Showing: All Publications
June 2020, English
Think Land Policy Is Unrelated to Racial Injustice? Think Again.
June 2020, English
In the depths of the Great Depression, with the housing market in shambles and roughly half of America’s home mortgages in default, the U.S. Congress stepped in to provide massive emergency relief. From 1933 to 1936, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) refinanced more than $3 billion in mortgages—equivalent to roughly $1 trillion as […]
June 2020, English
In the depths of the Great Depression, with the housing market in shambles and roughly half of America’s home mortgages in default, the U.S. Congress stepped in to provide massive emergency relief. From 1933 to 1936, the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) refinanced more than $3 billion in mortgages—equivalent to roughly $1 trillion as […]
The Destiny of Density
Affordability, Equity, and the Impacts of an Insidious Virus
June 2020, English
As cities around the world begin the slow and careful process of recovering from the initial wave of devastation caused by the novel coronavirus, their quest for resilience hinges on one characteristic that has long been a foundational asset: density. The ravages of the last six months — 500,000 lives lost and counting, record […]
June 2020, English
As cities around the world begin the slow and careful process of recovering from the initial wave of devastation caused by the novel coronavirus, their quest for resilience hinges on one characteristic that has long been a foundational asset: density. The ravages of the last six months — 500,000 lives lost and counting, record […]
El futuro de la densidad
Capacidad de pago, igualdad y los efectos de un virus insidioso
June 2020, Spanish
Las ciudades de todo el mundo comienzan la labor lenta y prudente de recuperarse de la primera oleada devastadora provocada por el nuevo coronavirus; su búsqueda de resiliencia gira en torno a una característica que es un valor fundacional desde hace mucho: la densidad. Los estragos de los últimos seis meses (500.000 vidas perdidas, […]
June 2020, Spanish
Las ciudades de todo el mundo comienzan la labor lenta y prudente de recuperarse de la primera oleada devastadora provocada por el nuevo coronavirus; su búsqueda de resiliencia gira en torno a una característica que es un valor fundacional desde hace mucho: la densidad. Los estragos de los últimos seis meses (500.000 vidas perdidas, […]
How Scenario Planning Affects Regional and Local Plans and Planning Practices
An Empirical Analysis
June 2020, English
June 2020, English
Special Assessment Districts and the Financing of Infrastructure in South Africa
The Innovative Use of a Special Rating Area in Claremont, Cape Town
June 2020, English
June 2020, English
Uneven Impacts
The Pandemic, The Property Tax, and Municipal Recovery
June 2020, English
Local governments are still learning what the COVID-19 crisis will mean for their revenues over the next year. In large part, the answer will depend on what part of the economy they rely on for their tax revenue. Some are already grappling with grim news. In Kansas City, Missouri, council members are looking at […]
June 2020, English
Local governments are still learning what the COVID-19 crisis will mean for their revenues over the next year. In large part, the answer will depend on what part of the economy they rely on for their tax revenue. Some are already grappling with grim news. In Kansas City, Missouri, council members are looking at […]
Property Tax
Fifty-State Study Shows Property Tax Inequities from Assessment Limits Continue to Grow
June 2020, English
In Los Angeles, someone who has owned a median-priced home for 14 years—the average length of ownership in the city—paid about $4,400 in property taxes last year, or about $3,600 less than a new owner of an identical home, who paid nearly $8,000. This gap between the tax bills for new and established homeowners […]
June 2020, English
In Los Angeles, someone who has owned a median-priced home for 14 years—the average length of ownership in the city—paid about $4,400 in property taxes last year, or about $3,600 less than a new owner of an identical home, who paid nearly $8,000. This gap between the tax bills for new and established homeowners […]
