Public and Subsidized Housing – Page 4

A D.C. Suburb Finds a Creative Answer to America’s Housing Shortage

Montgomery County, Md., like many places, has an affordable housing crisis. So it started acting like a benevolent real estate investor.

By Conor Dougherty

New York City Public and Subsidized Housing Real Estate (Commercial) Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Urban Areas

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.

By Emily Badger

Public and Subsidized Housing Real Estate (Commercial) Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

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.

By Patrick Sisson

Chicago (Ill) Children and Childhood Deaths (Obituaries) Documentary Films and Programs Isay, David (1966- ) Jones, LeAlan National Public Radio Newman, Lloyd Peabody Awards Public and Subsidized Housing Radio

Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43

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.

By Sam Roberts