Gentrification

Applicants, who need to prove they make less than the median family income, have struggled to obtain mortgages.

The city says it's finally ready to deploy what it calls a "preference policy," where low-income residents living in gentrifying parts of town are prioritized for affordable housing.

Years before construction crews break ground on a multi-billion dollar light-rail system in Austin, the city is about to spend millions trying to prevent people from being priced out of their neighborhoods.

Real estate development, property values, taxes and rent will likely rise around new train stations and transit hubs approved in last year’s $7.1 billion Project Connect bond. Austin wants to prevent residents from being pushed out.

Austin voters will decide in November whether to raise property taxes to help pay for Project Connect, the transit expansion plan. Leaders promise the…

An affordable housing advocate says the city's rewrite of the land development code would boost affordable housing, but there's room to do more.The city…

The grassroots Austin Justice Coalition focuses primarily on criminal justice and related issues, but the impact of development and displacement on…

Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized – but first, one city body is…

Families affected by gentrification in certain Austin neighborhoods can now get a point in their favor when applying for low-income housing through a new…

From Texas Standard:Many Texas cities have neighborhoods that have been changed by gentrification: Bishop Arts District in Dallas and East Austin are just…