Housing

Tax Thy Neighbor

A Baltimore group looks to increase neighbors' taxes in order to push them out and develop the neighborhood.

April 17, 2005 - Baltimore City Paper

Supersizing The American Dream

Thirty-six interesting facts about how the American Dream has grown.

April 12, 2005 - MotherJones.com

Toronto Suburbs Gain Housing As Jobs Leave

As Toronto loses jobs, its suburbs see an increase in demand for land.

April 12, 2005 - The Globe and Mail

Community Land Trusts: Leasing Land For Affordable Housing

Reduce the cost of affordable housing by purchasing a house without the land, through a community land trust (CLT).

April 12, 2005 - Lincoln Institute

Downsizing Mortgage Giants Fan And Fred

A new bill in Congress wisely would rein in the two largest US mortgage companies.

April 11, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

High-Rise Living Is The Future For University Students

In Madison, WI, market pressure is converting former "student ghettos" back to owner-occupied housing.

April 8, 2005 - Daily Cardinal

Housing: Massive Demand, Little Supply

Developers in Northern Virginia say they can't come close to meeting the region's demand for new housing.

April 8, 2005 - Zenhex

RVs Becoming the Only Affording Housing Around Washington

Escalating housing prices in northern Virginia force some into very mobile homes.

April 6, 2005 - The Washington Post

Seattle's New 'Hotel-Condos' Trend

Spurred by Washington's Growth Management Act, a "luxury condos" trend is catching on in Seattle.

April 6, 2005 - The Seattle Times

Appraisal and Refinancing Fraud May Burst Housing Bubble

A new report reveals troubling evidence that the widespread trend of home refinancing is rife with fraud and artificial price inflation.

April 5, 2005 - Demos

Will Housing Trump CEQA?

As housing prices continue to increase, California legislators are considering easing CEQA laws to make housing easier to build.

April 5, 2005 - San Jose Mercury News

From 'Podunkville' To Mixed Use

Burbank, California -- once the butt of late-night TV jokes -- is on the verge of becoming a thriving transit-oriented mixed use community.

April 5, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Gated Communities In The City

Often thought to be a mark of suburban exclusivity, gated streets are coming to high-crime inner-city areas.

April 5, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Growing Power Of Institutional Real Estate Investors

Tishman Speyer's $1.7 billion deal for the Met Life tower in Manhattanmarks the growing power of institutional money.

April 4, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Residents Fear Redevelopment Won't Benefit Them

Residents of Northwest Fort Lauderdale gather to voice concerns about gentrification.

April 2, 2005 - Sun-Sentinel

Wal-Mart To Adopt Green Architecture Design For Store

After Vancouver said Wal-Mart's stores was environmentally insensitive, the retail giant hired an architect to create a new eco-friendly design.

April 1, 2005 - CTV

The Gentrification Of Suburbia

As property gets more expensive in Washington D.C.’s bungalow belt long-time residents are being forced to come to terms with the large, new homes of their wealthy neighbors.

April 1, 2005 - The Washington Post

Can Reducing Parking Encourage Urban Center Villages?

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants to encourage the creation of "urban center villages" by reducing the number of required minimum parking spaces for new multifamily housing.

March 30, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Public Servants Priced Out Of Housing

As home prices surge, a life-long public servant steps down from the city council when he decides he can no longer afford to live in his city.

March 30, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Housing Authority Severs Ties With HUD

The Dalton Housing Authority has become the first to sever its ties with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

March 29, 2005 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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