Housing

In Taos, New Mexico, a team is building a model of self-sustainable, off-the-grid living called Earthships. The concept was pioneered by Michael Reynolds 50 years ago and has been evolving ever since. He said the structures meet the six key human needs by providing shelter, water, food, energy, sewage treatment and garbage management.

If you’ve been longing for a closer look at shiplap walls and clawfoot tubs ever since Chip and Joanna Gaines stepped away from their HGTV hit, “Fixer Upper,” in 2018, we’ve got good news for you. A new promo, which first aired on TODAY Tuesday morning, reveals that the home improvement superstars are bringing “Fixer Upper” back to TV. In a two-minute...

The coronavirus pandemic is entering a new month, meaning Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry about paying their rent

On Monday, July 27, two days after the eviction moratorium in Maryland expired, Timothy Young, his wife, Tammy, and their two children, Hermione, 8, and Negan, 2, scrambled to move out of their duplex. They’d received their notice to vacate.  Young estimates that he’s applied to more than 400 jobs over the last few months, and nothing has panned out....

The Trump administration said Thursday that it is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs, a move that fair housing advocates have decried as an election year stunt designed to manipulate the fears of white voters

If the outbreak roars back in New York City, Anil and Joyce Lilly will not be sheltering again in their Bronx apartment. They just bought a house an hour north in the Hudson Valley. “We need more elbow room,” said Joyce Lilly, explaining their move to Washingtonville, New York. “Because we were locked into the apartment for three months, a…

In our latest installment of “Purpose Over Profit,” LX News talked to Laura Brady, the founder and CEO of Concierge Auctions, a high-end real estate auction firm that is building a home for a family in need for every home it sells. Laura Brady said the company has funded the construction of more than 200 homes in El Salvador and...

Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley co-sponsored a hearing order Wednesday that would set up a program to have both white and minority testers go out and see what happens when they apply for the same apartment. “Housing discrimination is real,” O’Malley said. He described the idea as “a secret shopper program.” O’Malley and other councilors proposed it after last...

Boston officials are taking action when it comes to housing and equality.

A Suffolk University study finds there are high levels of discrimination towards renters in Boston based on both race and voucher status.

Black renters are shown less apartments than white counterparts by real estate agents in Boston and prospective renters attempting to use housing vouchers also face discrimination, a new study shows. The study, carried out by Suffolk University Law School, used Black and white “testers” who attempted to secure tours of properties. The study found Black people experienced discrimination in 71…

Black renters experienced discrimination in 71 percent of cases that were tested in a study by Suffolk University Law School.

Laura Bustamante’s job involves helping members of her New Jersey community access affordable housing, despite not making enough money to afford rent herself. Bustamante, who works for the Jersey City Council, walks host Satchel Lee through specific local policies that can help communities across the country facing a housing crisis.

If you can’t afford to pay your rent right now in Massachusetts, you don’t have to worry about getting kicked out of your apartment during the ongoing state emergency. That’s because state lawmakers hit the pause button on evictions for non-payment during the coronavirus pandemic. Supporters call it a crucial step to keeping people safe and providing housing stability...

If you can’t afford rent right now, you won’t have to worry about getting kicked out of your home.

The stay-at-home advisory and the closure of non-essential businesses have been extended by two weeks.

Millions of U.S. households are expected to face financial burdens in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral outbreak deepens

At City College of San Francisco, a dozen or so students have formed a community, living off the grid in solar-powered camper vans at the edge of campus, building and maintaining their tiny homes together. Faced with some of the highest rent in the world, some say it’s a financial decision to emerge from school with a small savings, rather...

Unable to keep up with rising rents, tenants of an Oakland apartment building are protesting in a bold way – they’re on a rent strike.