In the first of this two-part series, Seth Zeren breaks down why modern-day housing is so expensive compared to housing of the mid-20th century.
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In Monopoly, there are only two types of real estate: houses and hotels. But were hotels understood differently in 1904, when the game was first created?
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Co-housing not only saves money for these two families—and enabled them to buy a home, in the first place—it’s also allowed them to better weather hard times.
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For our real-estate markets to allow incremental development to be economically viable, there are some challenges we need to confront.
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A smaller population does not necessarily result in more affordable housing for those looking for it. But why?
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Johnny Sanphillippo takes a break from writing about his current real-estate activities to talk about how he first bought property when he was younger and infinitely poorer.
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Just as kids ignore sidewalks in favor of walking a more efficient path through the grass, homeowners in California are voting with their toolbelts to create zoning desire paths.
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Connecticut’s Hartford Land Bank isn’t just stewarding the rehabilitation of its community—it’s also bringing up the next generation of local small-scale developers.
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New Zealand just passed the first national policy to both end parking requirements and allow the next increment of (residential) development everywhere. I.e., two major items on the Strong Towns wish list.
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The author of Happy City helped build a home that addressed some of the greatest challenges of our times. But his home is illegal almost everywhere in his city—and in your city, too.
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This architect demonstrates how there are so many places ready and waiting to become a part of the housing solution—if we would just allow them.
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The housing crisis is hitting small, rural towns—often in even more stark and dire ways than in urban areas.
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For most small-scale developers, capital is a significant barrier to doing small infill projects. But that isn't because the money isn't there to be had.
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The benefits to a bottom-up approach to affordable housing don’t just build wealth and resilience; they can be deeply personal, too.
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A controversy-courting Atlantic article makes a full-throated defense of “luxury” development—and argues that more, not less, of it is what the doctor ordered for our unaffordable housing markets. Does this prescription hit the mark?
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Detroit today, your town tomorrow. Here’s how we can help keep homes out of foreclosure and residents from being evicted.
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The housing market has been insane for decades. That it’s less insane in a small town is only one reason you should consider buying there.
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More research from the Upjohn Institute, following an attention-grabbing study last year, helps us understand the cause-and-effect chains that result when a new apartment building opens in a low-income area.
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Another spate of headlines suggest that rapid suburban growth means that Millennial homebuyers must prefer the greener pastures of suburbia to life in inner-city neighborhoods. Here’s why the real story is not that simple.
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Every time it seems like our housing crisis is going to bring everything crashing down, banks inject a dose of antigravity. How long can it go on?
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