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City Breaks Ground on River Commons, a 328‑Unit Affordable and Supportive Housing Project

The development tests a model that embeds a large Gotham Health clinic inside affordable housing to link primary care with housing stability.

Chicago Mayor Proposes Broad Tenant Protections With Just-Cause Evictions and Rental Registry

NY Attorney General Indicts Queens Man in Deed-Theft Case Involving Brooklyn Woman With Dementia

New York Freezes Rent-Stabilized Increases and Launches City-Backed Insurance Program

Harvard Report Finds U.S. Housing Demand Weakening as Unsold Inventory Rises

Summit Forgives Millions in Back Rent for More Than 5,000 Pinnacle Tenants

Seattle Opens First 50 Tiny‑Home Shelters Under Low‑Barrier Plan

Point‑in‑Time Counts Show Drops in Several Counties as More People Move Into Shelter

San Francisco Leaders Unveil Plan to Lift Affordable Housing Fund to $125 Million a Year

Dresden Moves to Curb Short-Term Rentals With Citywide Housing Misuse Ordinance

Los Angeles Launches Public Dashboard Ranking Top 100 Problem Rental Properties

San Francisco Supervisor Unveils SHADE Act to End Shadow‑Based CEQA Appeals

San Francisco Reports 15-Year Low in Unsheltered Homelessness in Preliminary 2026 Count

Brisbane Council Drops Short‑Stay Permit Plan, Citing Federal Tax Uncertainty

Barcelona Targets Late-September Handover for 17 Raval Public Flats

NYC Rent Board’s Preliminary Vote Keeps Citywide Rent Freeze in Play

Eviction Deadline Leaves Abandoned Vans Lining Bristol’s Clifton Down

San Antonio Passes Narrow Ban on Landlords Rejecting Veterans With Vouchers

NYC Wins Record $31 Million Judgment Against Bronx Landlords

Houston Approves High-Risk Rental Ordinance Targeting Unsafe Apartments