Housing
Home values, property tax rises in Texas county after the arrival of SpaceX
The median property tax bill in Cameron County increased by more than 57% over six years.
Long Island public housing applicants face longest wait times in America
Applicants to large, medium and small housing authorities in Long Beach all face exceptionally long waiting periods.
HUD sets new time limit on Fair Housing accessibility complaints
Previously, complaints could be filed as long as the violation remained.
Cleveland is turning abandoned real estate into ‘housing innovation district,’ jobs
The city’s housing innovation district will bring pro-housing policies to disinvested neighborhoods.
Federal audit accuses Buffalo housing authority of of not adequately addressing lead-based paint hazards in public housing
BMHA did not report three confirmed cases of Buffalo children with elevated levels of lead in their blood, the report alleges.
Boulder’s new plan could allow for 40% more housing through ‘gentle infill’
Exactly how much housing is allowed under the new plan will depend on zoning decisions and market conditions.
Massachusetts judge slaps HUD with restraining order over Fair Housing changes
HUD’s changes included asking applicants how their award would advance the Administration’s priorities on “gender ideology,” “faith-based activities” and immigration.
The new Texas law declawing NIMBYs
State lawmakers gutted an old Jim Crow-era state law that required a city council supermajority to approve a new housing development if neighbors petitioned the proposal.
Over half of NYC luxury second properties may be exempt from pied-à-terre tax
Complicated laws around buildings owned by LLCs are making it difficult for NYC officials to determine which buildings can be taxed.
NYC creates fast track court for tenants in unsafe housing
Owners of buildings with vacate orders or major safety problems will have five days to answer the complaints in court.
Cape Cod court to decide whether off-site homeless shelter qualifies as ‘religious use’
Faith-based communities across America are increasingly using their land to build affordable and supportive housing.
Pensacola to build first ever permanent affordable housing
The Community Land Trust development will use a shared equity model to keep homes affordable for the next 99 years.
Portland unveils Maine’s first affordable housing complex for LGBTQ+ seniors
The building earmarks 11 units for people with disabilities or living with HIV/AIDS.
NYC needs 700,000 new homes to resolve housing crisis, report states
The report gave every neighborhood a non-binding development target.
Los Angeles County gained more than 10,000 ADUs in 2025 — and barely made a dent in its housing goals
A new study warns that the burst in ADU development will not be enough to remedy Los Angeles’ affordable housing gap.
Los Angeles opens public housing waitlist for first time in over two years
The 16 properties with newly available waitlist spots accept families and senior residents.
NYC “pied-à-terre” tax moves ahead amid court case
A city appeal has stayed a court order to halt the tax until it moves through a higher court.
Residents sue San Francisco for overriding TOD law
Advocates argue that exempting thousands of parcels from Senate Bill 79 is an "egregious example of the city flouting state law."
Art project makes NYC Citi Bikes physically harder to pedal in rent-burdened neighborhoods
Ground Truth, created by Brooklyn artist Justin Blinder, slows bikes down to make cyclists feel the burden of high rent.
To upzone or not to upzone? Two views on the housing crisis
Allowing more density can increase the housing supply, but does the attendant rise in land prices cancel out the benefits?
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
