Housing

Speculative business parks aimed at ownership by small businesses are a hot new market.

January 28, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

A new study finds that living in Toronto's suburbs may actually be more expensive than in the central city.

January 27, 2004 - The Toronto Star

'Most of the nearly 300 acres of Boston's city parks that Big Dig officials promised to win support for the massive project are not finished and many are not scheduled to be done until after the roadway project is completed next year.'

January 27, 2004 - The Boston Globe

With two-bedroom sustainable kit homes priced from AUD$63,000 (around USD$50,000) plus labour, they are becoming a real housing alternative.

January 26, 2004 - The Australian

An Indian tribe plans to use its land and casinos to anchor a mile-square entertainment district in Palm Springs.

January 26, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

A New York court sides with two landlords to evict commnity organizers, and will be a shock to housing advocates.

January 26, 2004 - The Village Voice

The Kentlands community mobilized like never before to catch two teenage vandals terrorizing the community.

January 25, 2004 - The Washington Post

Brazilians live in fear and squalor while politicans debate what to do about the thousands living in squatter settlements.

January 22, 2004 - The New York Times

The Walt Disney Co. ends its experiment in urban planning and sells Celebration to Lexin Capital, a private real estate investment firm for an undisclosed amount.

January 22, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City to consider allowing taller buildings in exchange for more affordable housing downtown.

January 22, 2004 - Palm Beach Post

Buffalo seeks $5M in federal transportation funds for waterfront venture.

January 21, 2004 - The Buffalo News

The University of Texas and its neighbors agree on a plan that has something for everyone.

January 17, 2004 - The Austin Chronicle

In suburban St. Louis, developers and local officials see denser, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods as land-use possibilities.

January 15, 2004 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

National Association of Home Builders is promoting a new form of home: 'Loft living in the suburbs.'

January 15, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

A sharp increase in building permit approvals for second homes in Victoria's coastal towns are raising questions about appropriate forms of development and the adequacy of local planning.

January 14, 2004 - The Age, Australia

Housing developers cannot afford to pay land costs and as such, parking lots have kept Cleveland from transforming its downtown into a showcase for the remade city it yearns to become.

January 14, 2004 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Should San Francisco bend the city's height limit rules for a worthwhile project? If you're going to meddle in planning, writes columnist John King, meddle well.

January 13, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Two new reports co-authored by the Brookings Institution argue that different housing policies could have positive effects for entire metropolitan regions.

January 13, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

A new program in an old Maryland neighborhood could spark an historic resurrection.

January 13, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

The relationship between new housing construction and household growth is a fundamental factor in understanding why some central cities lose population and others suffer from a tight housing market.

January 12, 2004 - The Brookings Institution