Housing
What Will The End Of The Housing Boom Look Like?
When America's housing boom ends, it will end gradually, not like the stock market, says a Harvard scholar.
Where To Find A $75K Per Month Beach Rental
Welcome to Malibu Beach, California, where you can have lease beachfront home amid the stars for a mere $75,000 per month.
'New Ruralism' In Florida
Two acre lots selling for up to 1$ million for "people who have always wanted to live on a farm but don't see themselves as farmers."
Want Affordable Housing? Move To Charlotte
New homes and condos are keeping prices at a moderate level, well below the national average.
Michigan's Hot Cool Cities Initiative Underway
Despite criticism and delays, Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm pushes forward to make urban areas in Michigan attractive to young professionals.
High Housing Costs Are Good For Some Poor
Mark Alan Hughes writes that instead of fearing rising housing costs, the poor should benefit.
Reality Sets in on TV Home-Makeover Shows
Building homes for low income and special needs populations makes for good television, but not for long-term housing solutions.
Limits On Building Permits = Higher Home Prices
In a sample of 120 metropolitan areas, the housing stock expanded 40 percent in the 1950s. In the 1990s, it rose only 14 percent.
Tempe's Vertical Growth
Other Phoenix area cities are keeping an eye on Tempe's decision to build up.
What's Behind The Condo Explosion?
Do exploding condo prices signal and housing bubble or the preferences of a new demographic of homeowner?
A Financial Analysis Of L.A.'s Grand Ave. Plan
An independent financial analysis of LA's iconic Grand Ave. plan shows just how complex big public-private deals can be.
Restricting Residential Parking Near Transit?
How much can space for parking be restricted in expensive townhomes near transit stations?
Rhode Island's New Planner
Kevin M. Flynn is named to lead Rhode Island's Planning Division.
McMansion Backlash
CNN Money reports on a growing backlash against the 'mansionization of America'.
San Francisco Least Affordable Place To Live
According to a new study, buying and renting a house in the Bay area is all but impossible for most people.
Miami's Mega Metro Bubble
Miami's real estate market is red hot with 65,000 condos in some stage of development. Is this a bubble, or is Miami truly densifying?
Singles Surpass Families
The Census Bureau reports that for the first time more single households exist than couples with children households.
Mayor Warns: We Couldn't Stop Development
The mayor of New Jersey town warns another similar-sized city to be wary of developers who lie.
Housing Prices Hit All-Time High
Single home prices set a record over the past year.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
