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Local officials acknowledge history of racism in city planning, pledge change
Nearly two-dozen planning directors from cities across the country released a joint statement last week acknowledging the role their...
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Black homeownership’s Catch-22
Randal Wyatt was renting a mouse-infested apartment in a Portland, Oregon, neighborhood known for its high crime rate. When he wasn’t working as a student advocate or raising his twin sons, he attended a...
The Closing: Ray McGuire
Ray McGuire’s path from “the streets to the suites” is made-for-movie stuff. Growing up poor and fatherless in Dayton, Ohio, he worked his way into the elite boarding school Hotchkiss, then Harvard for undergraduate,...
Is gentrification a blessing or a curse? New Yorkers discuss
College-educated yuppies fanning out to low-income communities in a search for affordable housing has become a major point of...
National Insights
TRD Insights: Gentrification happening fastest in least affordable cities
Want to identify the chief culprit behind gentrification in your neighborhood? Look no further than your city’s housing supply...
This ex-NYC drug cop has amassed a $400M real estate portfolio
Former New York City detective Greg O’Connell bought his first building in Red Hook back in 1967 for $22,000,...
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Gentrification City: Investors are turning to other corners of NYC to chase returns
Once upon a time, developers who were looking to make smart investment plays would throw up a building in...
Bedford 2.0? Can a street filled with small, trendy retail take off in the South Bronx?
Before Noëlle Santos struck a deal to rent 2,300 square feet along Alexander Avenue for the only independent bookstore...
Weekend Edition
Atlanta’s version of the High Line sparks gentrification fears
Atlanta is struggling with an affordable-housing problem around its version of the High Line. The BeltLine – a 22-mile...
Cuomo and Nixon spar over housing during Wednesday night debate
The first — and only — debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon before next month’s gubernatorial primary...