Where Are the Safest Neighborhoods in Boston? by Raleigh Werner
West Roxbury, Allston/ Brighton and Dorchester top the list for “safest” neighborhoods in Boston. “Safe” is always a murky term […]
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Wells Fargo to Donate $1 Billion for Affordable Housing
Three unnamed cities are on a shortlist to score a philanthropic windfall from the Wells Fargo Foundation, the scandal-plagued megabank’s
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Microsoft Learns Money Alone Can’t Fix Seattle’s Housing Mess
The company has taken a lead among big tech companies in helping to keep Seattle residents in their homes, but
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Defining Housing Affordability.
Housing programs in the United States have long measured housing affordability in terms of percentage of income. In the 1940s,
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Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis
Apple on Monday said it will put up $2.5 billion toward easing California’s housing crisis. The sum from Apple eclipses
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Planning Affordable Housing and Neighborhood.
THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME-EXPENSE SQUEEZE. The affordability of housing in America at the start of the 21st century is an issue
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Sustaining the Economic Value of Neighborhoods.
INTRODUCTION. Property values are one proxy for the overall quality of a neighborhood. Residents enjoy property value appreciation, excepting of
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Neighborhood Sidewalks Increase Property Values.
PURPOSE. CharacterTowns.org was curious about the relationship between neighborhood sidewalks and residential property values. As a result. a study was
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The Case for Special Neighborhood Districts.
MAKE “SPECIAL DISTRICTS” SPECIAL. A neighborhood district, as a legal and geographically specific entity has the opportunity to control its
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Neighborhood Programs to Improve Resident Jobs and Incomes.
THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS. Typically, neighborhoods are not associated with the economic well-being of the residents. Whether the neighborhood