Housing
Study: Clarifying California’s Vague Definition of Transit Stops Could Make 1.3M Acres Eligible for Density Bonuses
According to researchers, no California jurisdictions are using the broadest possible definition of a transit stop.
400 Maine Affordable Homes Unable to Break Ground due to Buy America Rules
Projects that receive certain federal funds are required to source 95% of their materials from the United States.
Florida Legislature Passes Bill to Encourage Infill Housing on Brownfields
If signed by the state’s governor, the bill would require cities to allow housing development on lots over 5 acres.
How Austin Became Texas’ Most Expensive City
The average mortgage payment in Austin was $2,955 in 2024.
16 States Sue HUD Over New Limits to Fair Housing Act
The lawsuit charges the agency with reversing decades of fair housing regulations and weakening its own enforcement capacity.
Study: California Transit Agencies Could Build 240,000 Homes on Land They Own
Almost half of the parcels identified as having development potential would fall under California’s new transit-oriented density law.
Portland Affordable Condo Project Offers a Path to Homeownership, but is it a Long-term Solution?
The project's affordability currently rests on temporary subsidies and market goodwill. For tenants who can’t buy—and future buyers looking for affordability—the risks are significant.
Virginia Assembly Passes ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ Bill
The law would require 60% affordability and ensure that projects have access to water and sewage lines.
Nevada is no Longer a Haven of Housing Affordability
Large investors own 11 percent of single-family rentals in Las Vegas — far above the national average of 3 percent.
Seattle Developer Builds 35-unit Co-housing Complex for his Friends
The building offers private apartments with shared amenities and reserves 20% of units for moderate-income families.
The Bittersweet Path to the Housing Crisis — and how to Find our way Home
Book Review: In “Bittersweet Lane: Creating Home(s) in the American Affordable Housing Crisis,” affordable housing developer Jamie Madden blends memoir with a manifesto for a new era of affordable housing in America.
Miami Restaurant Rebuild Includes 10 Units of Affordable Workforce Housing
The restaurant’s owner worked with a local community redevelopment agency to preserve a historic building.
US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Focus on Financing, Deregulation
The proposal would ease regulations, allow banks to invest more in affordable housing, and change a rule that has been holding back manufactured housing.
Report: Just 17% of Gen Z Americans Own Homes
The number of Gen Z renters grew from 700,000 to 4.4 million in the last five years.
Report: Every US State is Unaffordable for the Lowest-income Households
Nationwide, there are only 35 affordable and available homes for every 100 lowest-income renter families.
Durham, North Carolina Housing Bond Has Created 1,668 New Rental Homes
A 2019 housing bond has yielded better-than-expected results.
Portland’s Fines for Short-term Rental Violations Are 27 Times Higher Than Comparable Cities
A city report criticizes short-term rental regulations as ‘flawed,’ calling for less punitive enforcement.
40,000 California Housing Units are Stuck in ‘Financial Purgatory’
A lack of sufficient funding is holding back the construction of hundreds of ‘shovel-ready’ projects.
Vermont Catalog of Pre-approved Middle Housing Designs Harkens Back to Sears Catalog Homes
The 802 Homes initiative provides templates for ADUs, duplexes, and other mid-sized homes.
Report: Texas Needs ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of New Homes to Meet Demand
For the second consecutive year, home construction in the state failed to keep up with rising demand.
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
