Housing
Many Fear UK Housing Plan Will Create Sprawl
A severe housing shortage is facing England, but some fear sprawl will result from a government plan to build 3 million homes by 2020.
Foreclosures Bring The Spectre Of Blight
As thousands of houses continue to foreclose, many homeowners and real estate experts are predicting that abandoned homes will blight neighborhoods across the country and send property values plummeting.
The Most Expensive Homes In The World
Five mansions on the U.S. housing market are looking to become the most expensive homes ever sold in the country, and maybe the world.
Bill Seeks To Limit Tax Deductions For McMansions
Climate change legislation that is expected to be introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives next month includes a provision that eliminates a tax deduction for any home over 3,000 square feet.
Cities Take New Approach To Housing The Homeless
Many American cities are looking to new ways of handling their homeless populations, including programs that provide assistance in renting permanent housing rather than pouring money into temporary shelters.
British Pubs Endangered
A group of concerned, beer-drinking citizens is issuing a warning that more than 50 pubs are closing every month in England due to a planning loophole that makes it easy for owners to convert their bars into more profitable housing developments.
Condo Conversions Leaving Seniors Stranded
The wave of condo conversions in the Seattle area is hitting seniors especially hard.
Building Restrictions Pit Builders Against City
City officials in a Boston suburb are once again trying to approve building restrictions that would cut down the size of new houses in the city. Builders' groups are lobbying the city to find a compromise.
Homeless Turn To Public Libraries
A lack of attention to the problem of homelessness is turning our public libraries into homeless shelters.
Prosperous Pockets Peak Out Of Slow Housing Market
The real estate market is reportedly down in many major metropolitan areas, but within them pockets of high-value properties are flourishing.
The Luxurious Future Of Housing
Architects and housing experts look to the future of housing and predict increases in the amount of gadgets and furnishings rather than square footage.
Advocates Upset Over Proposed Changes To Affordable Housing Policy
Housing advocates in Sacramento are up in arms over proposed changes to the city's housing policy that would shift responsibility for building affordable units from the developer to the city -- changes they say will limit the policy's effectiveness.
Landlords Find Loophole To Ease Condo Conversion
In the Alberta Province of Canada, a loophole in a law meant to protect tenants from being evicted for condo conversions has been discovered that allows landlords to legally raise the rents as high as they want, effectively pricing tenants out.
Multi-Family Homes Overtake Single-Family Homes In L.A.
In Los Angeles and much of Southern California, more multi-family homes are being planned and built than single-family residences.
Earthen Homes Could Offer Sustainable Alternative To Stick-Built Houses
Cob houses -- some of which have lasted half a millennium in Europe -- are gaining interest among homeowners looking for a sustainable, inexpensive, and long-lasting structure.
A Reality Check On Home Size
With the era of easy financing over, buyers should seek out smaller, more affordable homes.
Affordable Housing Buyers Trapped By Association Fees
Even when lower-income households are lucky enough to find an affordable home to purchase, high association fees can put a damper on their initial good fortune.
Immigrants Provide Bright Spot In Otherwise Grim Housing Market
Immigration has become a hot spot in the presidential primaries, with immigrants being blamed for crime and consuming vital social services. Now a Harvard study has analyzed how they have affected, and will affect, the for-sale housing market.
The Left-Leaning NIMBY
In Marin County and other wealthy, liberal enclaves, many residents are vocally supportive of affordable housing and other causes -- unless its in their neighborhood.
Downsizing The American Dream
Are Americans ready to shed their preference for oversized homes? With new regulations in the pipeline, and sustainability all the rage, opponents of McMansions certainly hope so.
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