Affordable Housing
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson told a U.S. Senate Committee that the solution to solving our shortage of affordably-priced homes lies with the private sector. Johnson testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. He was invited by committee chair Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) to share his frontline…
While lower-income residents in some Dallas neighborhoods find themselves especially vulnerable to gentrification, Dallasites of all stripes have been feeling the heat from rising housing costs and property taxes that could price them out and leave them susceptible to displacement, too. Groups like Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. are working to help prevent and…
Conversion of office space into apartments has ramped up over the last few years, with Dallas placing fifth among metro areas across the United States for most units in the works this year. According to a study published by RentCafe on Monday, D-FW has 2,752 units in the pipeline as a result of adaptive reuse,…
An impending wave of import tariffs poised to drive up the cost of construction was narrowly averted on Monday after President Donald Trump put a pause on their implementation. Trump touted tariffs on the campaign trail as a tool to raise revenue and remediate the nation’s trade deficits. Rhetoric became official U.S. policy this past…
In between debates over school vouchers and immigration policies, the Texas Legislature could address this session a little-known but potentially dangerous initiative of “traveling Housing Finance Corporation projects” that experts say could erode the Dallas tax base while undermining the integrity of the HFC programs that have delivered thousands of affordable housing units locally. The…
