Housing
The 'Housing Bomb' Under the Bush Administration
America's home-equity-as-ATM-machine scheme is about to explode, says Mike Davis.
A Confrontation Over Affordable Housing
Thousands of desperate applicants show up to claim 56 affordable housing units in Los Angeles.
Unanchored Centers: A New Trend
Retail centers with no traditional anchor are being built successfully in Arizona, California and Florida.
Don't Demonize New Urbanism
New Urbanists don't demand to eliminate suburbia -- only to be able to build walkable and mixed-use communities.
Joel Kotkin On 5 Millennia Of Cities
Excerpt from a new book by a leading thinker about cities.
A City Of Rules
Malaysia's newest city is a classic example of top down development.
Best Place To Live Loses Most People
Charlottesville, VA, lost a larger percentage of its population over the last four years than any place else in the state.
Tax Thy Neighbor
A Baltimore group looks to increase neighbors' taxes in order to push them out and develop the neighborhood.
Supersizing The American Dream
Thirty-six interesting facts about how the American Dream has grown.
Toronto Suburbs Gain Housing As Jobs Leave
As Toronto loses jobs, its suburbs see an increase in demand for land.
Community Land Trusts: Leasing Land For Affordable Housing
Reduce the cost of affordable housing by purchasing a house without the land, through a community land trust (CLT).
Downsizing Mortgage Giants Fan And Fred
A new bill in Congress wisely would rein in the two largest US mortgage companies.
High-Rise Living Is The Future For University Students
In Madison, WI, market pressure is converting former "student ghettos" back to owner-occupied housing.
Housing: Massive Demand, Little Supply
Developers in Northern Virginia say they can't come close to meeting the region's demand for new housing.
RVs Becoming the Only Affording Housing Around Washington
Escalating housing prices in northern Virginia force some into very mobile homes.
Seattle's New 'Hotel-Condos' Trend
Spurred by Washington's Growth Management Act, a "luxury condos" trend is catching on in Seattle.
Appraisal and Refinancing Fraud May Burst Housing Bubble
A new report reveals troubling evidence that the widespread trend of home refinancing is rife with fraud and artificial price inflation.
Will Housing Trump CEQA?
As housing prices continue to increase, California legislators are considering easing CEQA laws to make housing easier to build.
From 'Podunkville' To Mixed Use
Burbank, California -- once the butt of late-night TV jokes -- is on the verge of becoming a thriving transit-oriented mixed use community.
Gated Communities In The City
Often thought to be a mark of suburban exclusivity, gated streets are coming to high-crime inner-city areas.
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
