Housing

Seattle's New 'Hotel-Condos' Trend

Spurred by Washington's Growth Management Act, a "luxury condos" trend is catching on in Seattle.

April 6, 2005 - The Seattle Times

Appraisal and Refinancing Fraud May Burst Housing Bubble

A new report reveals troubling evidence that the widespread trend of home refinancing is rife with fraud and artificial price inflation.

April 5, 2005 - Demos

Will Housing Trump CEQA?

As housing prices continue to increase, California legislators are considering easing CEQA laws to make housing easier to build.

April 5, 2005 - San Jose Mercury News

From 'Podunkville' To Mixed Use

Burbank, California -- once the butt of late-night TV jokes -- is on the verge of becoming a thriving transit-oriented mixed use community.

April 5, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Gated Communities In The City

Often thought to be a mark of suburban exclusivity, gated streets are coming to high-crime inner-city areas.

April 5, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Growing Power Of Institutional Real Estate Investors

Tishman Speyer's $1.7 billion deal for the Met Life tower in Manhattanmarks the growing power of institutional money.

April 4, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Residents Fear Redevelopment Won't Benefit Them

Residents of Northwest Fort Lauderdale gather to voice concerns about gentrification.

April 2, 2005 - Sun-Sentinel

Wal-Mart To Adopt Green Architecture Design For Store

After Vancouver said Wal-Mart's stores was environmentally insensitive, the retail giant hired an architect to create a new eco-friendly design.

April 1, 2005 - CTV

The Gentrification Of Suburbia

As property gets more expensive in Washington D.C.’s bungalow belt long-time residents are being forced to come to terms with the large, new homes of their wealthy neighbors.

April 1, 2005 - The Washington Post

Can Reducing Parking Encourage Urban Center Villages?

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants to encourage the creation of "urban center villages" by reducing the number of required minimum parking spaces for new multifamily housing.

March 30, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Public Servants Priced Out Of Housing

As home prices surge, a life-long public servant steps down from the city council when he decides he can no longer afford to live in his city.

March 30, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Housing Authority Severs Ties With HUD

The Dalton Housing Authority has become the first to sever its ties with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

March 29, 2005 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Can Burbs Develop Town Centers?

Joel Kotkin writes that it is time to declare a winner in the war on urban sprawl. The winner is sprawl.

March 28, 2005 - Concord Monitor

Betting On The Housing Boom

Who will be adversely affected if the current real estate bubble bursts?

March 28, 2005 - The New York Times

Betting On Dirt

Many middle class-investors are moving their investments to real estate -- in some cases to land they've never even seen.

March 28, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Ventura County Summit Focuses On Livable Communities

Electeds and community leaders focus on solutions to traffic and housing affordability woes

March 27, 2005 - Ventura County Star

Dubai's Royal Family Becomes One Of Largest Apartment Landlords In U.S.

A Manhattan investment manager teams up with Dubai's royal familyfor a $1 billion apartment acquisition.

March 27, 2005 - The Slatin Report

GM's Woes May Burst Housing Bubble

GM has been trying to finance autos, homes and second mortgages at record-low interest rates, but it's hard to see how the company can continue to do so.

March 25, 2005 - MSN

Seeing A Hopeful Change In Baltimore City

While the gap between flourishing and decaying areas is growing, there are signs of a turnaround in Baltimore City.

March 25, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

Cities Without Children

Where are the children in the nation's vibrant thriving cities?

March 24, 2005 - The New York Times

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