David Schor’s got novel suggestions about how to tackle Portland’s housing problem. Why doesn’t the “mayoral industrial complex” want to hear them?

David Schor is frustrated. The 36-year-old Department of Justice lawyer is…

When “Historical Preservation” Is Actually Classism: The Case Of Neighbors of Saint Boniface

This week I attended the Neighbors of Saint Boniface meeting. Their stated goal is to turn the long-abandoned church into “family friendly owner-occupied housing.” But I…

How might we put affordable housing on disused & small sites in San Francisco?

by Tim McCormick, November 3, 2015

I. Tax Breaks, on the Urban Agriculture Model

Tenancy Laws and Housing Deficits in Nigeria…

As some of you probably know I have written about Solving Housing Problems in Nigeria. Here and here are where I started from.

I’d like to start this piece by this telling you the story of Mr. Abasido Omorapala (not real name) who built a house and rented…

Squeezed Out

Young people go to school longer to compete in an economy that pays less for full-time work while charging much, much more for a home.

Criminal Justice Reform Includes Housing

At HUD, we believe that the Fair Housing Act should protect…

Don’t throw us under the bus with Prop F!

Just months after passing a set of short-term rental rules, SF is voting to replace them next Tues. But this time, Prop F would bully small hosts out of existence…

Why Facebook Is Offering Employees $10,000 to Live Near its Headquarters

Today’s global workforce is…