Housing
Florida Skips Affordable Housing Requirements
Developers in Palm Beach County didn't even have to twist any arms to get the county zoning commission to drop its affordable housing requirements.
A Real Estate Boom In New Orleans?
Many houses in flood-ravaged New Orleans are currently selling for more money than before Hurrican Katrina.
One Of The Last Company Towns In America Is For Sale
Residents of Scotia, CA, hope that their community can retain its unique after the sale.
Seasonal Workers Hit The Hay
A farmworker advocacy group is working with Virginia farmers to provide housing for the seasonal workers that tend their fields. Houses made of hay are the affordable and energy-efficient solution to this need for seasonal housing.
Home(less) From The War
Veterans of America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are increasingly finding themselves at risk of homelessness.
The Growing Demand For Gay Retirement Communities
Gay and lesbian seniors are increasingly seeking retirement communities that fit their lifestyle.
The Katrina Cottage: A New Housing Type?
Architects and builders are rushing to design and build new simple but cozy homes for storm victims living in FEMA trailers.
McMansions Squeezing Out Smaller Homes
As large McMansions move into suburban areas, many of the smaller older houses are being pushed out of the neighborhood by higher taxes, or by demolition to make room for larger homes.
Thousands Are Displaced As Indian Slum Is Bulldozed
The Indian government has demolished a housing slum in Mumbai, displacing thousands. Though the government has promised replacement homes for many of the slum's documented citizens, thousands without documentation are now also without homes.
Quantifying Housing's Hidden Transportation Bill
The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is a new tool calculates affordability at the census tract level by taking into account not only housing costs, but transportation as well.
1950s Ranch Homes Making A Resurgance
A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.
'Lofty' Visions For Historic Urban Center
The historic downtown of Santa Ana, CA, is being transformed with lofts, concerts, and an experimental music festival featuring a "carchestra".
North Carolina Wetlands Protected, For A Moment
A recent change in the method of calculating the size of developable land took the state's wetlands out of the acreage. The result could have been vastly expanded stormwater-runoff infrastructure requirements for developers. But it wasn't.
In Seattle, Detached Garages May Be Approved For Apartments
With an aim toward affordable housing and helping homeowners pay their mortgage, Seattle considers allowing backyard apartments, much to the chagrin of local opponents.
City Chooses Economic Development Over Environment
Planning commissioners in the City of Tracy cite a CEQA provision as they choose the environmentally un-friendly alternative -- a sprawling subdivision of 500 new homes.
Which Metro Areas Have The Strongest Housing Price Appreciation?
A summary look at why the housing affordability crisis continues to exist in major metro areas of the country.
Looking For Retail Along Indy Waterfront
Developers in Indianapolis want to bring retail to its downtown canal, an area already busy with visitors and concentrated with housing. They're looking at San Antonio's River Walk for inspiration and advice.
UN Reports On Housing Policies Of Developing Countries
The report looks at the largest cities in developing countries and measures their growth and development. Cities such as Cairo have been praised for improvements to utilities, but criticized for not addressing the root of poverty in its slums.
Stockton Leaves Its Crime-Ridden Past Behind
Once rife with crime, Stockton is taking baby steps towards reducing the crime rate and attracting development to one of the Central Valley's burgeoning population centers.
No Housing Bubble In Canton, Ohio
Victorian houses are for sale for $6,000 in Canton. Local real estate investors flip, rent, or renovate in "the city the boom passed by".
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