Housing
Cohousing In Arizona
A Tuscon cohousing community opens -- a "community in balance with nature."
Building An Afforable Community From Scratch
South Ranch is a success story of a 195-home community developed and maintained by lower-income, first-time homeowners.
The Transformation Of 'Sprawl-Weary' Los Angeles
The second-largest city in the U.S. is transforming itself as it grows inward and upward. Planners praise new anti-sprawl projects inside the city.
Living The American Dream In China
Outside of Beijing there is an American suburb called Orange County. It is a gated community with homes American-style.
New Plan To Revitalize Pittsburgh Downtown Retail Corridor
After 15 months of work, a mayoral task force has created a $363 million plan to breathe life into the moribund Downtown Pittsburgh retail corridor bounded by Fifth and Forbes avenues and Market Square.
NY Developer Silverstein Profiled
The Wall Street Journal profiles Larry Silverstein, the New York developer who owned the WTC, and is central in the rebuilding effort.
FHA Home Mortgage Insurance Program Is Strong
A report issued by Deloitte & Touche says the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is in its strongest financial condition.
Stupid Sprawl: Enemy Of Smart Growth and Regionalism
Logan Jenkins says "smart growth" is actually "old growth."
REITs And Modernization
Lehman Brother's David Shulman discusses the lasting benefits of the REIT Modernization Act of 1999.
Book Review: 'The City In Mind'
A review of "The City In Mind: Meditations On The Urban Condition" by James Howard Kunstler
'Condo-mania' In B.C.
Developers cannot keep up with the demand for condos in B.C., Canada.
Lifestyle Centers: 'Mall-Town America'
The shopping center industry has discovered a hybrid of housing and retail development.
Market Demand Is Primary Determinant Of Housing Price
The Brookings Institution presents a comprehensive review of academic literature on the link between growth management and housing affordability.
Atlanta's 'Sizzling' Urban Market
The real estate market in downtown and Midtown Atlanta is booming despite the slow economy.
Upscale Homeowners Oppose Plan For Low-Income Housing
Owners of fancy new dream homes in Cleveland's poverty-stricken Hough neighborhood attempt to keep low-income housing out.
Advocates Demand Affordable Housing In San Diego
Housing advocates in San Diego, CA, are calling for more housing that working people can afford.
Growing Smart: APA Issues Landmark Planning Guide
The American Planning Association has released "Growing Smart: Legislative Guidebook and User Manual." Neal Pierce believes it may "remake America's future."
Understanding Mezzanine Financing
Mezzanine securitization has become a popular real estate investment vehicle. Get the inside scoop.
Housing Scam Rocks Philadelphia
For three years Rickie Williams sold neglected homes that didn't belong to him.
Robert C. Davenport Built Innovative Subdivisions
Robert Carroll Davenport, who built innovative subdivision in N. Virginia died at 96.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
