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Housing Markets & Conditions

Our Shrinking Supply of Low-Cost Rental Units

Between 1990 and 2016, the number of rental units in the U.S. priced below $800 per month (in real...

By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Housing Markets & Conditions

Unpacking the Health Effects of Density

In “ Congested cities vs. sprawl makes you fat: unpacking the health effects of density, ” an essay...

By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions

Leveraging Resiliency to Promote Equity

Faced with the increased threat of natural disasters, some community-based organizations are trying...

By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions

The Fair Housing Act at 50

Fair housing can and should be a centerpiece of efforts to expand economic opportunity, asserted Dr...

By DAVID LUBEROFF
Housing Markets & Conditions

Local Responses to Global Climate Change

From September’s destructive hurricanes to the devastating fires in California, recent natural...

By JILL SCHMIDT