Housing

A measure to require half of all new housing units in San Francisco's planned redevelopment of Bayview-Hunters Point is heading to the city's June ballot. The developer says the measure will kill the project.

March 8, 2008 - The San Francisco Chronicle

For the first time since 1945, home equity rates in the U.S. have dropped to below 50% -- figures that could worsen if home prices continue to drop.

March 7, 2008 - CNN Money

Gentrification of one of Vancouver's low-cost neighborhoods in pushing immigrant populations out of the city.

March 7, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun

Plans to convert one of San Francisco's public housing projects into market rate housing has resulted in dozens of evictions, and more are expected.

March 7, 2008 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Local opposition to McMansions in suburban Seattle was prevalent long before arsonists burned down three luxury homes this week. But those opposed to so-called "rural cluster development" housing worry the criminal acts may work against their goals.

March 6, 2008 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has a new solution for the homeless people living in the tent city near the French Quarter: Move them into barracks.

March 2, 2008 - Raw Story

This video series from Frontline looks at plans to create an eco-friendly village in China and why those plans fell short of their goals.

March 1, 2008 - Frontline

Randal O'Toole believes that in the search for blame for the mortgage and credit crisis, an obvious candidate is being overlooked: city planners.

February 29, 2008 - Cato @ Liberty

Filmmaker Danny Schechter reflects on the extent of America's debt crisis, and wonders if we need something like the Oscars to help name and identify those responsible.

February 28, 2008 - Common Dreams

This post from The Mish Mash shows pictures of some of the worst neighbors to have.

February 26, 2008 - The Mish Mash

Experts differ on the extent to which the economy will be damaged as a result of the mortgage crisis. But almost all agree it's going to get a lot worse.

February 25, 2008 - Time

China's burgeoning middle class is moving out of the crowded and polluted cities to a booming constellation of satellite cities. The suburbanization of China has begun.

February 24, 2008 - Time

The prevalence of mortgage "walkaways" reveals that the mortgage crisis has significantly changed the values associated with homeownership, and reduced the stigma of foreclosure.

February 24, 2008 - Washington Independent

The recent phenomenon of housing abandonment in the suburbs is only the beginning: projections now estimate that by 2025 40% of large-lot homes will be standing vacant.

February 21, 2008 - Atlantic Monthly

As the population booms, the need for housing and development will become even greater over the next 20 years. Many are arguing for a shift away from the cookie-cutter land use patterns of the past.

February 21, 2008 - The New York Times

Portland's plan for ending homelessness by 2015 has caught the attention of several Canadian municipalities, which are looking to apply the Portland model to their own cities.

February 20, 2008 - The Globe & Mail

This op-ed calls on residents and historians to give more recognition to homes built in the last 50 years as true "historic" sites worth preservation.

February 20, 2008 - The Globe and Mail

Architect Teddy Cruz is betting Tijuana-style development will flourish in gentrifying American neighborhoods -- and preserve their lower income populations.

February 19, 2008 - The New York Times

Is suburban growth really a product of the natural progression of human development, and if not, could a a different growth pattern better meet our desires and reduce our impact the climate?

February 19, 2008 - Ashwani Vasisth

A new suburbanite writes into an advice columnist for help dealing with his suburban depression.

February 18, 2008 - Salon