The commitment comes amid accusations of worsening housing affordability and a wider tech backlash
Opinion
Communities often oppose 'affordable housing' because they think it's for the destitute. But these days it's for middle-income earners
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a 51 cent tax on rides to fund affordable housing projects
A new White House report on homelessness says that overregulation and other factors have led to hundreds of thousands of people living on the street
A new study from the Zillow-owned listing portal StreetEasy finds that newly built condos are out of reach for most New Yorkers, leaving thousands unsold
A new Redfin study reveals that 53% of buyers and sellers oppose high-density housing in their own neighborhoods, despite the fact it would significantly improve affordability
Opinion
Affordable housing is a problem for governments to solve, but there are several indirect ways real estate professionals can help
The money will be available to local governments in the form of grants up to $9M
A new study from Freddie Mac finds a striking correlation between population growth and affordable housing
The online retailer will also contribute $8M to nonprofits in Washington and Virginia. The pledge comes as a handful of tech companies promise to spend big on housing
The tech giant will fund developments near its WA headquarters with 40% of units dedicated to middle income housing or 80% dedicated to low-income housing
Opinion
What consumers appear to need right now is housing, affordable housing, sustainable homeownership and fair housing — not homebuying and selling programs
The seed round will help spread around the cost of qualified housing and incentivize property owners to participate
Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to construct 3.5M new housing units by 2025 or 500K units per year
The tech giant is using the money to provide low- and market-rate loans and grants