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Housing

Baugruppen: Innovative Constructs

Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the series. Baugruppen provide a vehicle...

Is Seattle The Fastest Growing Big City In The US?

Yesterday morning the Census Bureau published a press release titled, "South, West Have Fastest-Growing Cities, Census Bureau Reports; Three of Top 10 are in Texas Capital Area."...

Baugruppen: To Form a More Affordable Urbanism

Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the...

More Evidence To Build More Housing

If you are concerned about housing costs, you should know that building a lot more housing will be critical to control or reduce costs. We...

The Double-Edged Sword of Public Records – Housing and Jobs vs. the Public Right...

My Trusty Gavel by Brian Turner on Flickr. The Problem In the present information age, with access to details about virtually anyone’s life available to all,...

Baugruppen: Proactive Jurisdictions

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the...

Hack to End Homelessness: Organizing Tech Workers for Social Good

Several months ago I wrote about why tech workers should care about housing issues. I argued that the tech industry can’t help but alter...

Ready, Set, BUILD!! (collectively!)

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. You can see part 2 here. Pictured...