YIMBY sounds nice. YIMBY stands for “Yes in My Backyard.” It’s a positive-sounding rejoinder to NIMBY, “Not in My Backyard.” The NIMBY label is being used to stigmatize defenders of […]
Tag: affordable housing
$12.3M will support safe, affordable housing in W.Va.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12,368,832 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 28 West Virginia housing authorities. The […]
PACE Enterprises awarded FHLP-AHP grant
PACE Enterprises was recently awarded $750,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh as part of the Affordable Housing Program. It will help fund the PACE Place Project. PACE […]
Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money
If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this […]
California has the right idea but the wrong plan for the homeless
by Claudia Sahm California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest attempt to reduce homelessness by forcing those who are living on the streets and experiencing mental health issues or a substance use […]
The federal government’s false land generosity
Washington bureaucrats recently announced that Southern Nevada governments will be able to buy federal land at reduced prices. In some cases, it might be as low as $100 an acre. […]
Calif. has passed 100-plus housing laws since 2016. Are they working?
by David Garcia and Bill Fulton A slew of ambitious housing legislation has emerged recently in states as varied as Maine, Utah and Washington. Many of the proposals aim to […]
$9.7M will support affordable housing in West Virginia
Bartlett House in Morgantown and North Central WV Community Action in Kingwood are among more than a dozen housing agencies across the state to be awarded money from the U.S. […]
Guest essay: Inflation hits hardest at home
by Paige Looney It feels like the only thing we’re talking about is inflation — and for good reason. Americans are feeling the rising cost of inflation in every aspect […]
Grown kids still stuck at home?
by Justin Fox When the pandemic hit last year, young adults moved back in with their parents in a big way. Now the share of 18-to-29-year-olds living with parents and […]
