Housing

What Do Women Really Want? A Piece Of Real Estate

Single women are the second biggest category of homebuyers, outpacing single men

July 3, 2004 - Realtor Magazine Online

Breaking Ground For Workforce Housing In Los Angeles

A "smart growth equity fund" brings together housing and employment for middle-income households in L.A.

July 2, 2004 - Social Investment News

The End Of The Housing Bubble?

With the increase in the Fed's interest rate, there is much speculation that the housing bubble in the Bay Area is about to burst

July 2, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

British Social Housing Programs in Disarray

Recently released report accuses the British government's housing agency of having "lost its vision."

July 1, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

A Practitioner's Guide To Combating Predatory Lending

For some Americans, though, predatory lenders have turned the home ownership dream into a nightmare.

July 1, 2004 - Local Initiatives Support Corporation

New Report On Energy And Smart Growth

Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities releases commissioned paper.

July 1, 2004 - Smart Growth Online

Southern California's Vision For Growth Published

Southern California's new growth strategy calls for planning units in mixed-use developments with transit.

July 1, 2004 - Southern California Association of Governments

Black Women Gaining Advantages

As job opportunities increase, Black women can afford their own homes.

June 29, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lottery Approach To Affordable Housing

A new shared equity affordable housing model is being tested in Australia.

June 28, 2004 - The Sydney Morning Herald

The New Demographics: Brain Gainers And Smart Belts

Soaring home prices in California and coastal cities are causing a demographic migration that could reshape the American landscape.

June 28, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Detroit Faced With 'Urban Doughnut'

As its suburbs boom and inner-city decays, the Motor City stands to lose millions in population-based federal money. Local leaders hope to break the vicious cycle, pointing to new development.

June 28, 2004 - The Detroit News

Involvement with Community Groups Discouraged

Denver tells developers to avoid agreements with community groups.

June 27, 2004 - MSNBC

California's Inland Empire Has 5 Of Nation's Fastest Growing Cities

Of the 25 fastest-growing cities over three years, five are in Riverside and San Bernardino counties

June 26, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

If You Tear It Down, Where Do They Go?

Residents of demolished public housing buildings often left to their own devices

June 26, 2004 - Chicago Sun-Times

'Vancouver Of The South'

Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.

June 24, 2004 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Building Homes on Mars

MIT studies how future inhabitants of Mars can not only survive, but live a good life.

June 23, 2004 - Wired

Show The City Some Love

Sidewalks, not highways, are Detroit's path to prosperity.

June 23, 2004 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Development's Wheels Greased

A law designed to protect land helps speed along other development.

June 23, 2004 - The New York Times

Covering Up What's Covered Up

Baltimore entrepreneur proposes photo treatment for boarded-up vacant houses.

June 22, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

New Urbanism Loses in Long Island

North Shore residents tell investors to take a hike.

June 22, 2004 - The New York Times

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