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News Articles: housing

In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, a "For Rent" sign is posted in Sacramento, Calif.

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Metro Atlanta has highest rate of corporate home ownership, says Georgia State researcher

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff gave updates on an investigation into corporate home ownership rates across Georgia — a practice experts say has made it harder for individuals to buy affordable housing.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
A security camera in front of a boarded up duplex at the Dogwood Terrace public housing complex in Augusta. The city's housing authority is moving forward with a years-long plans to demolish the neighborhood's old apartment buildings.

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  • News

Decision pending in Augusta public housing case could have statewide impact

The State Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on a case that could change the way landlords of public housing are held accountable.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
FILE PHOTO: A "For Rent, For Sale" sign is seen outside of a home in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo

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  • Politics

Institutional investors who own large swaths of rental homes becoming political target

Institutional investors who vacuumed up single family homes when prices cratered after the Great Recession are drawing more political heat as renters complain about the impact.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
Screenshot from Peter Biello interview with Charlie Bailey

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As Georgia Democratic Party leader, Charlie Bailey pledges to focus on 'foundational' issues

The new leader of Georgia's Democratic Party, Charlie Bailey, aims to win elections by focusing on "foundational" issues. He spoke with GPB's Peter Biello.

May 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
The boundaries of Savannah's inaugural four affordable housing overlay district zones, as proposed by city staff and approved by councilmembers.

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  • Politics

'Maintain Savannah for Savannahians': City Council approves zoning map to boost affordable housing

The push for higher-density development comes as nearly half of Savannah renters find themselves "cost-burdened," spending more than 30% of their income on housing.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Atlanta Housing hosted its first state of housing city address on April 15, 2025.

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'I’m calling on everybody.' Atlanta Housing shares its goal to expand partnerships and services

Atlanta Housing is sharing updated plans to address homelessness and the lack of affordable housing — and focused on key partnerships with its federal funding in flux.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
An apartment building at Yamacraw Village in Savannah is seen with asphalt shingle roofing, which was installed in 2019 and noted by AEI Consultants as the only significant capital expenditure undertaken at the public housing complex in the past five years.

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  • Politics

Savannah passes affordable housing 'overlay' zoning district, meant to boost city's housing supply

"We can't complain about not having affordable housing if we're not willing to take the big, bold moves it’s going to take to get us there," Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said.

March 28, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
A coaltion of Georgia housing rights organizations descended outside the state capitol on the March 5 eve of a critical deadline to advance legislation. Habitat for Humanity volunteers would build a makeshift home to promote a tax credit bill that would save money for home construction expenses for nonprofits. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia housing groups pessimistic over prospects of Legislature reining in investor price squeeze

A coalition of housing rights advocates are seeing little progress on bipartisan bills aimed at protecting Georgians — despite a push from U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pushes for federal help.

March 25, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Residents of Daybreak Cohousing in Portland, Oregon, gather in their shared courtyard. It's one of about 200 cohousing communities in the country.

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  • Mental Health

How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, it's an answer to the isolation of parenting that many families feel today.

December 01, 2024
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Acting Secretary Todman sits on a chair against a black background with two other black women of Caribbean descent in Norcross.

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Acting U.S. Housing Secretary talks to Caribbean residents and stakeholders in Gwinnett County

Acting HUD Secretary Adrian Todman visited Norcross to hear from the community about housing concerns and answer questions about how the agency is addressing them.

October 21, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
New affordable housing in Macon

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New affordable Pleasant Hill Landing housing planned for historically Black neighborhood in Macon

Macon-Bibb County government has announced a new affordable housing development in the heart of one of the city’s most prominent historically Black neighborhoods.

September 20, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Georgia State Senator Derek Mallow, at left, speaks during a news conference in Savannah on Aug. 27, 2024, about Vice President Kamala Harris's housing affordability plans.

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  • Politics

Savannah Democrats tout Kamala Harris's housing affordability plans, ahead of VP's Thursday rally

Harris is calling for a $25,000 down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers.

August 28, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Rasheeda Rahmaan James's sons pose with her for a portrait.

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  • News

Atlanta Motel to Home program bridges the cash gap to rehome working families

Working people living in motels are considered a "hidden homeless" population. An alliance of nonprofits are working to move 1,000 affected families in Atlanta to stable housing by next summer. 

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during a virtual news conference from Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2024.

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  • Politics

Warnock to introduce Senate bill calling for 3 million new housing units, increase to estate tax

A previous version of the bill stalled in a congressional subcommittee.

August 02, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Marvin Cox, community outreach director with the Metropolitan Action Commission on June 25, in Nashville. As temperatures reached into the upper 90s, the Metro Action Commission was offering free window AC units to seniors, families with young children and people with medical conditions.

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  • National

As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills

For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

July 04, 2024
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  • Jennifer Ludden
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