The financial intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts. Total development cost, or TDC: The summed costs ...

As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group prepare to go up for auction in 2026, residents warn would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those ...

In 2021, the eviction of an encampment at Echo Park Lake made headlines. A group of archivists is making sure the story isn't ...

Administrators from 55 Continuum of Care sites share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work. Editor’s Note: The author spoke with ...

Continuing legal action has made homeless services providers' fates uncertain. I've spoken with over 160 of these providers.

Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. In this Under the Lens series, Shelterforce examines what it ...

When cities remove encampments or restrict aid, street medicine providers must scramble to keep providing healthcare.

An Arkansas housing authority installed storm-resistant roofs. What it will bring is uncertain; it’s a matter for lawmakers.

Duke has raised its lowest wage. Community advocates say that's a start, and they are calling for more to be done to help ...

Despite Enterprise Community Partners’ majority voting stake in Bellwether Enterprise, the nonprofit lender long insisted it couldn’t address its subsidiary commercial mortgage lender’s questionable ...

Enabled by provisions in the JOBS Act of 2012 that allow smaller scale investing, community members are becoming co-owners of local real estate projects. An enduring vision for many people across the ...

Shelby R. King Shelby R. King is Shelterforce's investigative reporter. Shelby began her reporting career in 2010 covering cops and public safety, and has been writing about real estate and community ...