Shelterforce

Supply Reforms Put Housing on the Agenda, Even in Red States

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. Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute reports. Read the full article at https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/20/supply-reforms-put-housing-on-the-agenda-even-in-red-states/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story

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. Hope Davis reports. Read the story here: https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/18/how-a-landlord-tried-to-silence-tenants-and-stop-a-shelterforce-story/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

Houston Artists and Homeless Residents Collaborate to Create Public Art

In Houston, where a Housing First strategy has dramatically decreased the number of people without a place to stay, artists and unhoused residents teamed up to create public art works. Listen as Lara Heard reads her article, "Houston Artists and Homeless Residents Collaborate to Create Public Art." Read the full story at: https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/04/houston-artists-and-homeless-residents-collaborate-to-create-public-art/

State and Cities Advance Affordability by Lowering Utility Costs

Climate funding from the federal government has become unreliable. But state and local programs in the Northeast offer alternative ways to make homes more efficient for low-income residents and reduce their utility bills. Listen as Lara Heard reads her piece, "State and Cities Advance Affordability by Lowering Utility Costs." Read it at https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/12/state-and-cities-advance-affordability-by-lowering-utility-costs/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

From Protest to Power: Housing, Capital, and Rev. Jackson’s Unfinished Agenda

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. Ron Stubblefield, director of Housing and Place-Based Initiatives at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, explains. Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio