Housing Costs

Eric Young reports on a "Stop the Flip" ordinance that will appear on the November ballot in San Francisco.

June 19, 2014 - San Francisco Business Times

Rising rents, stagnant incomes and the effects of the recession have pushed a record number of Americans to take on hazardous housing cost burdens, says a new report. Low-income renters are especially vulnerable.

December 10, 2013 - The Washington Post

The Vancouver Sun looks at the fees that the city charges developers, such as the community amenity contribution, and finds them much higher than neighboring areas. Even though costs are higher, so are developer profits.

May 11, 2013 - The Vancouver Sun

It's 1900 all over again - more Californians are born here than come from other states or countries. The recession and high housing costs have continued the outflow from the state meaning that growth is dependent largely on offspring of immigrants.

November 30, 2011 - Los Angeles Times

Wendell Cox believes so. In this article, he quantifies the effect of land use regulation on the cost of new home construction, which he says leads to

November 5, 2010 - New Geography

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan talks with PBS about the department's new approach of integrating transportation and housing policy.

October 5, 2010 - PBS

Data from the Census shows that 36.7% of U.S. households pay more than 30% of their pretax income on housing, an increase of 1.5 million since 2007.

October 3, 2010 - The Wall St. Journal

Consistently ranked one of the worlds most expensive cities to live in, many of its workers are now forced to commute from the campsites encircling the city.

August 19, 2010 - The Guardian

Ed Glaeser argues that housing needs to be viewed as a commodity like any other, rather than an investment.

January 10, 2010 - Economix Blog