Housing

New Concepts in Housing

At the PCBC builder's conference in San Francisco, the award-winning designs were 'smaller, greener, more urban and more affordable.'

June 26, 2009 - Builder Magazine

Stabilizing Housing Market May Still Prove Difficult

Obama Administration officials, speaking at a conference of real estate writers and editors, admitted that the housing crisis is far from over and administration efforts are taking time to have an effect.

June 22, 2009 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Best Laid Plans for TOD, Stalled

Planners in New Jersey developed ambitious plans for transit-oriented development along their rail corridors, but with the struggling housing market and poor economy, developers aren't showing up or have halted projects in the works.

June 22, 2009 - The New York Times

Most Unaffordable Housing, Most Livable Cities?

The Economist magazine has published it's list of the most livable cities in the world. But quite a few of these cities have the most unaffordable housing, complains Owen McShane.

June 22, 2009 - New Geography

Vancouver Begins Incentive Program to Boost Affordable Housing

Next month, Vancouver will begin a two-and-a-half year incentive program to encourage developers to build affordable housing.

June 21, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

Smart Growth Suburbia?

The Lighthouse at Long Island is a proposed 5.5 million sq. ft. of mixed-use development covering 150 acres of Nassau County. The developers see it as a new form of smart growth suburbia.

June 19, 2009 - The New York Times

Residency Requirements Struck Down

A state supreme court ruling will prevent the city of Cleveland from requiring its employees to live within the city limits. City leaders fear neighborhoods will decline, while some firefighters and other city employees say they'll stick around.

June 17, 2009 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Katrina Victims May Face Eviction

Thousands of families who are still living in temporary trailers after Hurricane Katrina face uncertainty in their housing this summer.

June 16, 2009 - The Boston Globe

Developers Could Skirt Approval Process

DuPage County may let developers bypass the County Board for project approval if they develop low- to moderate-income housing projects.

June 15, 2009 - Chicago Tribune

Friday Funny: Elected to the House, But Abandoned Her Own

Congresswoman Laura Richardson has gotten on the nerves of her Sacramento neighbors, mainly because she's never around. As a result, her home has gone untended and turned into a blight on the neighborhood.

June 12, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Foreclosures Become Kidnapping Centers

In Phoenix, human traffickers are using foreclosed homes to hold illegal immigrants hostage.

June 10, 2009 - The Wall St. Journal

How Long is the Waiting List for Rental Assistance?

For low-income people in the Mankato, Minnesota area, there might be no hope for assistance from government vouchers.

June 10, 2009 - The Free Press

Suburban Home Comes to Venice

American artist Mike Bouchet constructed a full-sized replica of a standard American suburban home to float outside the Venice Biennale art exhibition. Instead, the house sank, suggesting new meanings for the artwork.

June 9, 2009 - AFP

Fighting Foreclosures

Fort Lauderdale joins a national program which will provide $3.7 million to change foreclosed homes into affordable housing.

June 8, 2009 - Sun-Sentinel

Experiencing Debtenfreude

Schadenfreude is a German concept that means "taking pleasure in the suffering of others." Columnist Meghan Daum is experiencing 'debtenfreude'; the pleasure in watching house flippers and McMansion builders fall to the economic downturn.

June 8, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Katrina Trailers for a Buck

Hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast can still live in government-provided trailers to buy their temporary homes for only $1, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

June 5, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

California Housing Market Looking Rosier

The median home price in California notched up 1.4% in April from the previous month, prompting some to announce the market has bottomed out and is recovering.

May 29, 2009 - The Wall St. Journal

Office of Urban Affairs Should Help Manage Foreclosures

Dealing with abandoned and foreclosed properties should be high on the list of priorities for the new White House Office of Urban Affairs, says Justin Hollander, assistant professor at Tufts.

May 26, 2009 - American City & County Magazine

Ghost Town in Dade County

A subdivision in Florida's Dade County is left half-finished, leaving early buyers to live in a ghost town.

May 26, 2009 - The Miami Herald

The Rowhouse Returns

The rowhouse, a style of housing that began in 17th century Europe, is gaining in popularity in the U.S.

May 25, 2009 - Chicago Tribune

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