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The US added more multifamily housing between 2021 and 2025 than any other time in the past 37 years, with downtown Brooklyn and Nashville leading the way.
Ten Urban Wire blog posts that elevated the debate in 2018 Many issues forced us to ask difficult questions about America’s identity and the best ways to support the most vulnerable people.Housing finance issues to watch in 2019 Members of the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center share what they're keeping an eye on over the next year.We need to do more for homicide co-victims A single homicide affects countless lives, and the survivors left behind—known as homicide co-victims—are often overlooked in the aftermath.We need to do more for homicide co-victims A single homicide affects countless lives, and the survivors left behind—known as homicide co-victims—are often overlooked in the aftermath.Three charitable giving trends in 2018 that could shape future policies Understanding changes in donor behavior and what influences them informs policies that could monitor, discourage, or provide incentives for charitable giving.We have a farm bill without stricter work requirements, but a proposed rule change could still limit SNAP access for some adults Although the administration did not achieve stiffer work requirements through legislation, it signaled this week its intent to pursue stricter work requirements for adult SNAP recipients without dependents through regulatory changes.