Homes

Suburban Neighborhood

Homeownership—American Dream or Nightmare?

Owning a home has long been considered the ultimate aspiration. But social and economic realities mean the stories about and the path to homeownership are not simple and straightforward.

December 13, 2019 - Curbed

Accessory Dwelling Unit

Granny Flats Take on the Los Angeles Homelessness Crisis

A program financed by Bloomberg Philanthropies will pay homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and rent them to the recently homeless.

November 9, 2018 - The New York Times

Ikea in Brooklyn

IKEA Report: Many Americans Seek Solitude in Their Cars

An international survey from IKEA finds fewer Americans feel at home in the place where they live.

October 30, 2018 - Fast Company

Ivy Covered Green Building

Comparing the Environmental Impact of Building vs. Buying a Home

Which is better for the environment: buying an existing home, inefficiencies and all, or paying to build a new home with all the bells and whistles of green building technology?

October 13, 2017 - Kayla Matthews

U.S. Steel Plant

An Ambitious Plan for New Housing on Chicago's South Side

A South Chicago neighborhood will get 20,000 new residential units if a plan goes through.

August 5, 2017 - Chicago Tribune

Newest Target for Hackers: Homes and Cars

As the 'Internet of Things' spreads its tentacles into more and more of our personal objects and public spaces, experts are warning of the serious, and potentially lethal, vulnerability of networked devices to hacking.

August 14, 2013 - The New York Times

Section 8 Hits the Suburbs

The federal rental assistance vouchers known as Section 8 are increasingly putting low-income families into empty homes in the suburbs.

June 27, 2011 - The Washington Post

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