Chelsea Andrews (white hat), president and executive director of Montgomery County's Housing Opportunities Commission, adjusts Maryland State Delegate Lorig Charkoudian's hardhat during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Hillandale Gateway housing development in Silver Spring, Md. The HOC says it owns more than 9,400 apartment, townhome and single-family home rental properties and provides subsidized housing for more than 9,300 households. Alyssa Schukar/for NPR hide caption
The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a formal request this summer for more research on the impact of paying renters directly. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption
The Justice Department says RealPage's algorithmic pricing software allows landlords nationwide to set rents above market rate and deprives renters of the benefits of competition. The Texas-based company has denied the allegations. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption
Even though higher mortgage rates are starting to curb housing prices, the share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to a historic low, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
Eric Perkins says the kitchen is what sold him on the two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Norfolk, Va., that he found through a shared housing program. Parker Michels-Boyce for NPR hide caption
Contractors work on the roof of a house under construction in Louisville, Ky. A new study shows the U.S. is 3.8 million homes short of meeting housing needs. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A for rent sign in Palo Alto, California. Across the country rents are on the rise, in part due to a historic shortage of homes either to rent or buy. PAUL SAKUMA/AP hide caption