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News Articles: affordable housing

In North Braintree, Mass., larger lot sizes imposed decades ago have meant fewer homes, and bigger more expensive ones. Voters will decide whether to force cities to allow smaller homes on smaller lots.

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Voters here will decide whether to force cities to build cheaper, smaller homes

Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to require cities and towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. A growing number of states are doing the same to help ease a housing shortage.

October 13, 2026
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Heavy traffic is seen on Atlanta's I-75/I-85 Connector

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Rooted: How decades of discriminatory housing policy shaped Atlanta's housing crisis

Atlanta’s housing crisis is rooted in policies that segregated, displaced, and disinvested in Black communities. This series by The Atlanta Voice examines how those choices still shape affordability today.

August 10, 2026
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By:
  • Laura Nwogu and
  • The Atlanta Voice
A line of 14 people hold shovels in a ground-breaking ceremony

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Atlanta breaks ground on its latest affordable housing development. This one's on the Beltline

The complex, which will include 130 units ranging from one to three bedrooms, is aimed at housing local workforce and low-income families in North Atlanta.

Atlanta breaks ground on its latest affordable housing development. This one's on the Beltline

August 06, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Senator Raphael Warnock and Mayor Andre Dickens spoke with Jordan Parcel and his son Dominic about the new federal housing bill July 13, 2026.

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Warnock-backed bipartisan housing bill caps corporate home purchases

Private companies owning more than 350 single-family homes will be charged fines for each additional purchase moving forward. 

July 14, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
President Donald Trump points during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.

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Largest housing affordability bill in decades becomes law without Trump's signature

President Trump refused to sign the bill without Congress first passing his sweeping voter ID bill.

July 11, 2026
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By:
  • Stephan Bisaha
Workers build the roofing structure of a new home under construction on July 15, 2025, in Richardson, Texas.

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Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades — and Trump cancels the signing

President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for the bill Wednesday, saying Congress must first pass a strict voter ID bill.

June 24, 2026
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  • Stephan Bisaha
Standing with her boyfriend, Carson McDonald, on June 4, Chloe Troub believes it's insulting to say it's a renter's market given the sheer cost of rent.

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Is it a renter's market? It depends on where you live

About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.

June 16, 2026
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  • Stephan Bisaha
Roofers complete work on a blighted house

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Payne City new affordable housing to provide Brookdale residents with stable housing

As part of its efforts to help Maconites find suitable places to live, the Macon-Bibb County Affordable Housing Fund is developing two new homes designated as permanent supportive housing units in Payne City.

June 12, 2026
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  • Casey Choung and
  • The Macon Melody
Habitat for Humanity volunteers work to build an affordable housing unit in Southwest Atlanta’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood.

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Volunteers had 1 week. They built 24 homes. Carter Work Project returns to Atlanta after 40 years

The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project spent the week in Atlanta as Habitat for Humanity celebrates its 50th anniversary. 

May 08, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Two halves of a four-bedroom factory-built home are pushed together in Petersburg, Virginia. It's one of dozens of such homes being set on permanent foundations and will blend in with other single-family houses in the neighborhood.

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Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing

Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden and
  • Anusha Mathur
A line of three people wait on the stairs to speak at a fulton county commissioner meeting

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Fulton County approves additional supportive housing funding

The funding for supportive housing is only secured through 2026, so advocates are asking for long-term investment.

January 22, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
5 people stand in jackets. 1 man is in front at a podium speaking. Behind them is a building under construction.

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'Do what you say you’re gonna do.' Atlanta mayor urges county to fulfill promised funding for housing

Atlanta is building hundreds of units of permanent supportive housing, but without funding promised by Fulton County, there will be service gaps.

January 16, 2026
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  • Amanda Andrews
Twelve people holding shovels like they're going to dig stand in suits behind a pile of dirt.

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Atlanta over halfway toward building, preserving 20,000 affordable housing units

The city's chief of staff shared an update on plans to stay on track with the housing goal by 2030.

December 31, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Atlanta housing leaders gather to cut a blue ribbon

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Atlanta opens its third rapid rehousing development for unhoused residents

The Waterworks Village will open 100 affordable units to support Atlanta's chronically unhoused residents.

December 04, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Three people in front of a construction site smiling.

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Habitat for Humanity awards 'Golden Hammer' to Southwest Atlanta community build

Volunteers will gather in Atlanta in 2026 for the 40th annual Carter Work Project to help construct homes.

November 14, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
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