returns to investors.

Elders are turning personal housing struggles into collective action, and challenging assumptions about who leads housing justice movements.

In recent years, the Democratic Socialists of America, both nationally and in many chapters, have committed to housing organizing, contributing to the rise of tenant unions while also altering their own organizations.

The roots of housing insecurity can be traced back decades to discriminatory policies and practices that have deprived Black seniors of the wealth that often provides stability in old age.

In 2015, Nepal adopted a new constitution that promised a right to housing. But a right to housing does not enforce itself, and a dramatic fight over what happens to residents of informal settlements in flood plains is underway.

Chicago funded affordable housing for years without verifying or tracking its accessibility. Disabled residents paid the price—and after a recent settlement, the city will have to as well.

Federal accessibility requirements are only as effective as the local governments responsible for enforcing them. A disability rights attorney reflects on cases in Chicago and Los Angeles—and why they should serve as a warning to cities nationwide.