Housing advocates in Eugene, Oregon, are seeking to create a legislative framework that would allow tenants to collectively acquire multifamily buildings when a building comes up for sale. The post In Eugene, Housing Advocates Call for a Tenant Right to Purchase Act appeared first on Shelterforce.

Scientist, poet, and educator Usman Hameedi reads one of his poems about gentrification in New York City. The post Poem: God Bless Deli Speaks to My Now Gentrified Neighborhood appeared first on Shelterforce.

Start here to navigate our series on state and local strategies that are being deployed at a time when federal action is largely blocked. The post Series Guide: Shelter in a Federal Storm appeared first on Shelterforce.

New York City’s public housing authority plans to install 20,000 window heat pumps and 10,000 induction stoves over the next five years. The effort shows how large-scale procurement could help affordable housing providers cut emissions and lower the cost of green upgrades. The post What NYCHA’s Heat Pump Strategy Says About the Future of Green Affordable Housing appeared first on Shelterforce.

State-level processes for nominating tracts for opportunity zone designation are open. The next public process will not occur for another decade. Here is how to get involved. The post Opportunity Zones Got an Upgrade: It’s Time to Give Them a Second Look appeared first on Shelterforce.

Three years after a major Supreme Court case, bills to criminalize homelessness and ban encampments have popped up widely. But here are some places that are fighting back. The post In the Shadow of Grants Pass, Some Communities Reject Homeless Crackdowns appeared first on Shelterforce.

Laws designed to ease regulations that limit housing diversity and supply are passing in states around the country. Affordable housing advocates in four states talked with us about the coalitions that have come together, and how they might fit within the larger advocacy framework. The post Supply Reforms Put Housing on the Agenda, Even in Red States appeared first on Shelterforce.

When Chicago tenants on rent strike agreed to stop speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases, they honored the agreement. They never dreamed the landlord’s lawyers would try to charge them with violating the agreement for having talked to us in the past. The post How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story appeared first on Shelterforce.

Rev. Jesse Jackson’s passing reminds us of the need to combine political and economic organizing—and to translate protest gains into lasting structural change. The post From Protest to Power: Housing, Capital, and Rev. Jackson’s Unfinished Agenda appeared first on Shelterforce.

In Brazil’s settlements, or favelas, residents risk displacement due to unclear property title—but getting clear title could price them out of the community. Could community land trusts offer a solution to this dilemma? The post In Brazil, Organized Favelas Turn to CLTs to Protect Their Land appeared first on Shelterforce.