Housing
Controversy Over Public Housing Rehab In Chicago
Chicago has plans to replace more than 50 high-rise public housing buildings, a renovation project that is expected to cost more than $1 billion. The plan has elicited criticism from housing advocates who argue that many residents will be displaced.
The Impact Of McMansions On The Value of Neighboring Homes
A Wall Street Journal writer shares her family's experience in a neighborhood quickly being dominated by McMansions.
The Health And Education Benefits Of Affordable Housing
A new collection of research shows that people who have access to affordable housing don't just have a better place to live, but more easily improve their health and education level.
More Land May Not Mean Cheaper Housing
In the face of a proposal that would lighten planning controls over some new development in England, a recent report says that making more land available for development will not lower housing prices and will lead to sprawl.
Preserve Industrial Areas Or Allow Housing?
As the popularity of condos and lofts in industrial areas rises amongst both developers and buyers, cities such as Chicago, L.A., and New York are taking steps to protect their historic industrial zones.
Canada's Building Codes Questioned After Massive Blaze
An enormous fire in Edmonton that destroyed a condo development under construction and damaged more than 70 nearby duplexes has resulted in calls to upgrade Canada's building codes.
Mexican Border City Going High-Rise
A new high density residential project adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border is pioneering the market for high-end condo living in the traditionally sprawling metropolis of Tijuana.
L.A. Contemplates Tiny Apartments: Studios or Slums?
To help encourage development around downtown and increase the supply of affordable housing, planning officials in L.A. want to relax the rules governing the sizes of housing units. Critics argue that the plan will lead to the creation of tenements.
Big Homes Causing Big Problems
The debate over McMansionization has pitted neighbor against neighbor across the United States.
A Cheaper Way To Build Density
A new design for mid-rise apartments promises to help make more higher-density projects pencil.
Construction Costs Continuing To Rise
Even with the housing slow down, the cost of building a new apartment building continues to rise -- due to increasing prices for materials and a surge of commercial construction projects.
The Most Affordable Places To Live
Want a buy a home for less than $100,000? Check out these communities profiled by Money Magazine.
How Retiring Baby Boomers Will Transform Traditional Models of Senior Living
The idea of aging in community honors the elder stage of life as one with gifts and challenges. It encourages creation of caring neighborhoods and networks that provide for affordable, quality housing to support future needs and new opportunities.
Townhomes Sprouting Up In Seattle
Hundreds of new townhomes are being built in neighborhoods across Seattle. Neighbors want input into the new housing, but a loophole allows development to move forward under the radar.
Low-Income Residents Migrating From Cities In Search Of Public Housing
Public housing residents in crime-ridden urban areas are migrating to outlying communities in hopes of securing better housing and living in a safer neighborhood.
City Proposes Rewards For Building Smaller Homes
To curb excessive house sizes, Boulder, Colorado, is offering financial incentives to homeowners not to build out, and penalties for McMansions.
New British PM Takes On Housing Crisis
In his new role as British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has moved quickly to address the country's housing shortage.
The Equality Of Universal Design
Designers, developers, and homeowners are finding benefits to "universal design" -- a principle that seeks to make homes and buildings accessible to people of all physical abilities.
Can Planners Fix Scotland's Housing Shortage?
Scotland's shortage of affordable housing is causing many to rethink planning and policy regulations.
A New Model For Urban Infill
When residents of Denver's Curtis Park neighborhood learned of a plan to build an apartment complex on a small lot, they formed the Curtis Park Investors Group (CPIG) to purchase the land. Then they built something else.
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