Rental Housing

Hangar One

NASA Wants to Build 1,930 Rental Units in the Silicon Valley

NASA Ames wants to add a lot of housing to a 45-acre site at Moffett Field in the Silicon Valley. The new housing would give NASA employees more housing options in an expensive and impacted market.

September 5, 2017 - The Mercury News

New York Manhattan Chinatown

Glut of New Rentals Expected to Reset the New York City Market

When vacancy rates rise, rents should fall. In New York, reports disagree about how much vacancy rates are about to increase, and whether rents will drop at all.

August 4, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

Study Reveals Housing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples, Transgender Individuals

A study of three of the country's population and cultural centers reveals the kinds of discrimination same-sex couples and transgender individuals are likely to encounter on the rental market.

July 10, 2017 - Urban Institute

Single Family Residential Construction

Austin's Affordable Housing Stock Shrunk More Than Any Other U.S. Metro

For all the talk of Texas' relatively affordable housing prices, the city of Austin is one of the worst examples of one of the dominant trends in the U.S. real estate market—fewer and fewer options for affordable rental housing.

July 2, 2017 - The Urban Edge

Buffalo, New York

Inclusionary Zoning Proposed for Buffalo—Will it Help or Hurt the Housing Market?

Buffalo is considering policies to support affordable rental housing as demand rises. While inclusionary zoning is controversial everywhere, specific questions about the policy's effectiveness arise in cities with little to no population growth.

June 20, 2017 - The Buffalo News

New York Apartments

The Affordable Rental Housing Crisis Is Only Getting Worse

The headline from the latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies on the state of the nation's housing market focuses on a shrinking, broken rental market.

June 18, 2017 - Affordable Housing Finance

San Jose, California

San Jose Approves Tenant Protections, Studying a Ban on Voucher Discrimination

The city of San Jose, California is crafting regulations to give renters and low-income residents more rights and access to fair housing.

May 14, 2017 - The Mercury News

No Luxury Condos

San Francisco Preserves Affordable Housing At Risk of Gentrification

A loan program helps non-profits procure affordable apartment buildings that might otherwise be snatched up by speculative developers.

May 3, 2017 - Next City

Boston City Scene

Study Finds Evidence of Discrimination Against Transgender People in the Rental Market

Transgender apartment hunters regularly encounter "discrimination with a smile," according to a new study.

March 29, 2017 - The Boston Globe

Rent

Most Large U.S. Cities Now Home to Mostly Renters

The foreclosure crisis and the Great Recession have paved the way for a steady decline in homeownership. Many cities will never be the same.

March 25, 2017 - Bloomberg

AI, Machine Learning Coming to the Property Management Business

A new era of rental property management technology will have effects on both the landlord and the tenant side of the equation.

March 15, 2017 - Forbes

Fire Escape

Cleveland Ready to Launch Citywide Inspection of Rental Housing

Cleveland's rental housing stock is a public health risk, and the city is finally taking steps to launch a citywide inspection.

February 16, 2017 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Small-Scale Apartment

This Start-Up Takes (Some) of the Hassle Out of Renting

Entrepreneur Tyrone Poole's Oregon start-up matches prospective tenants with rental units they qualify for, eliminating legwork and application fees.

February 3, 2017 - CityLab

For Rent

Rents Dropping in Every Corner of the San Francisco Bay Area

Housing prices are still well above the national average in the Bay Area, but some relief at least, has emerged in recent months.

January 29, 2017 - The San Jose Mercury News

Study: Evictions Worse Than Feared in Philadelphia

A new study of evictions in the city of Philadelphia reveals a problem that is more widespread than expected, while also affecting certain neighborhoods and racial groups more than others.

December 30, 2016 - PlanPhilly

For Rent

Rising Rents, Stagnant Economy

Since the 1970s, many American cities have played host to rising rents and stagnant incomes. Richard Florida writes about how the "great rent squeeze" might be choking the country's economic prospects.

November 30, 2016 - CityLab

For Rent

Landlords Recoil from Property Data Websites

An apartment-hunting website that highlights landlords' credibility has not earned their cooperation.

October 31, 2016 - New York Times

Ferry Building San Francisco

San Francisco Ellis Act Restrictions Struck Down

An attempt to protect San Francisco tenants from some no-fault evictions was overturned in court.

September 30, 2016 - San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown Oakland

Oakland's Lack of Affordable Housing Declared 'Public Health Crisis'

There's a physical cost to rising rents, and Oakland residents are paying the price.

September 7, 2016 - SFGate

Angelino Heights

A Paradigm Shift for Affordable Housing: Preserve What's Left

A Los Angeles affordable-housing developer says the industry needs to focus more on keeping existing housing affordable.

August 6, 2016 - The Planning Report

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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.

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