Housing
Public Servants Priced Out Of Housing
As home prices surge, a life-long public servant steps down from the city council when he decides he can no longer afford to live in his city.
Housing Authority Severs Ties With HUD
The Dalton Housing Authority has become the first to sever its ties with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Can Burbs Develop Town Centers?
Joel Kotkin writes that it is time to declare a winner in the war on urban sprawl. The winner is sprawl.
Betting On The Housing Boom
Who will be adversely affected if the current real estate bubble bursts?
Betting On Dirt
Many middle class-investors are moving their investments to real estate -- in some cases to land they've never even seen.
Ventura County Summit Focuses On Livable Communities
Electeds and community leaders focus on solutions to traffic and housing affordability woes
Dubai's Royal Family Becomes One Of Largest Apartment Landlords In U.S.
A Manhattan investment manager teams up with Dubai's royal familyfor a $1 billion apartment acquisition.
GM's Woes May Burst Housing Bubble
GM has been trying to finance autos, homes and second mortgages at record-low interest rates, but it's hard to see how the company can continue to do so.
Seeing A Hopeful Change In Baltimore City
While the gap between flourishing and decaying areas is growing, there are signs of a turnaround in Baltimore City.
Cities Without Children
Where are the children in the nation's vibrant thriving cities?
Finding Suburbia At The 'Crossroads Of Vitality And Decline'
As Baltimore's housing costs rise, the future for the region's most affordable suburban communities remains uncertain.
D.C. Driving Baltimore's Rising Home Costs
Baltimore and its suburbs see a rapid increase in housing costs as people flee the high cost living in the nation's capital.
Living Outside The City
With state laws limiting their ability to impose new taxes and assessments, California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties are struggling to provide the city-style services expected by recent transplants.
Three-City Redevelopment Of Rail Yards
Smart growth project planned to revitalize rail yards and industrial space along Charles River.
Will Development Boom Saturate Orlando's Housing Market?
Orlando developers are betting that young professionals and empty-nesters will continue to be drawn out of the suburbs and into the cities by the thought of living in modern towers near restaurants and entertainment.
Boston Aims To Create Its Own 'Times Square'
Vendor stands in the way of Boston's plans to create a "world class theatre district."
Denver's Sweeping Plans To Remake Its Core
Denver plans a sweeping renovation of its landmark Civic Center district.
Mega Malls Migrate To Canada
North America's mega mall is migrating northward, with the largest new retail project in North America planned near Montreal.
Restrictions On Development Explain Housing Prices
Zoning restrictions can help to explain why house prices continue to rise.
Reducing Construction Costs In New York City
New York remains the most expensive city in the nation to build new housing, but it doesn't have to be that way, according to a new study.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
