The YIMBYTown conference, which stands for “Yes in my backyard,” runs from Sunday through Tuesday. More than 1,000 housing advocates, policy makers and state and local politicians gathered downtown to attend.

Connecticut saw a 9.5% increase in homelessness this year, down from the 13% increase last year. Nationwide there was an 18% increase in homelessness.

Bridgeport is one of the worst cities in the nation for retirement, according to a recent WalletHub study of about 180 cities nationwide.

Nearly 8% of single-family homes for sale in Connecticut are marketed as fixer-uppers, marking the seventh highest number of fixer-uppers in the nation.

It would cost Connecticut billions to help every low-income family secure housing, according to the findings of a new study of Connecticut’s Rental Assistance Program.

New Haven is transforming a former landfill into a solar farm. And officials say it will provide enough solar energy to power hundreds of homes.

With the start of a new school year, nearly 500 Connecticut students are unhoused. Many are sleeping in emergency shelters or outdoors.

A new apartment complex in Farmington is complete with dozens of affordable units and the development also caters to adults with special needs.

State transportation officials are now accepting design applications to completely transform Stamford’s transportation center. The state's open to a lot of different possibilities, but the project needs to include housing.

Connecticut state lawmakers are still working to get a sweeping affordable housing bill signed into law. Lawmakers gathered in Fairfield to discuss the importance of housing.

At the state capitol, the Majority Leader’s Roundtable on Affordable Housing held its first meeting this year. Lawmakers debated the merits of the state’s affordable housing requirements.

When unhoused people call 211 for housing assistance, they aren’t always connected with a case worker who will track their progress and check in with them, which the HERO program will provide.