Call them “accessory dwelling units” or “granny flats”—small living spaces built on existing lots could help make cities more affordable.

Despite the heat, the region’s cities are growing fast. They have three factors to thank.

Wealthy homeowners will escape flooding. The middle class can’t.

... and what that means for affordable housing across the country

A month after residents of an East Chicago public housing complex learned they’d been living on dangerously polluted land for decades, they were told they’d have to leave their community.

A simple explanation for economic discontent

Part 7: A settlement in ashes