Housing Costs
To upzone or not to upzone? Two views on the housing crisis
Allowing more density can increase the housing supply, but does the attendant rise in land prices cancel out the benefits?
Alexandria eviction diversion program will let tenants pay back rent in installments
Eligible tenants will be allowed to make a 10% down payment on the back rent they owe and pay off the rest in installments while remaining in their home.
Indianapolis rents grew by 30% since 2020
The metro area has a shortage of roughly 137,000 affordable homes for the lowest-income households.
In Nantucket, where over half of homes are for seasonal use, workers struggle to find affordable housing
The island is short roughly 892 to 1,081 rental units.
Analysis: DC needs tens of thousands of new homes — not just 'zoned capacity'
Estimates for Washington DC's housing needs range from 15,000 to 170,000.
How policy changes helped Minneapolis beat rent inflation
Despite a boom in population, Minneapolis has managed to keep rents relatively steady through a combination of legislative action and private investment.
New California law could reduce building costs by up to $70k per unit
The law reduces impact fees, which developers say drive up the cost of new housing.
ROAD to Housing Act passes into law without president's signature
President Trump did not sign or veto the bill, letting it pass into law early Saturday.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
Asheville reconsiders parking minimums as surface parking eats up over a third of downtown real estate
Housing advocates say parking requirements are unnecessary and induce sprawl.
Home prices in the EU rose 53% since 2015, threatening 'right to adequate housing'
More Europeans face homelessness as housing costs soar.
32 years after it was banned, could Massachusetts get rent control back?
In Massachusetts, the collection of more than 124,000 signatures makes it likely that a statewide rent control measure will be on the ballot in November.
Short-term rental licenses grew by 46% near Obama Center as affordable homes disappear
The Chicago ward where the Obama library is located is one of the only parts of the city to see an increase in STR licenses.
Oakland residents fear AI-fueled gentrification
The new tech boom that's driving up rents in San Francisco could have rippling impacts on East Bay communities.
Phoenix, Tampa top list of housing markets with the most price cuts
Nearly a third of Phoenix homes for sale had price cuts last April.
Austin's building boom fails to reach the poorest residents
Although the city has built thousands of new homes, few of them are available to the lowest-earning households.
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.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
