Housing

Micro Apartment

A Full Life in a Tiny Apartment

Many find advantages in buying studio apartments, and developers have taken notice.

October 12, 2016 - The Wall Street Jounal

Hilliard Towers

Chicago's Hilliard Homes Succeed Despite Trend Away From High-Rise Projects

The Hilliard Homes avoided the wrecking ball for 50 years, even while other high-rise projects were knocked down. A Chicago Reader pierce suggests the design and management of these buildings could make them a model for future High-rise projects.

October 12, 2016 - Chicago Reader

Housing

The Landlord vs. the Fair Housing Lawyer: Race and Planning in the 2016 Election

The 2016 election presents a contest between two campaigns with fundamentally different views of fair housing in the United States—at a time when fair housing is a growing challenge with deep ramifications for the nation.

October 12, 2016 - Jason Reece

Port

Affordable Housing Hits the Water...In Shipping Containers

Facing a shortage of space to build new housing, Copenhagen is looking to reclaim some unused space on the water to provide floating affordable student housing in shipping containers.

October 11, 2016 - Fortune

Williams Town, MA

Feds Propose New Lending Standards for Condo Developments

The Federal Housing Administration has proposed a rule that could remove one of the barriers to mixed-use developments. Questions still remain about whether the new rule goes far enough.

October 10, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

Baltimore

The Blight-Busting Tactic That Pays Huge Dividends for Real Estate Values

Neighborhoods achieve significantly more improvements by rehabilitating vacant rowhouses than by introducing new construction.

October 8, 2016 - Shelterforce Magazine

Apartments for rent signage

Some Big Cities See Shrinking Rents

Even as rents continue to rise nationally, some of the most expensive cities like San Jose, San Francisco, and New York have seen rents fall this year.

October 6, 2016 - The Wall Street Jounal

Donald Trump

A Sordid History: Race in Real Estate

Commentators relentlessly debate whether Donald Trump's support hinges on economics or race. Alexis C. Madrigal discusses how the two are joined at the hip, especially in real estate.

October 6, 2016 - Fusion

Hotel California

Study Finds California's Economy Slowed by Lack of Housing

Reports from UCLA and UC Riverside show California stymied by housing shortage.

October 6, 2016 - Los Angeles Times

Main Street

Calling on the Federal Government to Legalize Main Street

On the heels of the Obama Administration's Housing Development Toolkit, Jonathan Coppange examines how federal policy has distorted the housing market.

October 5, 2016 - The Washington Post

New Orleans Doors

New Orleans Leverages New Federal Housing Rule as Gentrification Tool

New Orleans is among the first cities to respond to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Affirmatively Furthering Affordable Housing rule.

October 5, 2016 - The New Orleans Advocate

Seatle Skyline

How 'Zoned Capacity' Skews the Debate About Housing

Zoned capacity is often as a statistic to support anti-development arguments. One write endeavors to thoroughly debunk the idea that Seattle has enough zoned capacity to meet its growing demand for housing.

October 4, 2016 - Sightline Institute

Old houses with large porch and colorful siding

The Changing World of the Single Family Home

There is not one single kind of family, so there should not be one kind of "Single Family Home."

October 4, 2016 - Pacific Standard

New Orleans Added Almost 2,00 Affordable Units in 2016

A report from HousingNOLA about efforts to create and preserve affordable housing in New Orleans finds reasons to celebrate and reasons to keep working on the challenge.

October 4, 2016 - The New Orleans Advocate

San Francisco Mural

Housing Bond Money Doesn't Go Far in San Francisco's Mission District

The limitations of affordable housing funds are apparent in San Francisco, raising the question of where and how the process of building affordable housing can be improved.

October 3, 2016 - Mission Local

Seattle

Seattle Could Upzone its Way to Affordability

Seattle is considering a proposal to upzone some of the densest parts of the city as part of its Mandatory Housing Affordability program.

October 3, 2016 - The Seattle Times

Los Angeles Homeless

Los Angeles Leader Steps Up On Homelessness Crisis

Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, a veteran leader at the city, county, and state-level, addresses the funding gaps to address this urgent issue and shares some innovative models being deployed by the county.

October 1, 2016 - The Planning Report

Google Headquarters

Is the Company Town Back? Sort Of.

Unlike the earlier iteration, today's full-amenity tech campuses provide their well-paid engineers with Millennial-friendly upper middle class comforts. But is that enough?

September 30, 2016 - Architecture Boston

Ferry Building San Francisco

San Francisco Ellis Act Restrictions Struck Down

An attempt to protect San Francisco tenants from some no-fault evictions was overturned in court.

September 30, 2016 - San Francisco Chronicle

Mural Los Angeles

Why New Affordable Housing Draws the Short Straw in Los Angeles

Cecilia Estolano, former Executive Director of Los Angeles’s Community Redevelopment Agency, diagnoses why the region has been unable to provide housing for working-class citizens.

September 29, 2016 - The Planning Report

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