Housing

The Safe Building Code Incentive Act may encourage uniform building codes

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:12:00 +0000

The Safe Building Code Incentive Act will provide state governments financial incentives to adopt and implement stronger building codes.

Viewpoint: Mixed-use developments important piece of future puzzle

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:00 +0000

By Mike C. Gray and Andrew K. Ryan — Touting the virtues of mixed-use communities.

Viewpoints

Help for the homeless

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:19:00 +0000

Despite budget cutting, cities show commitment to battling homelessness.

County land bank approves side-lot acquisitions

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:48:00 +0000

The Stark County Land Reutilization Corporation approved a side-lot program that aims to address vacant and blighted properties in the area. Canton, Ohio, alone maintains nearly 5,000 vacant properties.

Illinois law will speed up foreclosures

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:35:00 +0000

Measure is designed to prevent blight and property decline from empty homes

Report: More hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:49:00 +0000

Looming federal funding cuts could deepen the problem

Georgia and Modesto, Calif., have highest foreclosures

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:12:00 +0000

They led among states and metros during the third quarter

The homeless crisis

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:40:00 +0000

Cities and counties struggle with band-aid solutions to a national problem.

Pennsylvania law combats blight

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:26:00 +0000

Municipalities can take control of abandoned properties

A new Pennsylvania law gives local governments greater authority to cut through red tape to overcome blight.

New rules restrict the homeless

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:01:00 +0000

Cities pass ordinances limiting what people can do in public places