Housing
Austin opens city's first carless, affordable condo community
The Ivory building is all-electric and offers residents transit passes to encourage car-free living.
Report: Housing is becoming an 'inherited advantage'
As housing costs soar, buying a home is becoming unaffordable to a large swath of American families.
Southern Utah tackles housing crisis with smaller homes, career support for construction workers
St. George and other communities are feeling the strain of a rapidly growing population.
In the 1990s, Kansas City's Womontown offered queer women community and independence
A group of women created a safe space that gave them the opportunity to buy homes and build wealth in a supportive community.
Book review: Co-ops, commons and the conundrum of cashing in on the American dream
Jonathan Tarleton’s "Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American Commons" shows what happens when a loophole in housing legislation opens the door to the privatization of a common good — and when an affordable home suddenly becomes a commodity.
After Culdesac's success in Tempe, Mesa approves new 1,000-unit 'car-light' development
Culdesac Mesa will take the same transit-oriented approach with a compact, walkable design and access to transit and shared mobility options.
Ann Arbor millage tax has created over $27M for affordable housing
The 2020 property tax is expected to fund roughly 1,500 new affordable homes.
Study: Legalizing single-family home conversions could nearly double LA's new housing
Research shows that making it easier to turn single-family homes into multiple units could unlock tens of thousands of new units per year.
Trump refuses to sign housing bill, throwing bipartisan agreement into limbo
The president's cancellation of the bill signing came as a shock to both sides of the political aisle.
'Starter' homes cost over $1M in 242 US cities
Once concentrated in coastal regions, cities with starter homes valued at over $1 million are now spread across 26 states.
Seattle social housing agency can now issue bonds
The new Seattle Social Housing Developer funds affordable housing through a tax on the city's highest-paying companies.
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill
The Senate version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act now heads to the House for a vote.
Maui's new hotel zoning districts could grandfather in 4,500 vacation rentals
The council approved a bill creating two new hotel districts.
Report: Massachusetts needs more small homes
Smaller households are more prevalent than ever, but most homes in the state are still designed for larger families.
Tacoma sees 62% spike in units permitted after drastic 'Home in Tacoma' rezone
The new zoning allows for backyard buildings, courtyard housing, multiplexes, "houseplexes" and rowhouses, with a minimum of four units allowed on any lot.
The 30% rule for housing costs is 'officially dead'
A common rule about how much housing should cost no longer holds water in today's economy.
St. Augustine opens first large-scale affordable housing development
The Florida city is accepting applications for a 92-unit building aimed at reducing housing costs for residents.
Will the World Cup fuel a crackdown on unhoused Atlantans?
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta is on track to repeat the arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents that drew criticism during the city's 1996 Olympics.
Universal Orlando sells lot for $100, paving way for 1,000 new homes
The new development will offer below-market rate housing for Universal employees and other residents.
New home construction falls to lowest rate since April 2020
Housing starts dropped to an annual rate of 1.17 million in May, the lowest number since April 2020.
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
