Housing

A reduction of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) annual mortgage insurance premium rates was scheduled to take effect on January 27. One of the Trump Administration's first actions was to suspend the reduction.

January 20, 2017 - Reuters via Yahoo News

When we start to liken housing and neighborhood cycles to the kinds of predictable, unstoppable cycles found in nature, we may find ourselves in a dangerous trap.

January 20, 2017 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Age is only a number, they say. But that number is growing for the nation's housing stock, just like for the rest of us.

January 19, 2017 - Realtor Magazine Online

It might seem obvious that vacant homes attract crime and other noxious elements to surrounding properties, but researchers are still working to quantify those external costs.

January 19, 2017 - Next City

Vicki Been is leaving her leadership role at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for a job at New York University.

January 19, 2017 - Politico New York

The rise of white nationalist politics has many implications for the ideas of a just city.

January 18, 2017 - Jason Reece

So far four cities in California require solar panels on all new residential construction, with San Francisco as the most populous example. A proposed law would expand that requirement to the rest of the state.

January 16, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle

2017 has all the makings of a classic showdown in Oregon, where the state legislature will consider to policies that deeply divide the interest interests of tenants and landlords.

January 16, 2017 - The Portland Mercury

California's recent rains brought relief to a large part of the water-starved state, but another drought of a political nature hasn't seen relief—the will of coastal municipalities to permit more housing. Brown outlined a way for new funding.

January 15, 2017 - Streetsblog California

It's surprisingly common to find cities where land is worth more than buildings. Start with California, for instance.

January 14, 2017 - Realtor

Karen Parolek discusses the 'Missing Middle' that is too often overlooked in discussions about affordable housing.

January 13, 2017 - Modern Cities

Activists call for policy makers to curb deaths among Sacramento, California's homeless population.

January 12, 2017 - Next City

The concept of the circular economy is starting to take hold on governments and business throughout the world. Peter Moskowitz discusses the various ways the concept is being translated into practical, real-world solutions.

January 11, 2017 - Doggerel

Disney's efforts to make a quaint American town both failed and succeeded in ways few could have predicted.

January 10, 2017 - The Economist

Philadelphia suburbs are competing in the regional real estate market by adding thousands of apartments and other amenities traditionally found in more urban settings.

January 8, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The report by the state Department of Housing and Community Development is in the form of a draft assessment that solicits comments. For the last 10 years, the state produced on average 80,000 units annually, while the need was for 180,000 units.

January 7, 2017 - Public CEO

Plans that focus on giving funds to renters and home buyers won't make housing affordable, and can inflate housing prices and rents.

January 6, 2017 - City Observatory

With rapidly rising costs of living, one study shows the number of homeless in the nation's capital is double the national average.

January 5, 2017 - The New York Times

Demographic change means older city dwellers. Entrepreneurs and developers are searching for better ways to serve this community.

January 4, 2017 - The Guardian

A Santa Ana small lot development could be an example of how California could become more affordable by building more dense urban-style homes throughout the state.

January 4, 2017 - Los Angeles Times