Home And Neighborhoods

Author : Ross Chapin
Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 160085107X
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Neighborhoods written by Ross Chapin and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect and author Chapin describes existing pocket neighborhoods and co-housing communities while providing inspiration for creating new ones.

Author : Spencer Rascoff
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455574767
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zillow Talk written by Spencer Rascoff and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand real estate in our fast-paced, technology-driven world, we need to toss out all of the outdated truisms and embrace today's brand new information. But how? Enter Zillow, the nation's #1 real estate website and mobile app. Thanks to its treasure trove of proprietary data and army of statisticians and data scientists, led by chief economist Stan Humphries, Zillow has been able to spot the trends and truths of today's housing market while acknowledging that a home is more than an economic asset. In Zillow Talk, Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff explain the science behind where and how we live now and reveal practical, data-driven insights about buying, selling, renting and financing real estate. Read this book to find out why: It's better to remodel your bathroom than your kitchen Putting the word "cute" in your listing could cost you thousands of dollars You shouldn't buy the worst house in the best neighborhood You should never list your house for $444,000 You shouldn't list your house for sale before March Madness or after the Masters Densely packed with entertaining anecdotes and invaluable how-to advice, Zillow Talk is poised to be the real estate almanac for the next generation.

Author : Robert Harvey Whitten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neighborhoods of Small Homes written by Robert Harvey Whitten and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alexander Von Hoffman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195176148
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book House by House, Block by Block written by Alexander Von Hoffman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on years of research, this is the inspiring story of the dramatic revitalization of urban wastelands from Los Angeles to Chicago to Boston and the grassroots organizations and leaders that helped bring it about. 30 line illustrations.

Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119564816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Author : Henry Cisneros
Publisher : Builderbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780867186130
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Casa Y Comunidad written by Henry Cisneros and published by Builderbooks. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a timely book for the housing industry. The Latino population is emerging as a true economic power in this country and rightfully demanding that builders and lenders address their growing desire for housing. An important step in guiding the industry toward discovering the means to bridge the divide between Latinos and the American dream." -- Angelo R. Mozilo "Chairman and CEO, Countrywide Financial Corporation"

Author : United States. Office of Community Planning and Development
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HOME and Neighborhoods written by United States. Office of Community Planning and Development and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Downs
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815717342
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neighborhoods and Urban Development written by Anthony Downs and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American cities are shifting collections of individual neghborhoods. Thousands of residents move every year within and among neighborhoods; their flows across a city can radically and quickly alter the character of its neighborhoods. What is behind all this ferment—the decline of one area, the revitalization of another? Can the process be made more rational? Can city neighborhoods be stabilized--and older cities thus preserved? This book argues that such flows of residents are not random. Rather, they are closely linked to overall migration into or out of each metropolitan area and to the way U.S. cities develop. Downs contends that both urban development and the social problems it spawns are built upon social arrangements designed to benefit the middle-class majority. Racial segregation divides housing in each metropolitan area into two or more markets. Socioeconomic segregation subdivides neighborhoods within each market into a class hierarchy. The poor live mainly in the oldest neighborhoods, close to the urban center. The affluent live in the newest neighborhoods, mostly at the urban periphery. This separation stems not from pure market forces but from exclusionary laws that make the construction of low-cost housing illegal in most neighborhoods. The resulting pattern determines where housing is built and what housing is left to decay. Downs uses data from U.S. cities to illustrate neighborhood change and to reach conclusions about ways to cope with it. he explores the causes and nature of racial segregation and integration, and he evaluates neighborhood revitalization programs, which in reviving part of a city often displace many poor residents. He presents a timely analysis of the effect of higher energy costs upon urban sprawl, argues the wisdom of reviving older cities rather than helping their residents move elsewhere, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of public and private policies at the federal, state, metropolitan-area,

Author : Daniel G. Parolek
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642830542
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Missing Middle Housing written by Daniel G. Parolek and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available housing stock in the US and the housing options that people want and need. The post-WWII, auto-centric, single-family-development model no longer meets the needs of residents. Urban areas in the US are experiencing dramatically shifting household and cultural demographics and a growing demand for walkable urban living. Missing Middle Housing, a term coined by Daniel Parolek, describes the walkable, desirable, yet attainable housing that many people across the country are struggling to find. Missing Middle Housing types—such as duplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts—can provide options along a spectrum of affordability. In Missing Middle Housing, Parolek, an architect and urban designer, illustrates the power of these housing types to meet today’s diverse housing needs. With the benefit of beautiful full-color graphics, Parolek goes into depth about the benefits and qualities of Missing Middle Housing. The book demonstrates why more developers should be building Missing Middle Housing and defines the barriers cities need to remove to enable it to be built. Case studies of built projects show what is possible, from the Prairie Queen Neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska to the Sonoma Wildfire Cottages, in California. A chapter from urban scholar Arthur C. Nelson uses data analysis to highlight the urgency to deliver Missing Middle Housing. Parolek proves that density is too blunt of an instrument to effectively regulate for twenty-first-century housing needs. Complete industries and systems will have to be rethought to help deliver the broad range of Missing Middle Housing needed to meet the demand, as this book shows. Whether you are a planner, architect, builder, or city leader, Missing Middle Housing will help you think differently about how to address housing needs for today’s communities.

Author : Gary A. Poliakoff
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1934572187
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Neighborhoods written by Gary A. Poliakoff and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This straightforward, easy-to-read book outlines homeowners' rights and obligations and explains the complexities of living in a community association. It explains how associations operate, collect money, hold meetings and elections and how residents can serve effectively as board members or volunteers. With humor and a conversational writing style the authors explain the pros and cons of those unique new neighborhoods where ownership is shared.