Housing
Affordable Housing Gets Key Backing
Council members back incusionary housing and declare housing emergency.
Demand For Affordable Family Apartments Outpacing Supply
Nonprofit developers are building the larger apartments sought by low-income tenants, but not enough to meet the demand.
Lofts In Dowtown Buffalo, NY, Turn Into Apartments
Eight buildings in downtown Buffalo, NY, are being converted into apartments and developers have plans for other similar projects.
Vacant 'Big Box' Stores Dot Arizona Landscape
Cities that encouraged go-go construction of power centers at major intersections are seeing their policies come back to bite them.
San Diego Leaders Trying To Cope With Housing Crunch
San Diego's elected leaders are working to solve the crisis that has thousands of San Diegans finding it increasingly difficult to pay the rent, let alone purchase a home, in one of the least affordable markets in the nation.
First Mixed Use Project In S. CA To Change
Century City, CA, began in 1959 as a 'centers plan.' Work, live, eat and play in the same community. Now it is changing.
North Carolina Builder Emerges As Housing Leader
The Regency Housing Group has quietly made itself one of the largest builders of affordable apartments in the country since its founding seven years ago.
The End Of The Master Builder?
The age of the "master builder" has been replaced with a new "planning democracy."
Eco Friendly Urban Village Going Up In San Antonio
The San Antonio Development Agency and Solar San Antonio have partnered to create a community in the spirit of recently enacted city and state laws that encourage higher-density housing in more energy efficient, nonpolluting urban environments.
New England Town Moves To Preserve Open Space
The Town of Freeport, Maine approved an ordinance requiring developers to custer homes and preserve open space.
After Terrorism, Construction Insurance Is Costly
"If people cannot buy insurance on a construction project, they're not going to build the project," says President Bush.
Historic Villages Attract Second-Home Buyers
Homeowners looking for a second-home are attracted to small-town America.
Is It Cheaper To House Republicans Than Democrats?
The housing costs differences between coastal metropolises like New York and Los Angeles and booming interior cities like Charlotte and Boise may have to do more with politics than economics.
Homeownership Rates Rise For Latinos
Homeownerhips rates for San Diego County's Latino population are rising.
Boston Increases Taxes On Expensive Homes
Boston is shifting its tax burden to the increasing number of wealthy homeowners.
Dallas' New Mayor Focuses On Development
Dallas' new mayor plunges headfirst into downtown development.
Taking It Easy In The Big Easy
Perhaps because New Orleans doesn't have an affluent tenant base, the housing market has been remarkable stable.
Maryland's Planned Baby Boomer Community
A new community in Maryland is being designed and built to appeal to baby boomers.
Tutorial On Building Affordable Housing
This article follows a nonprofit developer through the arduous process of building an affordable housing project.
How Land-use Controls Influence Housing Prices
A study by economists explains how housing prices are influenced by land-use controls, zoning, and politics.
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
