New federal budget boosts low-income rental assistance, slight cuts elsewhere

After a contentious battle over the 2019 budget, federal lawmakers agreed to increase funding for tenant-based rental assistance, including Section 8 rental vouchers.

Californians see various culprits in state’s affordable housing shortage

While many Californians think that their state could solve the affordable housing crisis by just ramping up construction, others blame a lack of rent control, not enough funding for affordable homes and too strict environmental controls.

Federal government shutdown hurts rural housing

The partial federal government shutdown is impacting housing agencies responsible for financing affordable housing, clean drinking water and rural economies, according to the National Rural Housing Coalition (NRHC).

Low-income rural renters face worsening affordable housing crisis

Low-income residents renting homes in rural areas face an ever shrinking supply of affordable housing, which experts say will only worsen in the coming years.

Student loan debt inhibits millennial homeownership

Nearly 90 percent of millennials say they want to purchase a home in the future, but half haven’t saved for a down payment.