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1/ Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations don't only affect your health. These issues also make the housing crisis worse. We're putting housing quality under the lens in our new series, Fit to Live in: Fixing Our Housing Stock. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
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From Santa Cruz to New York City, local ballot measures are reshaping housing policy.
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
From Santa Cruz to New York City, local ballot measures are reshaping housing policy.
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
“Frugal only is the way I think.”
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Frugal only is the way I think.”
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
1/ Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations don't only affect your health. These issues also make the housing crisis worse. We're putting housing quality under the lens in our new series, Fit to Live in: Fixing Our Housing Stock. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
1/ Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations don't only affect your health. These issues also make the housing crisis worse. We're putting housing quality under the lens in our new series, Fit to Live in: Fixing Our Housing Stock. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
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Buena Vista officials passed an ordinance allowing temporary camping at certain business properties.
But who is truly responsible for solving the town’s affordable housing needs?
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4reUI4G
#HousingJustice #Zoning #WorkforceHousing #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
But who is truly responsible for solving the town’s affordable housing needs?
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4reUI4G
#HousingJustice #Zoning #WorkforceHousing #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Buena Vista officials passed an ordinance allowing temporary camping at certain business properties.
But who is truly responsible for solving the town’s affordable housing needs?
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4reUI4G
#HousingJustice #Zoning #WorkforceHousing #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
But who is truly responsible for solving the town’s affordable housing needs?
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4reUI4G
#HousingJustice #Zoning #WorkforceHousing #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
When voters think about rent, housing policy wins (mostly).
Read the breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #Shelterforce
Read the breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #Shelterforce
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November 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
When voters think about rent, housing policy wins (mostly).
Read the breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #Shelterforce
Read the breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #Shelterforce
NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Housing so bad that mushrooms grow from the ceiling.
After years of leaks, mold, and no heat, tenants are banding together across 20 buildings to push for change.
🏙️ Read their story → bit.ly/47EBZYw
#TenantRights #AffordableHousing #RentStrike #HousingJustice #Shelterforce
After years of leaks, mold, and no heat, tenants are banding together across 20 buildings to push for change.
🏙️ Read their story → bit.ly/47EBZYw
#TenantRights #AffordableHousing #RentStrike #HousingJustice #Shelterforce
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Housing so bad that mushrooms grow from the ceiling.
After years of leaks, mold, and no heat, tenants are banding together across 20 buildings to push for change.
🏙️ Read their story → bit.ly/47EBZYw
#TenantRights #AffordableHousing #RentStrike #HousingJustice #Shelterforce
After years of leaks, mold, and no heat, tenants are banding together across 20 buildings to push for change.
🏙️ Read their story → bit.ly/47EBZYw
#TenantRights #AffordableHousing #RentStrike #HousingJustice #Shelterforce
For low-income Chinese seniors in NYC, the housing crisis goes beyond affordability—it’s about being seen, heard, and included.
Tianli Cheng—who helps seniors navigate the system—offers four strategies to make housing more equitable for older immigrants.
Read here:
Tianli Cheng—who helps seniors navigate the system—offers four strategies to make housing more equitable for older immigrants.
Read here:
Four Ways to Address the Housing Challenges Older Chinese Immigrants Face
For seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York's affordable housing system is a challenge.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
For low-income Chinese seniors in NYC, the housing crisis goes beyond affordability—it’s about being seen, heard, and included.
Tianli Cheng—who helps seniors navigate the system—offers four strategies to make housing more equitable for older immigrants.
Read here:
Tianli Cheng—who helps seniors navigate the system—offers four strategies to make housing more equitable for older immigrants.
Read here:
Stretching every resource. Every ounce of humor. Every shred of hope.
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Stretching every resource. Every ounce of humor. Every shred of hope.
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
This week at Shelterforce:
– Are Opportunity Zones helping communities or just investors?
– Honoring tenant advocates Michael McKee & Joan Pransky
– A Memphis Love Letter to caretakers & waymakers
– Updates on Section 8 and D.C.’s TOPA law
Read the stories & support housing justice: conta.cc/3LOE4IJ
– Are Opportunity Zones helping communities or just investors?
– Honoring tenant advocates Michael McKee & Joan Pransky
– A Memphis Love Letter to caretakers & waymakers
– Updates on Section 8 and D.C.’s TOPA law
Read the stories & support housing justice: conta.cc/3LOE4IJ
Shelterforce: Essential Reporting on Affordable Housing
Shelterforce reports on affordable housing, homeownership, community planning, organizing, the future of community development, and more.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This week at Shelterforce:
– Are Opportunity Zones helping communities or just investors?
– Honoring tenant advocates Michael McKee & Joan Pransky
– A Memphis Love Letter to caretakers & waymakers
– Updates on Section 8 and D.C.’s TOPA law
Read the stories & support housing justice: conta.cc/3LOE4IJ
– Are Opportunity Zones helping communities or just investors?
– Honoring tenant advocates Michael McKee & Joan Pransky
– A Memphis Love Letter to caretakers & waymakers
– Updates on Section 8 and D.C.’s TOPA law
Read the stories & support housing justice: conta.cc/3LOE4IJ
Voters across the U.S. mostly approved key housing measures—from new funding in CA & CO to tenant protections in WA. Shelterforce breaks down what passed, what didn't, and what it all means.
👉 bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing
👉 bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing
Which Housing Measures Passed in This Election?
Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Voters across the U.S. mostly approved key housing measures—from new funding in CA & CO to tenant protections in WA. Shelterforce breaks down what passed, what didn't, and what it all means.
👉 bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing
👉 bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing
When voters think about rent, housing policy wins (mostly). Read Shelterforce’s breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country. bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #NextCity
#Elections2025 #NextCity
Which Housing Measures Passed in This Election?
Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When voters think about rent, housing policy wins (mostly). Read Shelterforce’s breakdown of the 2025 housing ballot results across the country. bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#Elections2025 #NextCity
#Elections2025 #NextCity
Policy is shifting, investment is rising, and stakes are high.
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Policy is shifting, investment is rising, and stakes are high.
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
What does it really mean to increase racial equity in housing?
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
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#HousingJustice #Equity
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What does it really mean to increase racial equity in housing?
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
To help ease the burden of finding affordable housing, officials in Buena Vista say employees can live on their employer's property—but only temporarily.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4p5cw04
#HousingCrisis #WorkforceHousing #AffordableHousing #Colorado #Shelterforce
Read the full story: bit.ly/4p5cw04
#HousingCrisis #WorkforceHousing #AffordableHousing #Colorado #Shelterforce
Inside the Colorado Town Where Public Camping Is Considered Workforce Housing
To ease the burden of finding affordable housing, Buena Vista officials say businesses can let employees live on their property—temporarily.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
To help ease the burden of finding affordable housing, officials in Buena Vista say employees can live on their employer's property—but only temporarily.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4p5cw04
#HousingCrisis #WorkforceHousing #AffordableHousing #Colorado #Shelterforce
Read the full story: bit.ly/4p5cw04
#HousingCrisis #WorkforceHousing #AffordableHousing #Colorado #Shelterforce
Jacob Folger spent 13 years homeless. His poem The Homeless Stretch tells that story through small acts of faith and endurance.
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jacob Folger spent 13 years homeless. His poem The Homeless Stretch tells that story through small acts of faith and endurance.
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
For years, tenants who live in properties tied to the Pinnacle Group have lived with broken elevators, mold, power outages, lack of heating, and pest problems.
Now they're uniting across 20 buildings to demand repairs, accountability, and control over their homes.
Read here
Now they're uniting across 20 buildings to demand repairs, accountability, and control over their homes.
Read here
Rats, Faulty Heating, and Mushrooms on the Ceiling: Inside the Fight Against Pinnacle
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units head for auction, residents warn would-be buyers of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For years, tenants who live in properties tied to the Pinnacle Group have lived with broken elevators, mold, power outages, lack of heating, and pest problems.
Now they're uniting across 20 buildings to demand repairs, accountability, and control over their homes.
Read here
Now they're uniting across 20 buildings to demand repairs, accountability, and control over their homes.
Read here
Chicago’s Community WEB is showing what it takes to make community ownership the rule, not the exception.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chicago’s Community WEB is showing what it takes to make community ownership the rule, not the exception.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
For older Chinese immigrants in NYC, housing access isn’t just about affordability—it’s about language, technology, and inclusion.
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
🔗 bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
🔗 bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Four Ways to Address the Housing Challenges Older Chinese Immigrants Face
For seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York's affordable housing system is a challenge.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For older Chinese immigrants in NYC, housing access isn’t just about affordability—it’s about language, technology, and inclusion.
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
🔗 bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
🔗 bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go. Stacy Torres, an assistant professor of
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#AntiDisplacement #Denver
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#AntiDisplacement #Denver
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#AntiDisplacement #Denver
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#AntiDisplacement #Denver
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Rats, Faulty Heating, and Mushrooms on the Ceiling: Inside the Fight Against Pinnacle
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units head for auction, residents warn would-be buyers of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing