City Shift

Houston’s Hottest Neighborhoods Aren’t in Houston Anymore

Data reveals how affordability, housing supply, and climate risk are reshaping where Houstonians can afford to live.

03/16/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez and Brittany Britto Garley

A Rant

7 Totally Reasonable Wishes to Make Houston Even Better

We’re H-Town’s biggest champions, but here are some ways we’d love to see the city get its act together.

04/11/2025 By Emma Balter

Survival Guide

What to Do If You’re Facing Eviction in Houston

We talk to a Legal Aid attorney about options now that COVID-19 protections have phased out.

06/10/2024 By Uvie Bikomo

Want It All

Is an Affordable Home within the 610 Loop Still a Thing in Houston?

With the help of a local real estate agent, we go on a wild-goose chase to find a $350,000 home in the city.

06/10/2024 By Emma Balter

Hot on homes

How Affordable is Houston Really? New Zillow Report Shows Promising Findings

When it comes to accesibility, Houston is the place to be.

09/02/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Rusted Roots

How Industrial Relics Will Get a New Life in Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s East Sector

Houston’s going to get a lot greener in the coming decades.

11/06/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Fix Houston

How to Add More Affordable Housing

We all want a place to call home.

01/30/2020 By Jeff Balke

Helping Houston

12 Simple Ways to Help Houston Become a Better City

An everyday guide to voting better, helping the homeless, beautifying the city, and improving the environment.

07/20/2018 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

With a Little Help from New Hope Housing, a Family Flourishes

Teneika Rivers Dancy and her children were in major trouble before she found New Hope.

05/29/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Home Sweet Home

What Does the Need for Affordable Housing Look Like?

The documentary Our Journey Home comes to Houston to illustrate the benefits of much-needed public housing.

10/25/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Affordable Housing

New Hope Housing Breaks Ground on New Complex for Homeless and At-Risk Families

The complex will be part of a massive campus focused on lifting families out of generational poverty.

10/13/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Interview

New Mayor, New Priorities

Yes, there’s more on Sylvester Turner’s mind than potholes.

02/05/2016 By Jeff Balke

Space City

Why Brett Zamore’s Shot-Trot Housing Might Be the Wave of the Future

The prefab housing craze is impractical and, in Houston, virtually impossible. Are kit homes the answer?

05/03/2015 Photography by Max Burkhalter By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Dream Homes

The Shotgun Shack Is Back

The shotgun cottage is no longer shunned.

12/31/2013 By Michael Hardy