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An estimated 78 million people in the U.S. have a criminal record, restricting their employment and housing opportunities long after an arrest or conviction.

Mayor Eric Adams and the city council spar over the best way to free up space in shelters

More people are becoming homeless because the cost of housing is going up faster than incomes. Advocates say the solution is affordable housing.

The desire to eliminate single-family housing is to create more housing units, while also making them more affordable and easing the cost of living.

The average cost of building a home in Aotearoa New Zealand’s main centres is up 9.5% annually, but price rises have slowed markedly in 2023. QV CostBuilder is New Zealand’s most comprehensive construction cost database. More than 51,000 rates ...

Construction on new U.S. homes fell 8% in June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

High mortgage rates are dissuading sellers, leaving new construction the only game in town; ‘there was no inventory’

The United Kingdom parliament has passed a bill inconsistent with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law that could have profound consequences for people seeking international protection, warned the UN rights chief ...

The Government is delivering certainty to displaced homeowners affected by the recent North Island extreme weather events, providing an interim payment to support them when their insurance payments for temporary accommodation run out. The interim payment ...

The sweltering conditions were expected to build Friday and through the weekend in Central and Southern California, where many residents should prepare for...