Housing
NY Developer Silverstein Profiled
The Wall Street Journal profiles Larry Silverstein, the New York developer who owned the WTC, and is central in the rebuilding effort.
FHA Home Mortgage Insurance Program Is Strong
A report issued by Deloitte & Touche says the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is in its strongest financial condition.
Stupid Sprawl: Enemy Of Smart Growth and Regionalism
Logan Jenkins says "smart growth" is actually "old growth."
REITs And Modernization
Lehman Brother's David Shulman discusses the lasting benefits of the REIT Modernization Act of 1999.
Book Review: 'The City In Mind'
A review of "The City In Mind: Meditations On The Urban Condition" by James Howard Kunstler
'Condo-mania' In B.C.
Developers cannot keep up with the demand for condos in B.C., Canada.
Lifestyle Centers: 'Mall-Town America'
The shopping center industry has discovered a hybrid of housing and retail development.
Market Demand Is Primary Determinant Of Housing Price
The Brookings Institution presents a comprehensive review of academic literature on the link between growth management and housing affordability.
Atlanta's 'Sizzling' Urban Market
The real estate market in downtown and Midtown Atlanta is booming despite the slow economy.
Upscale Homeowners Oppose Plan For Low-Income Housing
Owners of fancy new dream homes in Cleveland's poverty-stricken Hough neighborhood attempt to keep low-income housing out.
Advocates Demand Affordable Housing In San Diego
Housing advocates in San Diego, CA, are calling for more housing that working people can afford.
Growing Smart: APA Issues Landmark Planning Guide
The American Planning Association has released "Growing Smart: Legislative Guidebook and User Manual." Neal Pierce believes it may "remake America's future."
Understanding Mezzanine Financing
Mezzanine securitization has become a popular real estate investment vehicle. Get the inside scoop.
Housing Scam Rocks Philadelphia
For three years Rickie Williams sold neglected homes that didn't belong to him.
Robert C. Davenport Built Innovative Subdivisions
Robert Carroll Davenport, who built innovative subdivision in N. Virginia died at 96.
Urban Planner Joins Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Effort
Urban planner Alexander Garvin will join the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation as vice president for planning, design and development.
Lifestyle Centers
Upscale, pedestrian-friendly, village-type storefronts with commanding architectural programs are becoming the latest retail trend.
Should You Use Building Commissioning?
As buildings become more technologically complex, commissioning has become a popular tool for a building owner to verify that everything works.
Mixed-Use, Landmark Status For Chicago's Union Station
The Chicago Landmarks Commission will recommend to the City Council that Union Station be named a city landmark. The commission also gave its blessing to a plan to add 18 stories to the existing 8-story structure.
Designing Housing To Meet A Demographic Challenge
National Association of Home Builders organizes a competition for designing senior-friendly housing.
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
