Like so many places, Muskegon, MI, has a shortage of housing and a surplus of vacant lots. That’s why it’s enacted a program that allows it to redevelop those lots into affordable housing—at a low risk to the city.
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It's not that cities can’t or shouldn’t learn from each other. But there simply aren’t the kind of drag-and-drop solutions that some pundits (who are either naïve or dishonest) would like to claim.
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What does it really mean to say that housing can’t be both affordable and an “investment”?
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High home prices are compelling young adults to create less conventional living arrangements.
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Monte Anderson is a local developer who sees it as his mission to revive his community—not only through neighboring relationships, but also by saving the abandoned and broken spaces.
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Is Fannie Mae TRYING for Housing Bubble 2.0?
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Immokalee, FL, sits 30 miles from glitzy Naples, yet it’s one of the most rent-burdened places in the state. Local nonprofits are teaming up to change that by planning a new community for Immokalee’s agricultural workers.
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Like so many other places, the city of Kalamazoo, MI, has been facing a cascade of housing challenges. Here’s how they’re tackling them using pre-approved housing plans.
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Millennials are getting older, having children…and fleeing to the only places where they can afford housing: the exurbs.
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Your city or town probably needs more housing, but where should it go? This exercise could help you find out.
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Somerville, MA, is a thriving and vibrant city. So how is it that its own planners declared it an illegal place to build!?
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These statistics help tell the story of the past and present of North America’s housing crisis, why we’re facing these challenges, and how we can correct course to address them.
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A financial bubble is, by definition, unsustainable. So, why have we recreated the 2000s housing bubble?
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Here’s how high-end shoes can help us understand why the housing market is in the state it’s currently in.
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Finding and buying a home is getting harder in the U.S., according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
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If your city, like so many others, needs more housing and fast, then here’s a way some places are streamlining the process.
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In the midst of a nationwide housing crisis, Atlanta plans to adopt a “social housing model” in order to create more affordable housing for its residents.
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The single least expensive way to produce a lot of new housing is to follow a template that was once used in virtually every city. Unfortunately, most North American cities effectively prohibit it today. Does yours?
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Housing affordability in places like Austin, TX, has reached an unacceptable zenith. This local teacher—who works two jobs just to afford her family’s rent—makes the case for zoning reform.
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What if, rather than having to move because of life changes, your house itself could change? We present to you THE architectural solution to this common problem: The Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House.
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