Housing

The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years.

In a video posted to his Facebook page, Jordan Lee gives a tour of a Utah house he moved into in 2023, pointing out his riding mower, auto lift and 86-inch television.

For the first time, Ada is building a day center where people who are homeless have a place to hang out and to get resources, a reflection of a trend in rural Oklahoma of more people having a harder time staying in stable housing.

The state ranks high nationally for its pricey home insurance premiums. As climate change brings more extreme weather and inflation affects purchasing power, some look to policy changes to settle escalating insurance costs.

More than 66% of households on SNAP in the state have children, with more than 33% being older adults or disabled and more than 42% being working families.

The Tulsa Housing Impact Fund is a partnership between city government, local nonprofits and the national Housing Partnership Network.

When Tynesia Omopariola moved back to Oklahoma after living in Los Angeles for a decade, she thought she was getting such a break in rent from L.A.’s astronomical rates when she found Izzy Apartments in Oklahoma City.

Frustrated residents challenged the attorney representing the owners of the former Vista Shadow Mountain Apartments, demanding answers about the group’s plans for the property during a town hall Monday at Union High School.

Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said the state will more aggressively police and displace unhoused people in Tulsa. The announcement was followed by quick action from highway patrol officers and rebukes from local leaders.