Housing

Exurbs Will Rise - Again

Grist writer Lisa Selin Davis argues that now is the time to make public transit a priority in serving outer suburbs, because the rebounding economy will inevitably lead to increased demand.

March 10, 2010 - Grist

Boston Neighborhood Transforms Church into Housing

How grassroots organizers beat out commercial bidders, and overcame zoning hurdles to redevelop Catholic church into affordable housing.

March 9, 2010 - WBUR - Boston public radio

Urbanites Make the Case for Goats as Pets

The don't bite. They don't need much space. They follow kids around like a dog. We're talking about miniature goats. Planning commissions across the country are being asked to moved the hooved animals into the "pet" category.

March 9, 2010 - USA Today

Container Housing Approved to Aid Haitians

Officials in the Dominican Republic have approved the creation of cities made of home built out of shipping containers -- part of efforts to aid earthquake-rattled Haiti.

March 8, 2010 - Inhabitat

Tough Times in Detroit, But Some Hope Remains

One in five Detroit homes is in foreclosure and asking prices are dropping to extreme lows. Many in the city question what lies in the future for the struggling city.

March 7, 2010 - Guardian

Rewiring Manila to Avoid Devastation of Natural Disasters

The leading architect and urban planner from the Philippines is calling on the city of Manila to take stronger precautions in the face of earthquakes and other natural disasters.

March 3, 2010 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

San Diego Looks At Density to Meet Projected Housing Demand

With population estimates adding an additional 1.2 million people to the San Diego region in the next 40 years, planners say the region will need nearly 400,000 additional housing units to meet the demand.

March 2, 2010 - San Diego Union-Tribune

'Drive 'til You Qualify' Foreclosures on the Rise

Long commute + High Fuel Costs = Home Losses in Exurbs.

February 26, 2010 - Marketplace

Bay Area Naval Base Approved for Neighborhood Conversion

A former Naval weapons station in Concord, California will be converted into a new, 12,000-home neighborhood.

February 26, 2010 - The Contra Costa Times

Detroit's $20 Million Demolition Plan

The city of Detroit has enough money to tear down between one-quarter and one-third of the city's 10,000 abandoned houses.

February 25, 2010 - The Detroit Free Press

Interview With 'Sustainability Czar' Shelley Poticha

OK, there is no such czar, but now that Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities is established, why not be creative? Poticha is former CEO of Reconnecting America, and before that, Congress for the New Urbanism.

February 25, 2010 - Builder

Small and Illegal Places Pose Challenge for Census Takers

Census takers in New York City will face the tough challenge of tracking down people living in often illegally-built and hard to find small rooms and apartments.

February 24, 2010 - The New York Times

The Most and Least Affordable Places for Homebuyers

This article looks at the five metro areas with the most affordable housing options, and the five with the least affordable options.

February 24, 2010 - CNN Money

Goodbye, Cabrini-Green

The Cabrini-Green Housing Projects in Chicago, Illinois were some of the worst examples of the public housing towers era. This stop motion video captures the demolition of one of the last buildings left in the redevelopment process.

February 23, 2010 - Cabrini-Green.com

The Tent City Next Door to the Olympics

This post from Next American City looks at Vancouver's homelessness problem and the public outreach effort underway to bring attention and solutions to the problem.

February 20, 2010 - Next American City

The "Crippling" Impacts of Evictions

Recent research explores the impacts of evictions, especially on single low-income black mothers, and finds that they are a poorly-understood factor in the cycle of poverty.

February 19, 2010 - New York Times

How Affordable is Your City?

CNN ranks 10 American cities according to housing affordability, and finds that foreclosures, median incomes and the availability of developable land all influencing housing affordability.

February 18, 2010 - CNN Money

Homebuilding On the Rise in January

New housing and apartment construction was up 2.8 percent in January, according to the Commerce Department. That's 591,000 new units.

February 18, 2010 - NPR

Transit-Oriented Housing Safer From Foreclosures

New research from the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that the chance of foreclosure is higher in places with limited access to public transit.

February 17, 2010 - Chicago Sun-Times

Condos for Humanity

Amid the economic recession, Habitat for Humanity is transitioning from the construction of single-family homes to more affordable condominiums.

February 15, 2010 - The Washington Post

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