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Detroit Says Problems With Property Tax Assessments Are Fixed. Advocates Disagree
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/16/detroit-property-tax-assessments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=detroit-property-tax-assessments
Published: June 16, 2025 21:33
With higher-valued properties under assessed and lower-valued properties over assessed, advocates say there's still a problem with Detroit's property tax system.
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Missouri Tenants Sue Owners Who They Say Broke Rules in Exiting Tax Credit Program
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/lihtc-lawsuit-missouri-says-owners-broke-rules-exiting-tax-credit-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lihtc-lawsuit-missouri-says-owners-broke-rules-exiting-tax-credit-program
Published: June 12, 2025 16:15
In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present owners of their tax credit–financed properties, claiming that in exercising an opt-out provision they violated both state and federal requirements.
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Tenant Screening: A Billion-Dollar Industry with Little Oversight. What’s Being Done to Protect Renters?
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/11/tenant-screening-a-billion-dollar-industry-with-little-oversight-whats-being-done-to-protect-renters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tenant-screening-a-billion-dollar-industry-with-little-oversight-whats-being-done-to-protect-renters
Published: June 11, 2025 14:00
Thousands of companies offer tenant screening tools that promise to make life easier for landlords and property managers. But reports show that the data these companies use is often riddled with errors and relies on information that has no bearing on…
Tech’s Rising Influence on Housing
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/10/techs-rising-influence-on-housing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=techs-rising-influence-on-housing
Published: June 10, 2025 16:00
Shelterforce's Lillian Ortiz explains what you can expect in our new Under the Lens series—How Tech Is Changing Housing.
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Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper Construction, New Research Shows. Legislators Are Still Concerned.
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/06/good-cause-eviction-policies-dont-hamper-construction-new-research-shows-legislators-are-still-concerned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-cause-eviction-policies-dont-hamper-construction-new-research-shows-legislators-are-still-concerned
Published: June 6, 2025 20:01
Multiple states have ongoing pushes for good cause eviction protections. A frequent obstacle: a now disproven claim by developers.
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Our Silence Will Not Protect Us
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/05/our-silence-will-not-protect-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-silence-will-not-protect-us
Published: June 5, 2025 17:00
Keeping our heads down and our language inoffensive is not the right response to the times we’re in. Solidarity and courage is.
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Porches, Pets, and the People We Grow Old With
https://shelterforce.org/2025/06/04/porches-pets-and-the-people-we-grow-old-with/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=porches-pets-and-the-people-we-grow-old-with
Published: June 4, 2025 19:15
A human-scale proposal for aging in place.
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Housing as a Public Good: The State of Social Housing Today, a Shelterforce/NPQ webinar
https://shelterforce.org/2025/05/29/housing-as-a-public-good-the-state-of-social-housing-today-a-shelterforce-npq-webinar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=housing-as-a-public-good-the-state-of-social-housing-today-a-shelterforce-npq-webinar
Published: May 29, 2025 20:30
What do we mean by social housing in the United States? How has it worked in the past, and how should it be expanded? Watch "Housing as a Public Good: The State of Housing Today."
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Affordable Housing Finance 101
https://shelterforce.org/2025/05/28/affordable-housing-finance-101/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=affordable-housing-finance-101
Published: May 28, 2025 21:00
The financial intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts.
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