Housing

A partnership of the City of Columbus, the Central Ohio Building Industrial Association, a local housing group, and others, is sponsoring an affordable housing project built to green standards.

July 15, 2006 - The Columbus Dispatch

A $1-billion bond measure that would help fund about 1,000 new affordable housing units annually over the next decade and enable middle-income workers to become first-time homeowners is likely to appear on the Los Angeles ballot in November.

July 14, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A newly adopted affordable housing law in Coral Springs, Florida, includes a teacher village as incentive to attract teachers to a City-owned Charter School.

July 14, 2006 - Sun-Sentinel

Quick and inexpensive yet sturdy and charming, the Katrina Cottage, a housing type born out of the aftermath of the storm, could potentially change the way affordable housing is built.

July 13, 2006 - Cottage Living

After touring Seaside, Florida, a New Zealand developer is taking inspiration back home and developing two master-planned communities with garden parks and communal areas. Plans are underway to bring New Urbanism to New Zealand.

July 13, 2006 - The New Zealand Herald

Architects, artists, urban planners, developers, designers and historians comment on the world's formerly most livable city, why it's lost the title and how to can reclaim it.

July 11, 2006 - The Age

Current trends indicate that pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments are becoming more and more attractive, especially to younger people. This smart growth is also turning out to be a profitable investment.

July 11, 2006 - CNN

King County, Washington, offers permanent apartments for "chronic public inebriates" who are allowed to drink in their new homes.

July 11, 2006 - The New York Times

Figures show change in growth trends across the sun belt with shifts from large cities to outlying communities.

July 10, 2006 - USA Today

Developers in Palm Beach County didn't even have to twist any arms to get the county zoning commission to drop its affordable housing requirements.

July 9, 2006 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Many houses in flood-ravaged New Orleans are currently selling for more money than before Hurrican Katrina.

July 9, 2006 - The New York Times

Residents of Scotia, CA, hope that their community can retain its unique after the sale.

July 7, 2006 - The New York Times

A farmworker advocacy group is working with Virginia farmers to provide housing for the seasonal workers that tend their fields. Houses made of hay are the affordable and energy-efficient solution to this need for seasonal housing.

July 6, 2006 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Veterans of America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are increasingly finding themselves at risk of homelessness.

July 6, 2006 - Yahoo News

Gay and lesbian seniors are increasingly seeking retirement communities that fit their lifestyle.

July 6, 2006 - USA Today

Architects and builders are rushing to design and build new simple but cozy homes for storm victims living in FEMA trailers.

July 5, 2006 - Associated Press

As large McMansions move into suburban areas, many of the smaller older houses are being pushed out of the neighborhood by higher taxes, or by demolition to make room for larger homes.

July 4, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

The Indian government has demolished a housing slum in Mumbai, displacing thousands. Though the government has promised replacement homes for many of the slum's documented citizens, thousands without documentation are now also without homes.

July 4, 2006 - BBC

The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is a new tool calculates affordability at the census tract level by taking into account not only housing costs, but transportation as well.

July 3, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.

July 2, 2006 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel