housing affordability
Americans are Fleeing Blue States, Even When Politics Misalign. The Culprit? Housing Affordability.
Will the blue state starter home ever return?
In the Heart of Silicon Valley, one City's Homeless Population Grew by 56%
The unhoused population in Santa Clara County grew by 8% since 2023. The city of Mountain View is a different story.
Federal Law Says Manufactured Homes Must be Movable. Changing That Could Unlock an Affordable Housing Boom.
A proposed rule change in the Road to Housing Act would make manufactured housing more flexible and affordable.
In Small Town Colorado, Rent is so High that Employees are Camping on Company Property
The city passed an ordinance in 2024 allowing employers to offer workforce housing in the for of RV camping on company property.
Dallas Pleads with Supreme Court to Allow Short-term Rental Ban During World Cup
The city wants the state’s Supreme Court to reverse a decision by a lower court that prevents the city from enforcing a 2023 ban on short-term rentals.
Study: Eliminating Parking Requirements Would Boost Denver Housing by 12.5%
Denver and other Colorado cities have recently reduced or eliminate parking requirements, paving the way to more affordable housing development.
Interactive Map Shows Where Florida Housing Shortage is Most Severe
A new tool highlights the uneven nature of the state’s housing crisis.
Senate Passes Major Housing Bill During Shutdown
The ROAD to Housing Act is a broad-ranging plan aimed at streamlining housing production and increasing affordability.
The DC Homeowners Selling Well Below Market Rates to 'Pay it Forward'
As prices in the nation’s capital have soared, some sellers want their homes to stay in reach of families like their own. The Douglass Community Land Trust is helping them make it happen.
The Rise of Crowdfunded Real Estate
Enabled by provisions in the JOBS Act of 2012 that allow smaller scale investing, community members are becoming co-owners of local real estate projects.
Survey: 59% of LA Residents Want Dense Housing in Their own Neighborhoods
A UCLA survey reveals strong support for new apartments across the city, bucking the notion that Angelenos are NIMBYs.
After Years of Success, Houston Sees Spike in Unsheltered Homelessness
Unsheltered homelessness rose by 16 percent in 2025 despite the city’s previous success in reducing the number of people living on the streets.
‘Montana Miracle:’ The State Actually Succeeding at Housing Reform
A series of ambitious zoning reforms is having a significant impact on the state’s housing supply.
How a San Francisco Land Trust is Preserving Affordable Housing for Artists
The Artist Space Trust has received $10 million in properties bequeathed by artists that will become permanently affordable housing.
Median Rent Dropped in This New York Suburb Since 2020. How Did They Do it?
Bucking national trends, New Rochelle is building new housing at a rapid pace — and bringing rents down in the process.
Report: Florida Affordable Housing Law Needs Changes to Create ‘Durable Pipeline’
The Live Local Act offers incentives to developers who build affordable housing, but a patchwork of local enforcement means it’s not reaching its full potential.
20,000 San Francisco Homes Stalled in Construction Pipeline
Despite getting permits as long as a decade ago, thousands of proposed housing units are still waiting to be built.
St. Louis Nonprofit Builds Housing for Struggling Artists
The St. Louis Art Place Initiative purchases city-owned vacant properties and rehabilitates them, offering homeownership opportunities to local artists.
Harvard’s 2025 State of Housing Report: Five Key Findings
Housing affordability is at historic lows, and more renters than ever struggle to keep up with housing costs, even as federal support for housing programs is waning.
What Housing Crisis?
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order that prohibits the construction of duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes from replacing single-family-homes destroyed by the recent wildfires in Pacific Palisades, i.e., the suspension of SB 9.
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
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
