Housing

'Sweeping' Redesign To Revitalize Toronto Neighborhood.

The City of Toronto, Canada, is proposing to revitalize a multicultural neighborhoood.

August 13, 2002 - The Globe and Mail

Massachusetts Flirting With Mount Laurel Doctrine

Massachusetts may be going down the same road as New Jersey's with its Mount Laurel doctrine, writes Jerold Kayden.

August 13, 2002 - The Boston Globe

Conflicting Goals For WTC Shopping Mall

The underground mall was generating $900 per square foot in revenues -- three times the national average. Can this success be duplicated?

August 12, 2002 - National Real Estate Investor

Future Of The Department Store

For more than 30 years, the mall industry has depended on department stores -- which are now struggling against discounters and specialty stores.

August 12, 2002 - Shopping Center World

A Second Chance For Downtown Manhattan

New York has a unique opportunity to use the WTC rebuilding effort to spark the revival of an aging Downtown.

August 11, 2002 - National Real Estate Investor

Real Estate Investment In Latin America

Promising returns from real estate investments in Latin American arepossible, if risks Are understood.

August 11, 2002 - Urban Land Institute

Albuquerque Needs Smart Growth

Five years of debate and discussion over how to manage Albuquerque's growth comes down to a vote next week before a divided City Council on the Planned Growth Strategy.

August 10, 2002 - Albuquerque Journal

Cities Attempt Urban De-renewal

The city of Charlotte is just one of the cities working to undo the damage from urban renewal projects of the 1960s and 70s.

August 10, 2002 - The Kansas City Star

Black Gentrification In Pittsburgh

Middle-class blacks are returning to historic black neighborhoods.

August 9, 2002 - The New York Times

The Mall That Set The Standard For All Others

Since the Mall of America opened a decade ago it has reshaped and set the standard for combining retail and entertainment.

August 8, 2002 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

Changes In 'Wal-mart's Backyard'

The hometown of Sam Walton's "Wal-mart" is the six fastest-growing metro area in the nation.

August 8, 2002 - The New York Times

A New Type Of Suburbanite In A New Type Of Suburb

Where the hip suburbanites can be found. Details the exploits of "Patio Man" in "Sprinkler City", with his "Realtor Wife" and designer kids.

August 8, 2002 - The Weekly Standard

Malls Half-Baked: In Search Of Alternative Realities

The apocalyptic decree that 50% of America's 1,500 malls would go dark by the new millennium resulted in few fatalities. Ironically, in fact, the doom gave way to a boom...

August 7, 2002 - REIS

Denver's New Mandatory Affordable Housing Law

Denver adopts a mandatory affordable housing law that will give developers incentives to build more housing for low-income residents.

August 7, 2002 - The Denver Post

The Price Of Dirt: A Housing Crisis

How land prices drive the housing market.

August 7, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

WTC: Land Swap Deal Proposed

New York City proposes taking over the World Trade Center site in exchange for the land beneath La Guardia and Kennedy Airports.

August 6, 2002 - The New York Times

Top Housing Markets

Nationwide home prices have risen an average 8%, but 10 markets have seen increases up to 25%.

August 6, 2002 - CNN

Residents Organize And Create Master Plan For Town

Caspar, CA, has an ecologically-sensitive master plans designed by its residents.

August 5, 2002 - The New York Times

NIMBYism Hampers Smart Growth

Builders interested in developing "in-fill" housing meet resistance.

August 5, 2002 - The Washington Post

Housing Prices: Winners, Wealth, And The Subsidy Game

There's more to skyrocketing housing prices than basic supply and demand: Winners, wealth and subsidies.

August 5, 2002 - Planetizen

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