Housing
San Francisco: Doom And Gloom
Now that the dot-com rush is over, the real estate market in San Francisco is changing. Will the rest of the U.S. follow?
HUD Raises FHA Loan Limits
In a dramatic move to spur construction of much-needed multi-family rental housing across the country, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today proposed that HUD raise the FHA loan limits by 25 percent.
Building Density With Rowhouses
The rowhouse, a relatively new building form in the Pacific Northwest, is still evolving as a modern solution for higher density communities.
Portland's Shrinking Neighborhoods
Census figures show neighborhoods at the heart of Portland, OR, decreased in population...but not for the reason you might expect.
Housing Projects Get Aid For Bills
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced that HUD will earmark an additional $105 million to help pay the utility bills of public housing authorities and resident management corporations blind-sided by energy costs.
Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy
Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.
Raleigh-Durham Market Update
Reis.com, a resource of commercial real estate trends, looks at Raleigh-Durham and Cleveland in it's most current update.
Downtown Revival Comes To The South
Southern cities discover the economic advantages of dynamic downtowns.
Finding Good Dirt
As buildable sites get harder to find and more expensive to develop, developers are becoming more creative and taking greater risks.
Cleveland Retail Market Update
Cleveland, once derided as the "mistake by the lake," gives birth to a retail rennaisance.
Consolidation In The Apartment Industry
How concentrated has the multifamily housing industry become?
Midwestern Apartment Markets
The recent experiences of Midwestern apartment markets offer some lessons for investment strategies nationwide.
How Two Fast-Growing Cities Deal With Growth
The Christian Science Monitor looks at how Las Vegas and Reno have dealt with their growth problems.
Unsprawl Case Study: Prairie Crossing
A case study of a "conservation community" that successfully uses a set of ten guiding principles to balance growth and open space.
San Francisco's Gold Crush
The soul of San Francisco is being drained by the new economy.
Linking Development To Classrooms
Durham County is evaluating a proposed ordinance that would tie new development to existing school space.
Housing Coalition Seeks Affordable Rentals
Housing industry coalition calls for increasing government insurance for affordable housing.
Urban Growth - Too Much Of A Good Thing?
A "smart growth" discussion for the masses.
Fueling Growth In Oregon
In this Op-Ed article, Candice Guth outlines how the state is actually encouraging growth.
Having Your Home At Your Office
There is too much office space. Housing rent is more stable than office rent. So convert and let people live there.
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
