Affordable housing

Incomes aren’t going up—but the cost of homeownership is.

Home ownership can be a way for low-income folks to punch a ticket to upward mobility. But many experts say that low-income people should build wealth in other ways before they take on a mortgage.

Would-be homeowners balance the risks of buying with benefits like building their assets and bettering their children's chances.

HUD cannot afford to fix its public housing, so the government wants to reclassify the properties as Section 8.

New initiatives aim to make home ownership and house building more affordable for millions more Mexicans.

But many frown on using extra space in single-family homes for housing.

The cost of rent in cities like L.A. or New York stands in the way of many people earning higher wages. Author Matthew Yglesias says the issue could be solved if cities loosen building regulations.

New Haven attracts families to a new mixed-income community with a popular lottery.

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