Continued Gains Projected for Remodeling Amid Economic Uncertainty Thursday, April 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to grow modestly through 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) . The... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Neighborhood Change Industrious Neighborhood: A Model for Equitable Urban Growth in the Age of Industrial Evolution Thursday, March 6, 2025 Rapidly densifying cities across the US face two seemingly disconnected challenges: the lack of... By ENRIQUE MUTIS
Neighborhood Change The Enigma of the Slum in Postwar America Thursday, November 21, 2024 In the vocabulary of urban affairs, the term “slum” is among the most powerful. “No word in the... By ALEXANDER VON HOFFMAN
Neighborhood Change Place-Based Partnerships as a Pathway to Health Equity Monday, September 30, 2024 Improving the health and well-being of children and families across the US is a critical imperative... By ALEKS CZULAK
Neighborhood Change Artist-Developers in Historically African American Neighborhoods Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Since the early 2000s, there has been a resurgence of the arts serving as an economic driver for... By AISHA DENSMORE-BEY
Neighborhood Change Power to the Neighborhoods: NYC Growth Politics and the Origins of the Housing Crisis Monday, March 11, 2024 Around 1970, an unprecedented movement emerged across American cities that favored redistributing... By JACOB ANBINDER
Neighborhood Change The Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Middle Neighborhoods in the Mountain West Thursday, December 7, 2023 The dramatic changes in residential patterns, housing markets, and urban life that have occurred... By ARIELLE RAWLINGS
Neighborhood Change Understanding the Work of Community-Based Organizations in Historically Black Communities Thursday, August 3, 2023 Community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve neighborhoods uniquely affected by the nation’s long... By TAYLOR JONES
Neighborhood Change Why Do Urban Storefronts Stay Empty for So Long? Thursday, May 25, 2023 Storefronts often remain empty for months or years at a time, even in some of the world’s highest... By ERICA MOSZKOWSKI
Neighborhood Change The Sociology of Housing: How Homes Shape Our Social Lives Tuesday, April 25, 2023 In today’s overheated housing market, gentrification remains a pressing concern. Yet, disinvestment... By SHARON CORNELISSEN, CHRISTINE JANG-TRETTIEN