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@shelterforce.bsky.socialEnterprise is selling its stake in a commercial mortgage lender after Shelterforce questioned loans to corporate buyers of manufactured home parks.
The nonprofit now says the sale will help seed an endowment.
Listen here: buff.ly/pwMgvLW
@shelterforce.bsky.socialHousing affordability was central to New York City’s latest mayoral campaign. What will the new agenda look like in practice?
Join us Oct. 21 to explore rent stabilization, housing production and preservation, tenant protections, alternative ownership, and more.
@shelterforce.bsky.social“If you don't have the tentacles on the ground, everything gets harder.”
A withdrawn HUD plan would have centralized several functions now tied to geographic offices.
Could the idea return? buff.ly/RJ5C5Sb
@shelterforce.bsky.socialHow much can one night tell us about homelessness?
HUD's annual count is an important tool—but shelter capacity, weather, location, and people cycling in and out of homelessness can affect who gets counted.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialThe Rent Brigade started with data, tracking rent increases after the L.A. wildfires and using the findings to push for action.
Now it's asking a bigger question: How do you turn crisis response into lasting tenant power?
@shelterforce.bsky.socialWe're compiling a list of housing-related ballot measures and referendums that will be up for vote next month. Is your town, county, or state trying to pass or limit local tenant protection laws? Fund more affordable housing? Is there a measure we should be paying attention to? Let us know.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialNo heat. Broken elevators. Mold. Water damage.
Cleveland tenants organized and fought back. Their buildings eventually changed hands—but many residents were gone by then.
What can other cities learn?
@shelterforce.bsky.socialHomelessness dropped nationally in 2025 for the first time since 2016.
Good news—but look closer: Individual and chronic homelessness both reached record highs.
Housing First works—so what's behind the numbers?
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@shelterforce.bsky.socialHUD has lost nearly 35% of its workforce since 2024.
A withdrawn reorganization plan shows how the department was considering managing major housing programs with fewer people.
What could that mean on the ground?
@shelterforce.bsky.socialOctober 21, join us for our upcoming webinar, Mamdani’s Housing Agenda: Early Lessons From New York City.
We’ll explore affordability, tenant protections, housing production, community ownership, zoning, and more.
📅 Oct. 21 | 3 p.m. ET
Register for the webinar: buff.ly/PYo3EKq
@shelterforce.bsky.socialAfter the L.A. wildfires, residents began tracking rent gouging as displaced families searched for housing.
Within a week, their spreadsheet had 1,500+ listings.
That effort became the Rent Brigade.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialThe tenants won. But many had already been displaced.
A years-long fight against a neglectful Cleveland landlord shows what's possible—and what needs to change so accountability doesn't take so long.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialWhat can we accomplish together that none of us can accomplish alone?
Fahe and its partners shifted from a centralized “hub-and-spoke” model to an interconnected “spider web” where organizations take point on their node while sharing capacity and expertise.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialCan a tool that's been blamed for displacement be redesigned to prevent it?
Atlanta is betting billions that tax increment financing can drive more equitable neighborhood investment.
Photo by Sean Keenan
@shelterforce.bsky.socialHUD posted plans for a major reorganization—and withdrew them hours later without explanation.
The proposal is gone. But is the plan?
Here's what we know: buff.ly/RJ5C5Sb
@shelterforce.bsky.social18 / We hope you enjoyed the series! If you’re working on any of these issues or if you see something on the ground that you think we should know about, feel free to reach out to Lillian Ortiz at [email protected].
@shelterforce.bsky.social17 / For the last several weeks, we’ve been exploring what it means when the housing system isn’t built for an aging population. Here are our top 5 takeaways from the series. conta.cc/3TACVc6
@shelterforce.bsky.socialFor nearly 50 years, CRA, the Community Reinvestment Act, has been a key tool for addressing the effects of redlining by establishing an affirmative obligation for banks to serve their entire communities.
Proposed changes could reshape and reduce the scope of that role.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialWill the ROAD to Housing Act deliver more housing?
Also this week: new community ownership models, why autonomy matters in housing and recovery, and how communities can better support us as we age.
Catch up with Shelterforce Weekly.
@shelterforce.bsky.socialCleveland tenants pushed three neglected apartment buildings into new ownership. The problem? The fight took so long that many residents had already been displaced.
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