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Policymakers could increase the supply of multifamily housing in their states and localities by revising outdated building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings. If enough states and cities enacted this simple change, it could reduce the nationwide shortage of multifamily housing.
In too many American cities, numerous downtown office buildings sit barely used, their absence of workers gutting nearby businesses. Meanwhile, hundreds of residents, too poor to afford shelter, sleep on the streets. Addressing these problems is within our grasp.
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Manufactured housing represents a critical opportunity to create and preserve lower-cost housing options in the United States, but many of these homeowners do not own their land—and millions don’t have leases that could prevent unexpected rent increases or eviction, according to a survey by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
The nation’s housing challenges are often framed within the context of cities: Boston’s high and rising rents, San Francisco’s brutal and persistent homelessness, and New York’s cramped and expensive apartments.
An estimated nationwide shortage of 4 to 7 million homes has pushed rents to all-time highs, with a record share of Americans spending more than 30% of their income on rent.
It’s not exactly news that Americans are mistrustful of their federal government. What you may have heard less about is that trust in some historically respected institutions has also taken a hit in the post-pandemic years.
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The nation’s housing challenges are often framed within the context of cities: Boston’s high and rising rents, San Francisco’s brutal and persistent homelessness, and New York’s cramped and expensive apartments.
Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern United States for three days in September 2024, leaving a path of destruction and hundreds of casualties throughout North Carolina and five other states. Record-breaking rainfall devastated western North Carolina and triggered landslides that left many areas cut off from essential services for days. The mountain tourist hub of Asheville faced unprecedented destruction, including widespread property damage and disruptions to critical infrastructure.
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Earlier this year, legislative staff in Colorado offered lawmakers a blunt, bold warning: “The budget appears to be on an unsustainable path.” Unless the state cut spending or increased revenue, staff members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) cautioned in February, ongoing deficits would exhaust the state’s reserves over the next five years.
Manufactured housing represents a critical opportunity to create and preserve lower-cost housing options in the United States, but many of these homeowners do not own their land—and millions don’t have leases that could prevent unexpected rent increases or eviction, according to a survey by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Have you tried to figure out whether the fish you eat is sustainably sourced? At least 1 in 5 fish caught in the global ocean is a product of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing—one of the main threats to the health of the ocean.