Housing
NYC Affordable Housing Plan Has Unexpected Costs
A new affordable housing plan in New York City has solved some problems facing lower income residents, but has also created many woes for people who purhcased shoddy homes through the plan and have been unable to get any help from the city since.
Thinking Collectively To Gain Affordable Housing
In Boston, labor unions and community groups are joining forces to win victories for affordable housing.
Affordable Housing Availability Decreased By Those Who Can't Afford Housing
An Australian housing industry body has made the claim that people who can't afford to buy their own homes are contributing to the lack of affordable housing.
'Garbage Settlements' To House Poor In Philippines
A Canadian architect has been in the Philippines for the past year designing homes for the country's poorest citizens. His method utilizes whatever building materials can be found to create an easily constructed and long-lasting home.
Affordable And Market-Rate Housing Co-Exist
Columbus, Ohio's New Village Place -- winner of the 2006 James B. Recchie Award for Urban Design -- seamlessly marries market-rate and affordable housing with striking designs that respect the historic character and fabric of the neighborhood.
Prices Keep Rising For Downtown Housing Development
In cities across the country, the trend of downtown housing development is booming. Prices per square-foot have more than doubled since last year in some cities.
New Home Prices Plummet
The median price of a new home dropped nearly 10% in September, 2006 -- the largest one-year decline since 1970. Home builders reduce prices to clear inventory.
California Home Building Permits Drop Sharply
The number of permits issued for new home construction has taken a major downturn in California, where the amount of new home permits has fallen 47% since last year.
Using Density Bonuses To Spur Affordable Housing Development
San Diego is hoping that a new density bonus will encourage developers to build mixed-income housing instead of buying their way out of affordable housing requirements.
Energy Efficient Building Methods Offset By Huge Home Sizes
Despite the wave of green building techniques that have appeared over recent years, the energy efficiency of new houses is being offset by a rising average size of single family homes, which has increased by almost 1,500 square feet since 1950.
When A Neighborhood Vows To Stay Seamy
When an architectural firm decided to locate their office in the Tenderloin District in San Francisco, residents vowed to keep the gritty integrity of their neighborhood from changing.
Housing Bubble: Who's Paying Attention?
Millions of middle-class homeowners may lose their life savings if the economy slides into a severe recession, so why aren't more politicians, bankers, economists and policy analysts taking the threat of a housing market collapse seriously?
L.A.'s Urban Poor Face Worsening Housing Picture
As the city's core continues to gentrify, many low-income families are being left with few if any options for affordable housing.
Limiting Chicago's Downtown Condo Conversion
A record-setting amount of apartments in Chicago were converted into condominiums in 2005, and Mayor Richard Daley has formed a task force to limit the trend which is rapidly diminishing affordable housing in the city.
Rents Are High All Over
With rapid population growth and lopsided housing development favoring large single family homes, lower-income households in one corner of Middle America are facing housing challenges similar to those in New York and Los Angeles.
Suburbs Without The Sprawl
Joel Kotkin looks to Reston, Virginia, and other suburban villages as the new way for America to handle an increasing population without succumbing to the negative aspects of traditional sprawl.
Storm Survivors Face Foreclosure Over Special Assessments
Condo owners and members of homeowner associations, who are already struggling to pay repairs on uninhabitable storm-damaged units and fighting with their insurance companies for compensation and temporary housing, now face possible foreclosure.
Worst Real Estate Markets In The U.S.
A slideshow depicts the 10 worst real estate markets in the US right now, with San Diego coming out on the bottom.
New Towns Planned In South Korea
The South Korean government has announced plans to create at least one new town and to increase the size of older cities, hoping to decrease the population density and increase the housing supply.
Rents Rise As Housing Market Cools
While all eyes are on the potential housing bubble bursting, apartment rents are rising, over ten times more rapidly than home prices are falling in the Bay Area.
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