Housing

22 of the 26 new homes will be designated for families who are ready to buy a home and make below 80% of the area median income, $75,900 for a family of four.

The project includes the rehabilitation of the historic Melba Theatre on South Grand, which multiple private developers have tried to take on in the past.

The BorrowSmart Access program offers up to $3,000 to help with the down payment or closing costs on a mortgage for first-time Black and Latino homebuyers.

Some Belleville Airbnb owners don’t go through the permitting process — and start earning extra money without obtaining business licenses or paying the city’s 8% hotel-motel tax, some in the city allege.

St. Louis Alderwoman Chistine Ingrassia wants tenants to have lawyers in evictions, a proposal that could cost about $1.6 million a year.

The nonprofit Doorways, which connects people living with HIV/AIDS with housing, is celebrating its expansion on a brand-new $40 million campus in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood.

The Benton Park West Tiny House Project combines sustainability and creativity. Its developers hope to inspire others to build eco-friendly homes throughout the region.

A nonprofit is developing a new subdivision in East St. Louis with 20, $300,000 homes. The project is expected to be completed by spring 2024.

A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find a place to live when they change duty stations.

Doorways opened a 50-apartment complex in Jeff-Vander-Lou, and St. Patrick Place is making 24 apartments available for homeless people in the Greater Ville. But advocates say more help is needed.