How Amazon HQ2 Is Already Affecting Housing Prices
Some real estate speculators are already putting bets on the fact that housing prices in the winning city will inflate fast.
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Low-Income Americans Face a Harrowing Choice: Food or Housing
The rent and mortgage payments are still too damn high.
German Parties Prepare for a Regional Election (in Photos)
The state election could serve as an effective referendum on Angela Merkel's government.
Recovery From the Great Recession Has Not Been Evenly Felt Across the Economic Spectrum
New research from the Federal Reserve concludes the economic recovery hasn't produced much wealth for most Americans.
'What Was Originally a Temporary Plan Got Kind of Comfortable': One Man's Experience Being Homeless in California
Pacific Standard writer Jack Denton speaks with a childhood friend about the daily realities of living without a home.
Will California Be the First State to Repeal Rent Control Limits?
Overturning limits on rent control will be on the ballot in California this November now that organizers have garnered enough signatures to certify Proposition 10.
Puerto Rican Hurricane Refugees Are Safe From Eviction for One More Month
A federal judge issued an order on Wednesday that will prevent hundreds of Puerto Rican families who fled from Hurricane Maria from being evicted from hotels and motels across the United States—at least until August 31st.
Inside the Creation of New York City's New Affordable Housing Design Guidelines
A public design commission has created a guide that instructs developers in how to create more coherent design for housing projects across the city.
The Rent Is Still Too Damn High
A new report finds that, all across the country, minimum-wage workers don't earn enough to rent a two-bedroom home.
If Americans Keep Ignoring Flood Risk, We Could Face a Housing-Market Crash
On the coastlines of America, many home buyers are ignoring the new realities of storms and floods—and, in too many cases, the government isn't helping.
California Becomes the First State to Make Solar Panels Mandatory
The new standard will bring the state closer to meeting its climate goals.
The Bay Area's Affordable Housing Crisis Is Only Getting Worse
Workers in several Bay Area counties would need to earn four times the minimum wage to pay the median rent for an apartment, a new report finds.
A Developer Wants to Build Hundreds of Homes in a Houston Floodplain
The Houston City Council approved a developer's plan to build hundreds of homes in a floodplain. But future flooding is all but inevitable.
Pot Warehouses in Denver Are Booming—at the Detriment of Low-Income Neighborhoods
Soaring commercial real estate prices are a sign of a thriving pot industry in Denver—but low-income communities of color are taking a disproportionate property-tax hit.
HUD Secretary Proposes Steep Rent Increases for Americans in Federally Subsidized Housing
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson plans to propose rent increases of up to 300 percent for low-income households, the Washington Post reports.
Can Legislation Lower California's Exorbitant Real Estate Prices?
Through shifting control of land use policy from local to regional governments, SB 827 wants to reduce the Golden State's cost of housing.
PS Picks: 'New York' Magazine's Story of the Worst Roommate Ever
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
In Colorado, Legal Pot Increases Housing Values
Homeowners are getting high, and so is the value of their residences.
In California, Housing Instability Is the Fault of Local Governments, a New Study Finds
The latest research suggests that we shouldn't be blaming environmental laws for inhibiting development.
Los Angeles' Homeless Population Continues to Increase
Blame the lack of affordable housing options in the Los Angeles area.
The Burden of a Late Rent Check Can Harm the Health of Both Parents and Kids
New research finds that housing instability can affect the mental and physical health of family members of all ages.
Does Segregation Beget Segregation?
Two poverty researchers talk about the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation.
Fighting Gentrification With the Holy Spirit
A small church in Minneapolis is working to stave off the effects of rising neighborhood housing costs by unifying communities through religion.
How Canada Is Starting to Approach Housing as a Human Right
The ruling liberal government has recently introduced a piece of legislation that points to its desire to treat housing as a right for all citizens.