Affordability Contract Cities, Strict Zoning, and Sky-High Rents: Recipe for an Affordable Housing Crisis If you’ve ever wondered why exactly the Bay Area is so expensive, looking at the history of its housing policies and the fallout from the...
Affordability 'I Can’t Afford LA' It’s not a Randy Newman song, but being the least affordable housing market in the nation is a distinction that Los Angeles has taken from...
Affordability YIMBIES: Looking Out for People Who Don’t Live There Yet Do individual cities have any incentive to solve the housing shortage, particularly if the loudest voters are homeowners that consistently...
Affordability Renting Is More Affordable Than Owning With home prices rising and more people paying a bigger chunk of their household income for a place to live, should it be any surprise that...
Affordability New Home Sales Soar As Inventory Plummets The good news: New home sales rose nearly nine percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019. The bad news: New home inventory fell...
Affordability New York City Eliminates Broker Fees for Renters in Surprise Ban If you’ve ever tried to rent in New York City, you know how much of a headache it can be. One of the persistent barriers renters faced was...
Affordability Why Is Co-Living Trending? Personal yoga and cooking classes, linen and towel service, and streaming service subscriptions, all included for under $1,000 rent in...
Affordability Will Upzoning Alleviate the Affordable Housing Shortage? Upzoning is the buzzword on the mind of every builder, politician, and activist concerned about affordable housing. But the full story of...
Affordability How Boise's Affordable Housing Woes Are Heating Up the Rental Market In just five years, the median price of a single-family home in Boise, Idaho, has climbed 75 percent, jumping from $172,900 to just over ...
Affordability Rockford, Illinois, Aims to End All Homelessness Citywide by 2021—And It Has a Proven Plan A common belief is that homelessness is a symptom of society, a pitiable issue too large for communities to fully address beyond soup...
