Topic
Housing Development
98 published works
PropertyProf Blog
Levitt Bankruptcy
By propertyprof
NPR has an interesting story on the bankruptcy of Levitt and Sons, the firm that developed Levittown. The story also discussed the impact of the bankruptcy on buyers in a…
Land Use Prof Blog
Yes, we’re New Jersey, but progressive thinking only goes so far…
Here’s a kind of story that I probably could write about every day. A town rejects a plan for compact, lower-cost housing because it fails to meet the…
PropertyProf Blog
Sitting Bull’s Gravesite
By propertyprof
While I've been away, much has happened--including the New York Times story last week on the conflict between family cemeteries and housing development in Georgia and a story about Sitting…
Land Use Prof Blog
They’re coming to the canyon …
At what level of government should urban growth boundaries be created? In Ventura County, Cal., west of Los Angeles, the decisions are made largely on a city to…
PropertyProf Blog
Land Acquisition for High-end Residential Development, Done Right
By propertyprof
Note to the Mayor of Long Branch, NJ: Here is how you acquire property to build high-end condos.Eduardo Penalver
Land Use Prof Blog
Housing pushes out golf courses …
They have been an essential feature of affluent land use in both suburbs and resorts -- as inevitable on a large scale as coffee shops on a smaller scale. …
PropertyProf Blog
Fellowship in Housing and Community Development
By propertyprof
Fellow - Georgetown University Law Center-Housing and Community Development Clinic. 2-year fellowship at Georgetown University Law Center leading to an LL.M. in advocacy; the stipend for 2006-2007 is approximately $46,155…
PropertyProf Blog
Iglesias and Lento on Affordable Housing
By propertyprof
Tim Iglesias (University of San Francisco School of Law) and Rochelle E. Lento (Dykema Gossett, PLLC) have a new book out titled The Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development. Here's…