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housing

December 16, 2025

Still Reeling from Months of Raids in D.C., Immigrant Communities Face Another Federal Surge

As armed patrols of federal agents receded in D.C., residents began adapting to a more ominous reality—one characterized by masked figures in unmarked cars, and a deep uncertainty over what comes next.

Two trees in front of a red house

December 8, 2025

Activists Rally to Save a Stately Pair of Seattle Oaks

A northern red oak tree believed to be more over one-hundred-year-old might be sacrificed for a new development’s driveway. The battle over it reveals much about Seattle’s struggle to balance growth and nature in The Emerald City.

Aisle of Building Products Retail Store

October 13, 2025

Housing Slowdown Impacts Dallas Building Products Retail Demand

The post-pandemic housing boom brought pronounced gains to Dallas. Since early 2022, however, Dallas has faced an outsized downturn. This slowdown affects not only real estate agents, potential home buyers and sellers, and homebuilders, but also small local retailers.

A group of city officials and developers with shovels pose in front of large mounds of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the OneWest development in Linden, NJ.

May 19, 2025

Displacement, Development, and the Fight for Home

"It’s like they’re building a city for someone else." As new high-end housing reshapes Linden, longtime residents like the Consuegras struggle to survive, caught in a crisis of affordability, community loss, and political inaction.

London flat with a "sold" sign after it was previously available "to let."

May 8, 2025

Rent Prices Continue to Rise Rapidly in London

Over the last five years, rental prices have continued rising in London, making it more difficult for people to find housing.