Montgomery County, Md., like many places, has an affordable housing crisis. So it started acting like a benevolent real estate investor.
Category: Public and Subsidized Housing
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American Cities Have a Conversion Problem, and It’s Not Just Offices
Piles of regulations, or “kludge,” and a culture of “no” are limiting the ability to turn building blocks into something new.
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Affordable Housing Woes Paint ‘Bleak Picture’ for Developers
So many developments have been sidetracked or delayed that some experts expect a “production cliff” to hit in a year or so, meaning fewer new homes coming onto the market.
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Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43
The New York Times – Business:He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody Award and inspiring the birth of StoryCorps.
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The Rent Revolution Is Coming
The New York Times – Business:For the 44 million households who rent a home or apartment in the U.S., inflation keeps pushing costs higher and higher. Anger is rising too. It could be a breaking point.