Housing

20 million are homeless in the country, most living in poor conditions in huge favelas. A number of groups have begin taking action.

April 8, 2006 - Latin America Press

Blair Kamin muses about the aftermath of Katrina planning and the legacy of modernism.

April 8, 2006 - Metropolis

High levels of consumer debt, minimal equity and higher interest rates will soon bring an end to the "housing heaven" to which consumers have become accustomed.

April 8, 2006 - MoneyWeek

MSN Real Estate publishes a special on McMansionization, detailing the backlash, a new "less is more" movement, and ways to fight the trend.

April 7, 2006 - MSN Real Estate

Just months after approving the FEMA trailer site, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has riled federal officials by halting all construction in the Algiers neighborhood.

April 6, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The New Urbanist design is expensive, but the concept -- similar to recovery efforts after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake -- shows great promise.

April 4, 2006 - Slate

From Good Housekeeping to Underwriters Laboratory and the Energy Star label, different names register different levels of confidence for consumers.

April 4, 2006 - United Feature Syndicate

Thanks to a 1997 change in the federal tax code, more homeowners are retaining profits from sales, with the opportunity to buy two homes as a result.

April 4, 2006 - The Washington Post

Condo development in the city has swelled, following a mid-90s swoon; now the city's new tallest building could be a skyscraper built for condos.

April 3, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

In one of the few areas in New Orleans that was not ravaged by Hurricane Katrina flooding, neighborhood residents gathered to protest against the recent placement of a FEMA trailer park.

April 3, 2006 - The Times-Picayune

A Washington, D.C. non-profit provides potential homebuyers with invaluable preparation, from financing to interior design.

April 1, 2006 - Washington City Paper

According to a recent study, the cities in the United States experiencing the most growth also tend to be the most livable, according to various top 10-type lists.

March 30, 2006 - United Feature Syndicate via Chicago Tribune

The EcoContempo prefabricated house is a collaboration between Northern Steel and architect Gregory La Vardera. FabPrefab presents an interview with the architect and an overview of the manufacturing and on-site assembly process.

March 28, 2006 - Fabprefab

Recent popular literature and movies have focused on megacities in developing nations. Do they symbolize the international city of the 21st century?

March 28, 2006 - New Statesman

A recent appeal of a Planning Department project approval has forced developers to examine the cumulative impact of all market-rate housing on the city's eastern neighborhoods.

March 28, 2006 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian

Mayor Mackie Choice of the I-45 overpass homeless city in Dallas has a few choice words for Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and her plan to end homelessness as soon as possible.

March 28, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

Paul Pedini, a Big Dig highway and tunnel engineer, took advantage of the low price (free) and used the remnants of Boston's Central Artery project to build himself a new house.

March 27, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The Bay Area Council has published "The Innovation Economy: Protecting the Talent Advantage" that portrays a stark future for the area, largely resulting from the "unaffordability" (second only to NYC) of the nine-county northern California region.

March 25, 2006 - SF Chronicle

A lawyer from the landmark 1966 public housing desegregation case has written a book that helps inform a similar case in present-day Baltimore.

March 24, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

The former home of a prominent Jewish-American newspaper now represents the hottest conversion in the fast-changing New York neighborhood.

March 24, 2006 - The New York Observer