EditorialKarlet Hewitt, who moved from New York with hopes of buying a home, with he son, Adam, in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 29, 2021. (Eamon Queeney/The New York Times)
EditorialRichard Townsell, who builds homes in the North Lawndale area of Chicago to help raise Black homeownership, October 2021. (Akilah Townsend/The New York Times)
EditorialBrian and Amanda Voorhees pose for a portrait in front of their rental at Shearwater in St. Augustine, Fla., on Oct. 11, 2021. (Agnes Lopez/The New York Times)
EditorialA view of the Ahyeon-dong neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea, where many live in basement apartments, Feb.15, 2020. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)