Posted on · Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston in 2008 and touched off a fierce battle over whether to rebuild the city's destroyed public housing. A decade later, less than half of it has been replaced. The prolonged saga offers a cautionary tale for Texas as it launches the long-term recovery process after Hurricane Harvey.
Posted on · Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.
Posted on · More than seven months after Harvey, thousands of Houstonians are still in FEMA-paid hotels as they rebuild their homes
Posted on · A report finds affordable rental housing shortages in every major metropolitan area in the United States
Posted on · It is adding five experts on disaster recovery, affordable housing and finance
Posted on · Homes in the Cinco Ranch and Canyon Gate subdivisions took the biggest hit, thanks in part to overflow from the Barker Reservoir
Posted on · The City of Houston and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reached an agreement to resolve HUD's finding that the City's housing policies violated the Civil Rights Act.
Posted on · Fred Fuchs, an attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, says a landlord can take a tenant’s property only because of unpaid rent – not past due utilities, maintenance or other costs
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner set the vote for March 21, following council member demands for a longer public comment period.
Posted on · 2017 was another record year for Houston area home sales
Posted on · Among other changes, Mayor Sylvester Turner plans to ask Houston City Council to require all new homes be built at least 2 feet above the 500-year floodplain
Posted on · But not all landlords benefited equally
Posted on · A Harvard analysis shows the rental market is trending toward upper income tenants
Posted on · Big State Home Buyers saw a spike in business as Houstonians whose homes were damaged have been looking to sell