Housing

Natalie Eddings plays with her daughter, Noelle (2), and dog, Ginger, in their large, Odessa backyard. The space they gained from the move makes Eddings' commute to the city twice a week well worth it.

On the Edge: More Suburbanites Embrace Rural Life

By Cami Koons | July 14, 2021

Soaring home prices and expanding remote work options are prompting more suburbanites to opt for rural communities to live.

KC Tenants at Jackson County Circuit Court

Can Missouri Get Out Rental Assistance Fast Enough to Prevent Evictions?

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent | July 7, 2021

Missouri has hundreds of millions of dollars in rental assistance available. But it’s unclear whether it can dispense those funds fast enough to help Missourians avoid evictions.

code enforcement officer DeJuan Carpenter removes screws from the piece of wood blocking entry to 2404 Monroe Ave., a vacant home in the Land Bank Program. (Cody Boston | Flatland)

Can $1 Houses Help the Unhoused in Kansas City?

By Catherine Hoffman, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Cody Boston | July 7, 2021

The Land Bank of Kansas City is offering vacant homes for $1 to help address homelessness. It’s unclear how many groups will step up to fix the houses to be occupied.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is proposing housing for 500 students at the planned streetcar terminus by its campus.

UMKC Proposing Student Housing, Retail by Planned Streetcar Terminus

By Kevin Collison | June 30, 2021

A new University of Missouri-Kansas City master plan calls for developing housing for 500 students along with retail space at the southern terminus of the planned KC Streetcar route.

The home on 4401 E. Ninth St. used to be on Kansas City's dangerous buildings list until the Lykins Neighborhood Association acquired the property through Missouri's Abandoned Housing Act. It's now being renovated into a livable home.

How One Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Its Dangerous And Abandoned Buildings

By Celisa Calacal, KCUR 89.3 | June 29, 2021

In northeast Kansas City, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has used Missouri’s Abandoned Housing Act to reclaim abandoned and dilapidated homes and turn them over to rehabbers for renovation. The results have been promising.