Housing
The Blight-Busting Tactic That Pays Huge Dividends for Real Estate Values
Neighborhoods achieve significantly more improvements by rehabilitating vacant rowhouses than by introducing new construction.
Some Big Cities See Shrinking Rents
Even as rents continue to rise nationally, some of the most expensive cities like San Jose, San Francisco, and New York have seen rents fall this year.
A Sordid History: Race in Real Estate
Commentators relentlessly debate whether Donald Trump's support hinges on economics or race. Alexis C. Madrigal discusses how the two are joined at the hip, especially in real estate.
Study Finds California's Economy Slowed by Lack of Housing
Reports from UCLA and UC Riverside show California stymied by housing shortage.
Calling on the Federal Government to Legalize Main Street
On the heels of the Obama Administration's Housing Development Toolkit, Jonathan Coppange examines how federal policy has distorted the housing market.
New Orleans Leverages New Federal Housing Rule as Gentrification Tool
New Orleans is among the first cities to respond to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Affirmatively Furthering Affordable Housing rule.
How 'Zoned Capacity' Skews the Debate About Housing
Zoned capacity is often as a statistic to support anti-development arguments. One write endeavors to thoroughly debunk the idea that Seattle has enough zoned capacity to meet its growing demand for housing.
The Changing World of the Single Family Home
There is not one single kind of family, so there should not be one kind of "Single Family Home."
New Orleans Added Almost 2,00 Affordable Units in 2016
A report from HousingNOLA about efforts to create and preserve affordable housing in New Orleans finds reasons to celebrate and reasons to keep working on the challenge.
Housing Bond Money Doesn't Go Far in San Francisco's Mission District
The limitations of affordable housing funds are apparent in San Francisco, raising the question of where and how the process of building affordable housing can be improved.
Seattle Could Upzone its Way to Affordability
Seattle is considering a proposal to upzone some of the densest parts of the city as part of its Mandatory Housing Affordability program.
Los Angeles Leader Steps Up On Homelessness Crisis
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, a veteran leader at the city, county, and state-level, addresses the funding gaps to address this urgent issue and shares some innovative models being deployed by the county.
Is the Company Town Back? Sort Of.
Unlike the earlier iteration, today's full-amenity tech campuses provide their well-paid engineers with Millennial-friendly upper middle class comforts. But is that enough?
San Francisco Ellis Act Restrictions Struck Down
An attempt to protect San Francisco tenants from some no-fault evictions was overturned in court.
Why New Affordable Housing Draws the Short Straw in Los Angeles
Cecilia Estolano, former Executive Director of Los Angeles’s Community Redevelopment Agency, diagnoses why the region has been unable to provide housing for working-class citizens.
A Case Against Homeownership
Against all odds, both political parties agree on at least one thing: the merits of homeownership. But is buying a home really such a great investment, even for the well-off?
Downtown L.A.'s Chinese Real Estate Cycle
Chinese developers are pouring money into high-rise housing projects in Los Angeles. But will these be pieds-a-terre for absent buyers? And how are developers dealing with the American regulatory environment?
Study Opens Doors to Better Eviction Data Nationwide
A survey of renters' housing history in Milwaukee could completely change what we know about eviction in the United States.
What the First Debate Taught About the Candidate's Positions on Cities
Urbanists and their ilk might have been disappointed in the first presidential debate's lack of focused attention to affordable housing, infrastructure, and other issues of importance to cities.
Rent Control Gains Support in Oregon
A recent poll has found growing support for a repeal of the statewide ban on rent control in Oregon.
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Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
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