The United States of America needs more housing — lots of it. The lack of supply in cities and suburbs in particular is the main force driving up the cost of living for millions, and…

Allen County is one step closer to finalizing its work in bringing a new home to Humboldt. Commissioners Bruce Symes and David Lee agreed Tuesday to pay a developer $47,000 for the construction of a…

Dismal 2023 numbers in the Kansas housing market need context. They should also spur action.  To begin, this year’s 18 percent drop in sales is compared to the unrealistic benchmark of 2022, when federal stimulus…

TOPEKA — Mollea Wainscott and Matt Gillam grapple with the state’s shortage of affordable, quality housing from vantage points in the rural hub of Ford County and the congested urban center of Johnson County. Geography,…

Extreme heat causes thousands of unnecessary deaths each year in the United States. And due to climate change, heat waves are becoming more common. This summer, for example, Phoenix had a record 31 straight days…

All that’s left of the original home at the ranch is a foundation underneath an apple tree. Eventually, after years of sitting vacant, it was deemed unsafe and summarily demolished. I never got to see…

The responses to a recent article about Allen County’s lack of affordable housing have been pretty pointed.  Low wages. High rents. Few dining or entertainment options. High taxes.  “Why would anyone want to live there?”…

December brought Kansas its first comprehensive look at its housing needs in nearly three decades. This report is a bonanza for policy geeks and anyone who cares about housing issues. The Office of Rural Prosperity,…

Kansas has a lot of affordable houses. Problem is, people are living in them. And they probably need a little work. When someone finds a nice house at a reasonable rate, they don’t want to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes, a response to the volcanic rise in housing prices over the past year. Millions of Americans are…