Housing
Pittsburgh Median Home Price is Lowest in the US at $250K
After the collapse of the U.S. steel industry, the city was left with a glut of affordable homes.
Boston to Top City Libraries With Affordable Housing
Three public libraries will be rebuilt or renovated to include hundreds of affordable housing units.
Los Angeles Issues First Occupancy Permit in Pacific Palisades Since Wildfires
Permits in the Palisades are being issued at nearly three times the typical rate as before the wildfires.
Property Owners Sue Miami for Unlawfully Taking Property via Permit Applications
The suit claims the city is using unrelated permit applications to unlawfully gain right-of-way.
House Bill Would Redirect Immigration Enforcement Funds to Housing
The bill would shift $175 billion to a new tax credit that would provide down payment assistance to first-generation homebuyers.
Study Shows Youth With No Prospects of Owning a House Gambling on ‘Risky’ Crypto Investments
Younger Americans who feel they have little hope of owning a home are making riskier financial decisions, research shows.
Santa Fe Collects First Payments From Tax on Million-Dollar Homes
The 3% tax on home sales of $1 million or more has elicited a lawsuit and backlash from local realty groups.
Instead of Restricting Development, One Minnesota City Just Approved Flurry of ‘Experimental’ Housing Types
New Ulm leaders are approving multiple projects including tiny homes, apartments, and ‘shed homes’ using Planned Unit Developments to move projects forward faster.
November Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
November’s headlines address the housing crisis, highlighting zoning reform, affordable housing, and a first-in-the-nation law tying minimum wage to rent and housing costs.
Maryland Housing Secretary Projects 25% Surge in Homelessness due to Trump’s 'Devastating Assault' on Funding
Jake Day says that decades of progress will be reversed by “destructive federal decisions to drag Maryland backwards.”
NYC Teenagers Launch Affordable Housing Portal so Good, it has Attracted Investment
Seeing the failure of the grown-ups who run the city to provide people a way to find affordable housing, two “children of the pandemic” stepped up.
Alexandria, Virginia Halts Public Housing Evictions
While some or all eviction cases may be reinstated, the housing authority has said it needs time to “review policies and determine what is fair and reasonable.”
Honolulu Permit Department Shutters Doors to Deal with “Substantial Backlog”
With more than 830 projects languishing in the prescreen stage, the department is closing its front counter services and phone lines in an effort to catch up.
Mixed-Use: More Than a Building Type, it's the DNA of Human Settlement
Scott Doyon unpacks why blending uses in urban design is less about urban/suburban typologies and more about walkable, flexible environments that evolve with community needs. Think neighborhood, not just project.
A NYC Real Estate Giant is Auctioning off 5,000 Rent-Stabilized Units. Residents say They're Unliveable.
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group prepare to go up for auction in 2026, residents warn would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Spokane Could Tax Parking Lots 12% to Increase Development
A proposal before the city council would tax surface parking lots in an effort to boost infill development.
Columbus Introduces New Rules Allowing ADUs in all Residential Districts
The city’s recent zoning code updates include new rules for secondary housing units.
Philadelphia Supportive Housing Providers Brace for 'Misguided' Loss of Tens of Million in Federal Funds
A shift in focus from ‘Housing First’ policies to more restrictive approaches to homelessness could eliminate funding for long-term housing providers.
Settlement in Multi-state Lawsuit Will Impose Strict New Limits on Rent-setting Algorithms
Nine states charged company Greystar with artificially driving up rent costs through data sharing and rent-setting algorithms.
Planetizen’s Top Urban Planning Books of 2025
How thoughtful deregulation could unlock a housing and infrastructure boom, the social histories that lie behind a globalizing economy, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in planning.
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
