Housing
New York City Looks To Crack Down On Slum Lords
In an effort to bring 1,000 buildings up to code and to perhaps preserve the modicum of affordable housing left in the city, Mayor Bloomberg is supporting a bill that forces land lords to pay for improvements.
Locals Staunchly Opposed To Affordable Housing Proposal
Plans to build affordable housing in Baltimore have incited local residents to collect hundreds of signatures in opposition to what they fear will destroy their neighborhood.
City Subsidizes Gentrification In Black Neighborhoods
With tax abatement for 5 to 15 years for renovated properties, the City of Richmond, Virginia, loses $14.6 million each year in real estate taxes. Meanwhile, long-time residents are pushed out by high taxes for unrenovated houses they own or rent.
Sub-Prime Redlining?
African-Americans and Latinos have been particularly hard-hit by the predatory lending practices of sub-prime lenders, writes Mark Winston Griffith, Co-Director of the Neighborhood Economic Development and Advocacy Project.
Affordable Housing Not Adding Up In New Orleans
Despite vastly higher levels of federal affordable housing tax credits awarded to Louisiana, developers are pulling out of projects because they can't make sufficient profits.
Predatory Lending And The Foreclosure Crisis
An interview with Keith Ernst, senior policy counsel for the Center for Responsible Lending, on the devastating impact of subprime loans on home ownership.
Beantown's Housing Crunch
How the housing crisis -- from unaffordable housing and the subprime scandal -- is affecting Boston.
'Historic Value' Prevents Teardown Of Ranch-Style Home
Preservationists have petitioned the city and stopped a homeowner from tearing down the 1950s ranch-style home he recently purchased, citing the home's historic value.
Rural County Readies Itself For Urban Transition
With a number of large housing developments underway, rural Jasper County, South Carolina, is anticipating a rapid urban transition. Local officials are looking to draft a growth plan to ensure that developers whims won't shape the region.
Developers And City Battle Over Affordable Housing Rules
Upset developers forced to set aside 25% of their development as affordable housing are facing off with city officials in Los Angeles over its inclusionary housing policies.
Calls For Foreclosure Moratorium In Wake Of Subprime Meltdown
As the subprime mortgage crisis worsens, civil rights organizations and Democratic presidential contenders alike are calling for a moratorium on foreclosures, but the mortgage industry is resisting.
Convert A Condo--Take A Hike
At yesterday's L.A. City Council meeting, landlords and tenants sparred over affordable housing, money, and incentives for the middle class. After the dust settled, councilmembers voted: landlords may have to pay higher fees to relocate tenants.
Out With The Strippers, In With The Homeless
Residents in Cleveland, Ohio, may be putting their tax dollars towards relocating a strip club. The relocation is part of an effort to acquire the club's current location for reuse as a homeless shelter.
Legislative Limbo For Displaced Trailer Park Residents
A large loss of mobile home parks in Florida has legislators asking whether the state or the municipalities should take responsibility for the thousands of misplaced low-income residents.
British Columbia Buys 'Poverty Hotels'
The provincial government in British Columbia has purchased 11 residential hotels in an effort to improve its handling of a rapidly increasing homeless population.
What Changing Demographics Mean For Cities And The Housing Market
The nation's population trends can give planners insight into the demand for housing in the coming decades.
Public Libraries Cope With America's Homeless Problem
What library schools don't cover: The fact that public libraries are now de-facto homeless shelters, and librarians are having to act not only as social workers but also as frontline medical staff.
New York City's Latest Infill Strategy
With developable land all but gone in Manhattan, developers are now setting their sights on the open space many modernist housing towers reserved for basketball courts, plazas, and parks.
Seattle's Workforce Grappling With Housing Shortage
The city is revisiting its affordable housing programs, which currently do little to help moderate-income residents who are increasingly priced out of homeownership.
The Not-So-Evergreen State
Widespread development in Washington has changed the landscape of the state from forests to houses. Experts are predicting a further loss of more than 300,000 acres of forests within the next several years.
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