Home Values

Better Walkability, Higher Value

A recent study finds a correlation between a neighborhood's walkability and its home values.
18 August 2009 - 2:00pm
Inman News

Walking Up Housing Values, and Making Smarter Cities

Walkability improves home values, according to a new report. Smart City talks with economist Joe Cortright about the study, and with IBM about its new "Smarter Cities" technology report.
9 August 2009 - 7:00am
Smart City

A Look at Housing Prices in the Recession

These two posts from Richard Florida look at how housing is faring during the economic recession. He looks at home prices in 300 metro areas, and how things have changed between the peak in 2006 to today.
24 July 2009 - 6:00am
Creative Class Exchange

The Planetizen News Brief - 5/14/09


4:30 minutes (4.13 MB)

Minorities rise in the 'burbs, small cities struggle to retain youth, and a look inside declining Las Vegas, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

14 May 2009 - 5:00am

Is the Canadian Housing Market in for a Shock?

Economists worry that Vancouver's tumbling housing market is an indication that Canadians could see a dramatic -- and long-lasting -- decline in the value of their homes.
25 April 2009 - 7:00am
Macleans

Developers Pressed Appraisers For Higher Values During Boom

Reporters at the Land Use Accountability Project have uncovered evidence that home appraisers were under great pressure at the height of the bubble to inflate home values.
14 April 2009 - 2:00pm
Land Use Accountability Project

Incentive Program to Ward Off 4 Million Foreclosures

The Obama Administration has outlined plans to assist nearly 4 million homeowners in danger of foreclosure. The total cost to taxpayers runs close to $75 billion.
6 March 2009 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Housing Prices Low, But Not Affordable

The housing market has bombed, bringing prices and values to devastating lows. But despite lower prices, affordable housing is still in too short of supply, according to this piece from Time.
2 March 2009 - 9:00am
Time

Light Rail Brings Housing Values Up in Denver

While home values in the rest of the region decline, homes near Denver's light rail system have experienced an increase in values over the past two years.
3 November 2008 - 6:00am
The Denver Post

Home Prices Expected to Keep Falling

Home prices are falling across the country, but there are signs that they're not done falling yet.
20 October 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Specialty Shops Raise Home Values

A recent study of home values in Portland finds that close proximity to such amenities as specialty grocery stores and movie theaters can raise values as much as 20%.
1 October 2008 - 8:00am
The Portland Tribune
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