Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic

In many states, homeowners with “excellent” credit scores are charged less for home insurance than those with worse scores, even if they live in a disaster-prone area.

Abstract. Over the past three decades in the United States, a surge of federal, state, and local laws and policies has increased levels of immigration enfo

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A typical homeowner with a “low” credit score will pay nearly $2,000 more each year - or almost double the price - for their insurance premiums than their otherwise identical neighbor with a “high” cr...

Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never ...

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

From California to North Carolina, tenants are organizing to demand protections from natural disasters.

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Climate issues are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.

Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.

An emerging literature has documented a wide range of protections and benefits that union membership provides for health and wellbeing. However, this …

While many groups experienced higher-than-normal rates of death during the pandemic, the excess mortality of renters threatened with eviction was ten times higher than that of the general population.

We analyzed millions of records to understand the direct link between rent burden, eviction, and mortality. Our research shows that rising rent costs and evictions have important consequences for the ...

About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year, a new study says, and all children are disproportionately at risk.