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Residential segregation, propagated by redlining, blockbusting, racial covenants, and other forms of institutional discrimination, has left an indelible impact on settlement…

Community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve neighborhoods uniquely affected by the nation’s long history of institutional housing discrimination are at the forefront of…

Storefronts often remain empty for months or years at a time, even in some of the world’s highest-rent retail districts. Between 2015 and 2019, for example, empty storefronts…

In today’s overheated housing market, gentrification remains a pressing concern. Yet, disinvestment and decline remain surprisingly common in lower-income neighborhoods.…

In recent years, gentrification has captured the imagination of sociologists and the public alike, dominating conversations about the transformation of cities from New York…

Why do storefronts remain empty for more than a year in some of the world’s highest-rent retail districts? Landlords with vacancies derive option value from two sources of…

Across the United States, many institutions, private businesses, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and citizens have come together to create and govern public and…

Working from home appears to be an outcome of the pandemic that is here to stay. Nearly two years of experience has shown that it is possible, and perhaps even preferable,…

Almost 200 localities in all six New England states—Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—use inclusionary zoning programs to help spur…

Every level of the United States government is currently working to address the intersection of climate change and equity priorities, with no perfect solution for balancing…