New Report Challenges Assumptions About First-Time Homebuyers in High-Cost Regions
First-time homebuyer programs are helping people purchase and stay in their homes while building household wealth even in high-cost markets.
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Rethinking the Rules of Housing Finance
From The Rooftop: Even when housing projects clear zoning hurdles, financing gaps impede construction. California housing finance innovators are changing that.
An Update on DC Evictions: June 2025 Through February 2026
This updated analysis of annual eviction trends in Washington, DC, examines eviction filing data from June 2025 through February 2026.
Q&A with Andrew Frederick: Transforming the Construction Industry Using Natural Materials
Architect Andrew Frederick talks with The Rooftop on how to
How We Can Build More: A New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing
On The Rooftop: Alameda County, CA is piloting innovations to make missing middle h…
The Future of Homeowners Insurance: Q&A with Alice Hill
Climate risk expert Alice Hill spoke with The Rooftop about housing affordability, homeowners insurance, and climate change.
Rehab, Cincy, Rehab
Ahead of climate migration, Cincinnati should prioritize boosting access to its many older, affordable homes.
What If $500 Could Prevent Eviction?
Grace Arlan with the Flagstone Initiative spotlights their innovative model for upstream eviction prevention: no-interest rent loans.
DC is Rolling Back Tenant Protections—Without the Data to Track the Consequences
FLH's Yuliya Panfil and Sabiha Zainulbhai wrote for Greater Greater Washington on the need for better eviction data in DC.
Disaster Insurance for All: Our Proposal for Reforming Property Insurance
Insurance industry profit motives conflict with our need for protection. Public insurance, coupled with proactive risk reduction, can help.
Request for Applications: Eviction Data Response Network 2026
Read about New America's Eviction Data Response Network 2026 application opportunity, which closed March 3, 2026.
Can We Blame the Banks for the Dearth of American Starter Homes?
FLH's Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Dwell Magazine article about financing barriers making it difficult to buy affordable homes.
One Quarter of U.S. Homes are Valued at Less than $200,000
Millions of American homes cost under $200k, but barriers to financing make them inaccessible to families who can afford them.
Recapping the Inaugural Cohort of the Eviction Data Response Network
Explore our recap report and highlight reel on the goals and outcomes of the inaugural cohort of the Eviction Data Response Network.
Markets Where Land Is Expensive Must Densify. Everywhere Else Must Bring Down Construction Costs.
The U.S. has two distinct types of housing markets. The housing solutions pursued in each should differ.