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It's #FieldGuideFriday, our weekly spotlight on inspiring architecture, city design, and the built environment. This fantastic (and very in-depth!) @FastCompany piece looks at the Wrigley Building fastcompany.com/91358426/the-w…

In 77.9% counties analyzed in the report, home expenses during Q2 2025 exceeded 28% of the typical resident’s wages. This includes many of the most populous U.S. counties, such as Los Angeles County, Calif., and Cook County, Ill., (Chicago). probuilder.com/housing-supply…

What if buildings and neighborhoods were planned with health and climate risks in mind, just like businesses use financial data to guide their decisions? nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

White or reflective roofs significantly reduce temperatures. Atlanta is the latest city to mandate their adoption. grist.org/cities/atlanta…

Revitalizing a shopping center AND an opportunity to turn some of the parking lot into housing. Win/Win! parkingreform.org/2025/06/25/red…

It's #FieldGuideFriday, our weekly spotlight on inspiring architecture, city design, and the built environment—and it's July 4th! In that spirit, let's celebrate historic places that have been given new life. savingplaces.org/stories/explor…

According to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors, pending-home sales increased by 1.8% in May from the prior month and 1.1% year-over-year. probuilder.com/business-manag…

One demographic has been largely absent from the downtown recovery conversation: kids. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Montana, Oregon and Pennsylvania have joined the ranks of states where older people outnumber children, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday morning. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/06/26/old…

Pandemic-era patios brought streets to life, so why were they so hard to keep? This @planetizen piece explores how red tape and car-first policies are still holding cities back. planetizen.com/features/13532…

This week's #FieldGuideFriday highlights Never Too Small, an online documentary series dedicated “to small footprint design and living," with homes and apartments straight out of Wes Anderson. theguardian.com/culture/2025/j…

Since the onset of the pandemic, both home prices and interest rates have surged, making homes much less affordable. probuilder.com/housing-supply…

Quality Urbanism In My Back Yard (QUIMBY)? It has its uses, but should not be used to limit housing supply, say this op-ed piece by Michael Lewyn in Planetizen. planetizen.com/blogs/135041-t…

The Legislature passed laws allowing smaller homes on smaller lots and making it harder for neighbors to block new housing. texastribune.org/2025/06/16/tex…

"...It takes a special type of deal junkie to look at an abandoned school and say: 'I bet we could turn this into something beautiful'..." multihousingnews.com/the-future-is-…

#FieldGuideFriday (our weekly spotlight on inspiring architecture, city design, and the built environment)! This carefully choreographed single-level addition was once a crawl space. 😎 archpaper.com/2025/06/keith-…

The Gulf Coast and Mountain West regions were among the nation’s top pandemic boomtowns, having experienced significant home price growth during the pandemic housing boom, which stretched housing fundamentals far beyond local income levels. probuilder.com/business-manag…

The study shows that protected bike lanes see about 1.8 times the number of bike commuters than standard bike lanes do and 4.3 times as many as blocks without bike lanes. news.unm.edu/news/study-sho…

As more Americans seek out affordable housing in suburban and exurban areas, costs are rising. "...While options still exist, finding an affordable suburban home often involves making significant trade-offs, like in home size, location, or condition..." planetizen.com/news/2025/06/1…

Built on district-owned land, with affordable rents & preference given to SFUSD educators, it’s a model for the ways urban school districts can use their extensive land holdings to address the housing-affordability challenges faced by their own employees. fastcompany.com/91344819/san-f…