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Affordable Housing

Restore Section 610: The Key to Preserving Affordable Housing in NYC

HPD's misguided pause on Section 610 affordable housing applications threatens low-income New Yorkers and the city's existing affordable housing stock. The city must reverse course and expand this crucial program.
By Jonathan Petak
Construction barrier with bold white text reading "The largest all-affordable housing development in NYC in over 40 years" against a backdrop of a partly cloudy sky.

An American Sovereign Wealth Fund Could Be the Missing Piece in Supporting Working Families

As sovereign wealth funds bloom from Singapore to Saudi Arabia, America watches from the sidelines. But the concept of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could reshape our economy—fueling jobs, housing and domestic innovation.
By Roy Swan
Aerial view from hill of San Francisco skyline

An Anonymous $100M Donation Could Help Keep Artists in San Francisco

The project draws inspiration from successful artist housing developments like New York's Westbeth and Manhattan Plaza.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

New Startup Builds Housing in Your Yard, Splits Rental Profit With You

By Gabriela Barkho

Google and Amazon Attempt to Fix the Housing Crisis They Created

By Gabriela Barkho
Reverend William Barber speaks at the Poor People's Moral Action Congress at Trinity University in Washington D.C.

An Inside Look at the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress

By Jason Bergman

2018’s Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate

By Margaret Daisley and Alison Rogers
The bill calls for the state to buy foreclosed houses from banks and then sell or lease them to municipalities, developers or community development corporations for use as affordable housing.

NJ Politics Digest: Should State Buy Foreclosed Homes to Provide Affordable Housing?

By Observer Politics Team

New York City Is Struggling to House Its Aging Population

By Karen Haycox

The Future of Housing Is Here and It Will Be 3D Printed—on Earth and Mars

By Caleb Kaiser
Mayor Bill de Blasio stands in front of a residential construction site while unveiling his affordable housing plan on May 5, 2014 in Brooklyn. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

NYC Sets Affordable Housing Record with 24,500 Homes Financed in 2017

By Madina Toure
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision for Affordable Housing Remains Unfulfilled

By Karen Haycox
New York City.

Dim Future of Affordable Housing in New York City Just Got a Little Brighter

By Karen Haycox
Mayor Bill de Blasio stands with Public Advocate Letitia James and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams while unveiling his affordable housing plan in Brooklyn in May 2014.

Newly Re-Elected de Blasio Rolls Out Affordable Housing Plan

By Madina Toure
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee hold the first markup of the proposed GOP tax reform legislation in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

New York Families Likely to Pay $5k More in Taxes Next Year

By Madina Toure
Gov. Chris Christie shakes hands with Chief Justice Stuart Rabner after his state of the state speech in January. Other members of the Supreme Court are to the left, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is at right.

NJ Supreme Court an Afterthought in Governor’s Race

By Salvador Rizzo
Kim Guadagno.

Kim Guadagno’s Statement on NJ Supreme Court

By Salvador Rizzo
Flanked by elected officials and advocates, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils his affordable housing plan at a press conference in May 2014.

De Blasio to Meet Affordable Housing Goal Two Years Early

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Is Bill de Blasio a Real Progressive? Activists Aren’t Convinced

By Madina Toure
Affordable housing is still a political hot potato in New Jersey.

NJ on Hook for 280,000 Affordable Housing Units, Study Says

By Salvador Rizzo
A bulldozer.

South Brunswick Attacks Judge Over Affordable Housing Rulings

By Salvador Rizzo
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio.

‘Big Talk, Very Little Action’—De Blasio Not Sold on Cuomo’s Plan for Brooklyn

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer and Mayor BIll de Blasio.

Scott Stringer Shreds Bill de Blasio’s State of the City Plans

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Council Members Praise De Blasio’s State of the City Speech But Questions Remain

By Madina Toure
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