Housing

Metro Seattle Struggling with Foreclosures

Foreclosures are skyrocketing in metropolitan Seattle, where some areas have seen figures triple as compared to recent years.

April 29, 2009 - The Seattle Times

Common Ground Found For New Urbanists and the Disabled

Disability-rights activists have criticized New Urbanists for raising entrances above ground level, which hampers accessibility. The 'Lifelong Communities' charrette in Atlanta found the two groups mending ways.

April 27, 2009 - New Urban News

Brutalist High-Rises Finding New Life in Toronto

Toronto is moving forward with a plan to re-vision it's aging concrete high-rises as sustainable, mixed-use centers of urban development.

April 27, 2009 - WorldChanging

Foreclosure Crisis Taking Toll on Public Health

Officials and advocates in Oakland California are warning that the foreclosure crisis is not only leading to evictions, but also growing public health problems and community blight.

April 26, 2009 - Mercury News

The Rise and Fall of an Arizona Exurb

This article from High Country News dissects the Arizona real estate collapse through the lens of one exurb.

April 26, 2009 - High Country News

Is the Canadian Housing Market in for a Shock?

Economists worry that Vancouver's tumbling housing market is an indication that Canadians could see a dramatic -- and long-lasting -- decline in the value of their homes.

April 25, 2009 - Macleans

Doing the Waterfront Right

Philadelphia's SugerHouse waterfront development could learn a thing or two from San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood, according to this piece.

April 24, 2009 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Americans Staying Put

New census data released Weds. shows that fewer Americans moved this year than in any year since they started keeping track back in 1947.

April 23, 2009 - The New York Times

Affordable Mortgage Plan a Flop, Says Frank

The Hope for Homeowners Act was designed to allow foreclosed homeowners to keep their homes by drawing up new and more affordable mortgages for qualified applicants. Barney Frank is one of many proclaiming it a failure.

April 22, 2009 - NPR

Getting Creative with Blight

Encouraging the creative class to rent and eventually own in foreclosed neighborhoods revives blighted neighborhoods, but the strategy isn't without controversy or setbacks.

April 22, 2009 - The Wall Street Journal

Transportation and Housing Linking Up at Federal Level

The silos are breaking down in the federal government as the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation are embarking on a shared plan to increase interdepartmental collaboration.

April 21, 2009 - Citiwire

From Condo to Affordable Housing

Officials in New York are pushing a plan to reuse foreclosed or abandoned condo projects as affordable housing.

April 20, 2009 - City Hall News

Southern California Landscape Proves the Golden Rule

The old saying is that he who has the gold, rules. The fact that Orange County motorists have a toll road carving through a magnificent canyon while rich folks in Malibu get to live next to scenic hillsides proves the rule, writes Bill Fulton.

April 16, 2009 - California Planning & Development Report

Politics-Driven Planning Rules Toronto

During a round table discussion between four of Toronto's most prominent architects conclude that the city's planning, deemed dysfunctional by one, falls short.

April 16, 2009 - Toronto Star

LA's Density Bonuses Thrown Out

A judge has ruled against parts of SB 1818, a density bonus law that allows taller building limits in exchange for affordable housing units.

April 15, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Considering the Cottages' Permanence

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is offering Katrina cottage dwellers the chance to buy up their units. But will these "shotgun shacks" ever be considered legitimate homes?

April 15, 2009 - Governing

Zoning Update in Oakland?

An antiquated set of zoning laws has been at the heart of a debate between preservationists and developers in Oakland for years, though a compromise in the form of new zoning rules may be in the city's near future.

April 15, 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle

Urban Infill Inevitable, Says ULI Leader

William Hudnet, former mayor of Indianapolis, now with ULI, spoke at a gathering in Sacramento on the inevitable wave of urban infill, less auto-dependent development to come due to state climate protection laws AB 32 and SB 375, and regional plans.

April 13, 2009 - The Sacramento Bee

One in Nine U.S. Homes Empty

Empty homes are littered in cities across the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one out of every nine U.S. homes is unoccupied.

April 13, 2009 - USA Today

Housing Slump Hits Manhattan

Though typically a strong and steady market, falling condo sales indicate that the housing slump has moved into Manhattan.

April 12, 2009 - The New York Times

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