August 13: What we’re reading this week
Some articles we found interesting this week:
With the lack of single-family detached housing inventory in Raleigh, the City must continue encouraging the development of more diverse housing choices across a variety of price points. This article references the rise of condo sales in Salt Lake City as an alternative housing choice as prices increase for a dwindling supply of single family homes.
To Increase Black Well-being, Look to an Equitable Share of Black-owned Employer Businesses. Read it from Brookings.
Want to control inflation? Build more housing, at least that’s the message some are taking from Minneapolis. Read it from Bloomberg. And here is an article advocating for a similar approach from New Zealand.
Charlotte continues grappling with issues surrounding Missing Middle and the legacy of exclusionary zoning. From WFAE.
New Housing Model in Montana Turns Tenants into Shareholders. Read more.
Speaking of Montana, “The Anti-California. How Montana Performed a Housing Miracle.” Read it here.
The Invisible Laws that Led to America’s Housing Crisis. From CNN.
A Framework for Rebuilding Trust in Communities, from the National Civic League.
A Colorado City put a Cap on New Housing-and Proved Why it Doesn’t Work. Read it in the Guardian.
The Legacy of a Bed-Stuy Black Utopia, in Bloomberg.
Bonus: In light of the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court striking down affirmative action efforts, here is an interesting NPR On Point radio show exploring a class-based approach for addressing equity issues. Via WBUR.
Long Read: Myths about Converting Offices into Housing and What Can Really Revitalize Downtowns. Read it from Brookings.