Shelterforce's new Under the Lens series explores the growing use of technology in the housing world. Can the proper guardrails be put in place so “innovative” tools don’t make the housing crisis ...

The Trump administration wants to nearly halve funding for federal rental assistance. The fallout would be catastrophic.

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The tax bill includes big increases in housing funding. But its other provisions are so harmful that the affordable housing ...

The analysis shows that these laws, including bans on sleeping outside, don't reduce homelessness. Why are they on the rise?

Reported Article How Tech is Changing Housing Tenant Screening: A Billion-Dollar Industry with Little Oversight. What’s Being Done to Protect Renters? Thousands of companies offer tenant screening ...

Reported Article How Tech is Changing Housing Tech Tools Help Tenants Push Back Against Problematic Landlords We’ve found more than a dozen examples of tenant-serving technology that help renters ...

Reported Article How Tech is Changing Housing Training AI to Tackle Bias in the Mortgage Industry As the mortgage industry becomes further automated, can artificial intelligence be trained to avoid ...

Reported Article LIHTC Missouri Tenants Sue Owners Who They Say Broke Rules in Exiting Tax Credit Program In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present ...