Housing
Do Community Land Trusts Offer The Best Solution For Affordable Housing?
Community land trusts are becoming an increasingly popular way to create new housing that is permanently affordable, and interest in the innovative organizations continues to grow.
Homeless Housing Subsidy Program Under Fire In New York
A housing rights advocacy group in New York has released a report accusing the city of placing homeless people into substandard housing as part of a rent-subsidy program.
The Architecture Ideas Network
This article from WorldChanging discusses a new network for architects and designers to share and improve ideas. The network's creators hope this interactivity will help architects to create solutions for slum dwellers.
ULI To Tackle Workforce Housing Crisis
The Washington-based institute has established a new research center to focus on the problem of affordable housing in an effort to prevent further urban sprawl.
Recipe For Hot Housing Market? Small Town Lifestyle And Beautiful Scenery
Bend, Oregon -- population 67,000 -- led the nation in home appreciation last year, and has become a symbol of the booming market in picturesque western towns.
Amid Abuse, Maryland May Ban 'Ground Rents'
A bill is being pushed forward in Maryland that would ban all new "ground rents" -- a housing ownership situation in which one owner owns a house and another owns the land beneath the house. Some say the system is being used in a "predatory" way.
For Many, 'The End of The American Dream'
Interest-only loans and ARMs once touted as a panacea have now become the vehicle for massive foreclosures as financially distressed owners can no longer afford their expensive homes.
Award-Winning Affordable And Sustainable Housing
In New York City, the first juried design competition for affordable and sustainable has found its winner.
New Jersey Affordable Housing Plan Denied
An affordable housing plan for New Jersey has been thrown out by an appeals court, arguing that the plan was based on flawed data and did not accurately predict the demand for housing. The plan has been called discriminatory by housing advocates.
Home Loan Defaults, Foreclosures On The Rise
Number of home owners defaulting on mortgage loans is rising in California.
Habitat For Humanity Encounters Affluent California NIMBYism
The Jimmy Carter charity, long identified with "sweat equity" and affordable housing, is confronting strong, residential opposition in its application to build four homes to accompany three market-rate homes in affluent Marin County west of Tiburon.
Tenants Challenge Deregulation Of 3,000 Apartments Sold In Manhattan
In October, Planetizen reported on the "largest real estate deal in US history". Profits of the $5.4 billion sale in NYC could be reduced by 6%, or $324 million, if tenants win their suit that 25% of the 12,232 apartments were illegally deregulated.
New Orleans Tenants Oppose City's Plans To Demolish Public Housing
Plans to demolish New Orleans' largest public housing complexes face strong opposition from residents.
Housing Boom Revitalizing Small Town America
As more seniors and empty nesters seek to reclaim the downtown lifestyle of their youth, small towns across America are experiencing a second chance at economic vitality.
Out-Of-Touch Planning Blamed For High Home Prices In Australia
Planning and land use regulations are being blamed for Australia's high home prices, and also for the fact that four of its major cities are in a list of the 25 most unaffordable cities. Some feel planners are not planning with the people in mind.
What Does $300,000 Buy These Days?
The New York Times profiles three different homes in different areas of the country that sell for $300,000.
Berkeley Housing Quota Rises Above City's Comfort Level
City officials in Berkeley, California, are voicing concerns about a regional government association's proposed ousing quota for the next seven years, one which calls for a yearly increase of more than 200%.
Miami's Housing Crisis Spawns Shantytown
A shantytown set up to protest Miami's housing crisis is winning over neighbors and has become a "warm community."
Home Is Where Your Job Is
Tesco, a UK-based supermarket chain, has plans to provide housing for staff members in new mixed-use developments featuring its stores.
Rent Control: Tenant's Dream, Landlord's Nightmare?
At almost 30 years of age, L.A.'s rent control ordinance is a double-edged sword -- reviled by some and relied upon by others.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
