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Affordability problems are escalating even as the housing market cools, according to a new report published by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. House prices will continue to appreciate in 2006.

New York has been remarkably successful and it remains the nation's premier metropolis. Edward L. Glaeser evaluates what accounts for New York's rise and continuing success in this academic discussion paper.

Aside from climate, education may be the most powerful predictor of urban growth.

New York has been remarkably successful relative to any other large city outside of the sunbelt and it remains the nation's premier metropolis. What accounts for New York’s rise and continuing success?

A graduate course makes students put aside preconceptions and discover the realities of local urban environments.

A high-profile interdisciplinary graduate planning workshop introduces a unique range of topics about the built environment.

The housing industry is well positioned for another strong decade according to the latest report from the Harvard Joint Center For Housing Studies.

An Ivy League university converts its entire fleet to biodiesel and starts its own filling station.

The population density of Paris is about three times that of Boston. If Boston's population were tripled, would it would become another Paris?

The authors of this academic article challenge conventional wisdom regarding the economic inefficiency of recent urban development patterns.

Is there really a housing crisis? If so, what can we do about it?

Sprawl is not the result of explicit government policies or bad urban planning, but rather the inexorable product of car-based living.

Since 1997, home price gains have exceeded income gains in 48 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.

Harvard program helps create homeless shelters, low-income rental housing and home ownership programs for middle-income residents.

Four new studies on housing in Chicago, Boston, and San Diego examine the changing racial landscape based on 2000 Census data.

While this Harvard Business School article addresses "communities of practice", many of the lessons are applicable to physical community-building.

An award program administered by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University recognizes innovation in government programs. Several urban planning efforts are recognized.