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**FILE** Against skyrocketing housing costs and a severe shortage of affordable homes, President Joe Biden outlined his strategy to lower housing costs and increase the housing supply for American families. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Biden Unveils Ambitious Housing Plan During Vegas Trip as D.C. Continues to Grapple with Crisis

by Stacy M. Brown March 19, 2024March 19, 2024

people holding a key

Financial Literacy

Harvard Report: Blacks, Latinos Hit Hardest By All-Time High Rental Costs

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer February 1, 2024February 2, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, individuals experiencing homelessness are facing mental illness, alcohol and substance use disorder, heart and lung disease, and diabetes. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Officials Should Talk to Some Unhoused People Before Deciding On Their Right to Exist

by WI Editorial Staff January 31, 2024February 1, 2024

Prime Minister Philip E. Davis (center) and Minister of Housing and Urban Renewal Keith Bell (right) take a tour of the new Renaissance at Carmichael subdivision housing development in New Providence. (Courtesy photo)

World

Bahamas Government Constructing 200 New Affordable Homes

by Oswald T. Brown January 17, 2024January 18, 2024

Will Interest Rates Go Down in 2024?

by Jacqueline Fuller December 19, 2023January 31, 2024

In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing stock has had tenants battling spiraling rents and housing costs and left them at increased risk of getting displaced. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Critical Conversations on Affordable Housing: National Building Museum’s Future Cities Summit

by James Wright Jr. September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

D.C. Finances Affordable-Housing Projects in Wards 1, 8

by WI Web Staff August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Council Approves Emergency Legislation to Lower Rent Increases

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

Rendering courtesy of Torti Gallas + Partners via apah.org

D.C. Housing Finance Agency Allots $30M for Fort Totten Senior Apartments

by WI Web Staff June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Enterprise Community Partners' Faith-Based Development Initiative (FBDI) is teaming up with Prince George's County elected officials and faith leaders to develop underutilized land for new affordable housing communities. (Courtesy photo)

Faith

Community Group to Help Prince George’s Churches Create 700 Affordable Homes

by Hamil R. Harris April 19, 2023April 19, 2023