Housing

Finding Suburbia At The 'Crossroads Of Vitality And Decline'

As Baltimore's housing costs rise, the future for the region's most affordable suburban communities remains uncertain.

March 24, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

D.C. Driving Baltimore's Rising Home Costs

Baltimore and its suburbs see a rapid increase in housing costs as people flee the high cost living in the nation's capital.

March 23, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

Living Outside The City

With state laws limiting their ability to impose new taxes and assessments, California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties are struggling to provide the city-style services expected by recent transplants.

March 22, 2005 - Press-Enterprise

Three-City Redevelopment Of Rail Yards

Smart growth project planned to revitalize rail yards and industrial space along Charles River.

March 22, 2005 - The Boston Globe

Will Development Boom Saturate Orlando's Housing Market?

Orlando developers are betting that young professionals and empty-nesters will continue to be drawn out of the suburbs and into the cities by the thought of living in modern towers near restaurants and entertainment.

March 21, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel

Boston Aims To Create Its Own 'Times Square'

Vendor stands in the way of Boston's plans to create a "world class theatre district."

March 21, 2005 - The Boston Globe

Denver's Sweeping Plans To Remake Its Core

Denver plans a sweeping renovation of its landmark Civic Center district.

March 21, 2005 - The Rocky Mountain News

Mega Malls Migrate To Canada

North America's mega mall is migrating northward, with the largest new retail project in North America planned near Montreal.

March 19, 2005 - National Real Estate Investor

Restrictions On Development Explain Housing Prices

Zoning restrictions can help to explain why house prices continue to rise.

March 18, 2005 - The Economist

Reducing Construction Costs In New York City

New York remains the most expensive city in the nation to build new housing, but it doesn't have to be that way, according to a new study.

March 16, 2005 - Furman Center For Real Estate And Urban Policy

Building In A Bag: Just Add Water

A new engineering technique could result in buildings on demand: Just add water to a bag and inflate it.

March 16, 2005 - Wired

Commerce Vs. Construction

The only thing people hate worse that a hole in the road is when the road is closed to fix the hole.

March 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Doomsday For Suburbia?

New York Times reviews the independent film "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream."

March 16, 2005 - The New York Times

California's Reliance On Real Estate May Be Its Downfall

Half of the private sector jobs in the last two years are related to California's hot real estate market -- which is destined to start cooling off.

March 15, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Backlane Condos?

Designer Trevor Kruse has a vision for Toronto -- horizontal condominiums for the city's alleys.

March 14, 2005 - The Globe and Mail

Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown

King County Dept. of Transportation's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) group is soliciting proposals for development in Redmond,WA.

March 14, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Maryland Assembly Shoots Down Granny-Flat Bill

A bill that would have made it easier to build accessory dwelling units across Maryland in order to provide affordable housing was shot down amid fears of overcrowding and traffic.

March 12, 2005 - Gaithersburg Gazette

Disneyland Adjacent

A development plan looks to capture some of the $3.6 billion Disneylandbrings into Southern California every year.

March 12, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Smart Growth And Housing Bubbles

Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.

March 11, 2005 - The Thoreau Institute

Albuquerque's New Urbanist Hot-Spot-To-Be

Albuquerque's EDO, or East Downtown, a New Urbanist redevelopment, could be one the nation's upcoming hot areas.

March 10, 2005 - The Albuquerque Tribune

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