Housing
Vox’s coverage of housing policy: exploring questions about why it’s so expensive to rent or buy homes in America, how we can help prevent homelessness, what gentrification means, and more.
The connection between housing and fertility rates has a missing piece.
Imagine how much worse things would be if the federal government had even more power than it does now.
Working full time and homeless in America.
The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.
The Project 2025 plan called to end “housing-first” policies.
Spare bedrooms are America’s next housing market.
Fires worsen our class divides, but how governments respond can make a difference.
The future of the state depends on how leaders rebuild after the Los Angeles fires.
From strip mall conversions to adult dorms, here are our favorites from this year.
Without enough houses for its growing homeless population, the city is using machine learning to make its process fairer.
Americans don’t have to look abroad for answers.
A brief history of how America’s public housing experiment was designed to fail.
What 3 new books reveal about where the housing movement goes next.
Voters this week approved a first-of-its-kind measure to pay property owners if cities don’t address camps.
Experts think they’ve cracked the code for how to actually convert empty office buildings into affordable housing.
Around the country, anti-camping policies are complicating disaster recovery.
Signing a new lease often comes with high upfront costs that some renters can’t afford. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The Fed has cut interest rates. That might not immediately help home buyers waiting on the sidelines.
Factory-built housing, ADUs, and community land trusts — all at once.
The DOJ’s case about rent collusion might have huge implications for high prices.
Capping rent increases makes voters excited, but economists wary.
The UK is getting a new government. What is it promising to do?
The Grants Pass v. Johnson decision does not spell the end to fights over tent encampments in America.
Churches, mosques, and temples could change the game on affordable housing.
A bold experiment to help tenants is advancing.
To clear tent encampments in cities, some leaders urge a focus beyond shelters.
The affordability crisis is forcing politicians’ hands.
What the National Association of Realtors settlement means for buyers and sellers.
Grants Pass v. Johnson is probably going to end badly for homeless people, but it’s not yet clear how broad the Court’s decision will be.
This week, the justices will hear the biggest case on homelessness in decades.
Grants Pass v. Johnson could make the entire criminal justice system far crueler. It also tests the limits of judicial power.
Converting malls could create hundreds of thousands of badly needed homes.
Americans used to live in multigenerational homes. We’re starting to, again.
The housing crisis is already shaping the president’s reelection campaign.
Can’t buy, won’t sell: Today’s housing market, explained.
In this house, we believe that high rents fuel nativist backlashes.
States prepare to use Medicaid for rental assistance for the first time.
Local governments are trying a new way to address the housing crisis.
An Oregon case will clarify whether officials can jail or fine homeless people for sleeping outside.
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