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News Articles: housing crisis

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
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
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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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Scott Turner delivers his opening remarks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Jan. 16.

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  • National

The Senate has confirmed Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development

The former NFL player served in the first Trump administration, promoting investment in distressed neighborhoods. Turner has said HUD is "failing at its most basic mission."

February 05, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, testifies Thursday at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Trump nominee to lead HUD says the agency is failing in its mission

Scott Turner pledged to make HUD programs more streamlined and efficient. He declined to say whether he would oppose major budget cuts to the agency if Trump proposes them again.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
President-elect Donald Trump's first administration repeatedly sought to make deep cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's budget. Those plans never passed Congress. But many housing and anti-poverty advocates think this time will be different.

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  • Politics

Trump names former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development

HUD is bracing for possible budget cuts, something the first Trump administration proposed but was unable to get through Congress. Other changes could restrict who gets rental aid.

November 22, 2024
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
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
tiny cottages

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  • Mental Health

Macon joins select cities investing in housing solely for unhoused people

The new development on Macon’s east side, called the Tiny Cottages, are exclusively available to people who meet the federal definition of homelessness.

June 26, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Some baby boomers would like to downsize from their large homes, but say it doesn't make financial sense. Single-family homes in Dumfries, Va., are seen here last year.

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  • Economy

Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?

Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.

April 20, 2024
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Leslie McIntire, 69, is part of the baby boomer generation that is entering older age amid a historic affordable housing shortage and rising wealth inequality in the U.S.

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  • National

Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse

Baby boomers are entering older age amid a historic affordable-housing shortage and widening inequality. A new study warns many won't be able to access the kind of housing or caregiving they need.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Striking hotel workers walk the picket line in Los Angeles, California, on July 2, 2023.

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  • Business

A hotel worker's 3-hour commute tells the story of LA's housing crisis and her strike

Long commutes are a key reason why LA hotel workers have been on rolling strikes since early July. And they have a unique solution for hotels to help them.

October 15, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
Louana Joseph and her daughter, Marlie, outside their former apartment complex in southwestern Atlanta. Joseph moved out of the unit because she suspects the gray and brown splotches that were spreading through the apartment were mold. After rents soared during the pandemic, some families were forced to live in substandard housing, which increased their risk for health problems such a s asthma and lead poisoning.

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  • News

Her apartment might have put her son’s health at risk. But ‘I have nowhere else to go’

A nationwide affordable housing crisis has wreaked havoc on the lives of low-income families, like Louana Joseph’s in Atlanta, who are close to the brink. Their struggle to stay a step ahead of homelessness is often invisible.

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Renuka Rayasam and
  • Fred Clasen-Kelly
In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, a "For Rent" sign is posted in Sacramento, Calif.

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  • News

Some South Georgia residents see delays in rental assistance

Valdosta's Partnership to End Homelessness said it has seen an overwhelming amount of renters seeking help filing for assistance because of a backlogged system.

A spokesman for the agency processing rental assistance said his department is working 'feverishly' to process cases. 

June 08, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A wall mural is painted with the words 'welcome to edgewood' as you walk into the neighborhood.

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  • Economy

Longtime Atlanta residents face mounting bills waiting for affordable housing solutions

People continue to move back into the city of Atlanta every year. Now skyrocketing property values pose a challenge for older residents. It’s an easy problem to see in Atlanta’s Edgewood neighborhood.

 

May 12, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Home builders at work in Sacramento, Calif. Democrats in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would make the largest investment in affordable housing in history and try to boost construction of more moderately priced homes.

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  • Economy

Democrats are seeking largest ever investment in affordable housing

The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
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