Community ownership isn’t just about affordability. It’s about dignity, belonging, and control. It’s about breaking cycles of ...
As insurance companies and lenders increasingly factor climate risk into their strategies, we may see a resurgence of ...
Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley Project grew out of factory closures in the 1980s and has helped to found and sustain six ...
A community land trust in Denver combines community organizing, traditional CLT development, and more unusual roles in an ...
A commonly used billing system can allow landlords to quietly shift building utility costs onto tenants. Tenants say it’s ...
Sometimes disasters open a space for bigger and faster positive change. In Lahaina, Hawai'i, after the devastating fires in ...
An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...
Most communities lack a way of collecting real-time data on whether landlords are complying with rules. A rental registry could change that. Being a landlord is a unique line of work. In few sectors ...
The Supreme Court ruling gave cities new leeway to criminalize homelessness. In Oakland, advocates say it’s fueled more forceful encampment sweeps and a rollback of earlier efforts at cooperation. In ...