Housing

The Phoenix Valley's expansion frenzy approaches the north Phoenix urban area as a builder acquires a parcel of state trust land.

September 26, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

The Houston Chronicle reports that a combination of factors are making homeownership opportunities more accessible to low and moderate income households and minorities.

September 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Many seniors, especially those living in the suburbs, need help in home repair and maintenance.

September 25, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

A freelance writer for the Chicago Tribune airs his frustrations with urban planning, and tries to offer an alternative solution.

September 25, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Chattanooga rediscovers the river.

September 24, 2003 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

A 17-year battle between developers and environmentalists comes to an end as 2,800-acre Ahmanson Ranch is sold to the state for $150 million.

September 23, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

FEMA may subsidize coastal sprawl in hurricane areas, since market rate insurance would be too high for most.

September 22, 2003 - Marketplace

Columbia, MD, a planned community developed by the Rouse Co. in 1967, is experiencing an affordable housing shortage.

September 22, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

The recent decision to allow Boston public housing residents to choose the developments where they live evokes memories of Boston's rocky past with desegregation programs.

September 22, 2003 - The Boston Globe

In efforts to curb overcrowding in schools, suburbs in Eastern Massachusetts are 'child-proofing' their neighborhoods by limiting multifamily construction to one to two bedroom units. Critics assert that the measure would leave low and moderate income fam

September 21, 2003 - The Boston Globe

A study indicates that the Miami housing market is one of the most overheated housing markets in the country.

September 19, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Lofts are attracting new residents to urban centers.

September 19, 2003 - CNN

Developers of the biggest subdivision ever proposed in a small Vermont town are proposing to change an ordinance designed to slow growth.

September 19, 2003 - The Boston Globe

In the most overcrowded city in the U.S., officials and advocates are trying to address health and safety concerns related to overcrowding, without displacing the very people they are trying to protect.

September 18, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

A major change in the way residential development takes place will force smaller developers to change the way they compete.

September 18, 2003 - Washington Business Journal

According to some, the Dot.com bust started a trend that brought affordable housing relief to thousands in San Francisco.

September 17, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Dilapidated, overcrowded housing poses serious risks, but it may be better than the alternative.

September 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

PATH trains, and other signs of rebirth in Lower Manhattan, will emerge in the coming months, opening the WTC site for the first time to the public since the 9/11 attacks.

September 15, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

A quick reference to current statistics on the manufactured housing industry, including information on geographic distribution, owners vs. renters and average sales price.

September 15, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

As tourism picks up in Croatia, old Adriatic stone houses, villas...and islands are up for sale.

September 13, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire