Housing
Affordable Housing At All Time Low In Spite Of Record Market
2004 saw record growth in the housing market, but a shift in the economy could be disasterous to owners.
Watching The House Price Bubble Burst
How the current housing boom ends could decide the course of the entire world economy over the next few years.
California's Home Prices At An All-Time High
The lack of affordable housing is reaching epic proportions all across the state.
Martin County, FL Initiates Affordable Housing Rules
After years of simply talking about the area's affordable housing "crisis", Martin County commissioners unanimously adopted "inclusionary zoning."
Potential for Housing Downturn has Economists Worried
Consumer spending driven by home equity loans has been keeping the economy alive. Unfortunately for the global economy, it can't be sustained.
Mets Set On Jets Nyet
New York City's Olympic dreamers get themselves a new stadium site, just a subway ride away from the old one.
Update From CNU 2005 Pasadena Conference
At the Congress for the New Urbanism Conference in Pasadena, arguments were made for both sides of the issue on sprawl in greater Los Angeles.
'Starter Mansions' Oust Bungalows In Walkable Neighborhoods
As more buyers focus on diverse, walkable city areas the tear-down trend comes to Columbia, SC
California To Become A Real Estate Developer?
With over $5 billion in unused real estate assets, the state of California proposes the assets, 'be managed like a high-quality real estate business.'
The Next Generation Of Factory Built Homes
Factory-built houses are increasingly popular as an inexpensive solution to affordable housing.
From Urban Decay To Urban Renaissance
Los Angeles is undergoing a rapid physical and social transformation.
Revitalization Versus Downtown SROs
Sacramento officials are looking into alternatives to condemning several downtown single-occupancy hotels, a move some homeless advocates say will create even more problems.
Young Families Are Reinvigorating Older Suburbs
Inner-ring suburbs make a comeback.
Retiring Americans Discover Paris
With mortgage rates below 3%, Americans can buy a cozy corner in one of the world's most romantic cities.
Center City Gains Residents, But Not Jobs
The historic Philadelphia-area city has been part of a concerted effort to rebuild, but housing, not retail, is where the money is.
Converting Apartments To Condos Carries A Heavy Price
Many D.C. area renters are being forced out of their apartments to make way for the condo craze.
Proposal For Car Free Neighborhood In San Francisco Bay
A developer is planning 2,600 units for Treasure Island in San Francicso Bay, but environmentalists are calling for a car-free neighborhood of 20,000.
The Growth In Ecoterror
No deaths are attributed to 'ecoterror' cases, but authorities see growing use of explosives.
Defining The New Ruralism
Peter S. Rummell, CEO of The St. Joe Company, outlines a vision for the development of new real estate products based on a concept he calls 'the New Ruralism'.
Spokane's Massive Waterfront Development Plan
A major city center development is expected to have a $1 billion impact on Spokane's economy.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
