Jun 17th 2010 @ 5:02PM
OK, kids. Get out your pencils and show your work: When something new in a former industrial area costs less than half of something old in a classic neighborhood, will lots of people buy it? The Pencil Factory, so named because it used to be a pencil factory, consists of 93 one-bedroom (starting at $372,000) and ... Continue Reading »
May 20th 2010 @ 5:00PM
Fannie Mae still speaks loudly in the housing market, and a quiet letter it sent has led to intense negotiation about the future of green financing that could seriously affect your mortgage payment and your planet. In a HousingWatch exclusive, we have learned that influential players inside and outside government are ... Continue Reading »
May 3rd 2010 @ 6:00PM
If your lender forecloses on your mortgage but lets you stay in your house as a tenant, is your real-estate saga more likely to have a happy ending? A new law making its way through the House of Representatives may give you the chance to find out. The riddle for most cities plagued by foreclosure involves solving two ... Continue Reading »
Apr 29th 2010 @ 4:20PM
Urban planning is architecture's less glamorous sibling: If architecture gets Brad Pitt as a celebrity student, it's only fitting that planning gets TV's Drew Carey. Carey grew up in Cleveland, a city that desperately needs better public schools and better prospects for the professional people who want to live in its ... Continue Reading »
Apr 26th 2010 @ 4:40PM
What's the first phrase that "New Hampshire" brings to mind? Do you think "town hall meeting," "tax-free liquor" or "outer Boston suburb"? You'd get, at most, partial credit for any of those answers. But if you say "first state in the union to get real about housing for working people," you'd be in a smart position to ... Continue Reading »
