Sunbelt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow
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FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.
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By Jennifer Lebovich, The Miami Herald  Dec. 17--A development company wants to build a 29-story condominium project on Hallandale Beach Boulevard, but first it wants to answer the concerns of neighboring residents.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 22--Is Virginia Beach hip enough for loft living?   The developers of Town Center are betting on it.
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By J. Ferguson, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Sep. 21--Despite plans to develop hundreds of acres atop McMillan Mesa,  the city of Flagstaff has reached a tentative agreement with developers to  preserve a significant tract of contiguous open space.
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By Kirsten Scharnberg, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 12--WAIANAE, Hawaii -- The home sits on property with a million-dollar view, but its plastic roof is held down by bungee cords, its only source of lighting is a few crude lanterns, its floor is covered with sand.
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On a mid-morning in early August, Richard Florida -- theoretician du jour about what makes cities succeed -- wouldn't stop staring at the rows of bungalows speeding past his car window in the city's Brookland area.
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Many who fled snow for the Sun Belt are moving back to be near family.
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By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 6--EAST BAY CITIES that have problems with blighted rental units should take a close look at the success Pittsburg is having in dealing with the problem.
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By Jason Massad, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Jun. 11--It's no secret that Mesa isn't on the cutting edge of luring new urban-style developments.
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By Lena Warmack, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Developers with one of Catawba County's largest proposed residential developments are expected to seek rezoning on more than 2,000 acres this spring.
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By By Mariecar Mendoza, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep. 12--In a move possibly without precedent, the Arroyo Grande City Council might take a contentious housing tract proposal out of planners' hands and decide itself whether it moves forward.
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By Lisa Fleisher, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 16--The idea of quickly solving parking woes on a downtown street by buying land for a parking lot so excited Myrtle Beach City Council members, they interrupted their meeting this week and ordered a staffer to price the land.
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The commercial real estate marketplace weathers the storm.
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The realty space is being disrupted.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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This is the last season the Sun Belt Conference will be scattered across the country.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.