Housing
Will Housing Bills Save Affordable Housing?
Five of 10 bills that California's home-building industry pushed to boost housing construction survived to make it to the governor's desk.
NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot
A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York
Searching For The Right Smart Growth Plan
Richard Lov asks if we can act fast enough before sprawl does irrevocable damage or will we still be searching for that right smart growth plan?
Philadelphia's Neglected Neighborhoods
Since last Thursday 25 buldings have crumbled and officials say another 3,100 are in imminent danger of collapsing.
Mountain Perks
As mountain resort communities continue evolving into four-season resorts, developers need to tailor their products to a wide variety of users.
HUD Program to Protect Children from Lead
Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a $105 million program to help communities protect children from the dangers of lead.
The Code Enforcers
As cities grow and age, code-enforcement gains importance.
San Diego Affordable-Housing Setbacks
Three affordable-housing programs in San Diego are failing or costing the citymillions more than expected.
Can Networks Help Make Better Neighborhoods?
A Seattle suburb will soon boast the first "digital housing development" in the nation as new buyers demand Internet-ready homes.
Housing Crisis in Northeast SF Valley
Dilapidated, unsafe housing is not being repaired. The poor are being evicted and become homeless. There is no end in sight.
Landlords Pulling Out Of HUD Contracts
According to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2,200 units of affordable housing are needed in Ventura County, but new apartment starts remain stagnant.
San Fernando Valley Slums
A lack of affordable housing and medical care are both contributing to the deterioration of the northeast San Fernando Valley.
Denver's Rising Housing Market
Before the ink fully dried on last month's records, the Denver area housing market in August set another series of them.
Movie Megaplexes Are Moving Downtown
Today's generation of movie emporiums are bringing the lights and action downtown -- in a new way.
City Accepts Stock Options For Land
Oakland, CA, may be the first city to accept stock options from a high-tech company in partial payment for real estate.
Sticker Shock Cools Bay Area Home Sales
After prices reached a record high in July, home sales in the Bay Area are cooling down as buyers get hit by sticker shock.
Cities Sue County Over Development Restrictions
City of San Ramon has joined Brentwood in suing California's Contra Costa County for shrinking the urban limit line.
San Francisco Water Plan Gets OK
San Francisco approves. a $3.5 billion public works project to upgrade a century-old water system.
Sea World Plan Faces Opposition
Sea World's plan to expand the San Diego theme park faces opposition.
A Rising Tide
With the explosion of the super-affluent class from theSilicon Valley, Carmel, Sonoma and Truckee have seen a sharp increase inhousing costs as dot-commers are buying second and third houses in theseareas.
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