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How can a small, tired house be remodeled to provide for a family of all ages is a question many people face but few people know...
We are all aging, which is a beautiful thing. But more than adding numbers to our age, we are getting older, which means adding...
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I have now been in the housing and community field for 30 years with the last 23 acting as the President/CEO of Beyond Housing, a...
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A couple years ago, some of my colleagues at USC set out to answer an old question with a new twist. They wanted to know how many...
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While much of my academic career has been spent studying how families get credit to buy homes, the past few years have made me...
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It’s hard to write about education knowing I could have been, but wasn’t, denied all the opportunities that have come my way....
They say that twilight is the most dangerous time on the battlefield. Half day, half night, the light plays tricks on your eyes,...
As a student I got to know a man called Frank. He had lost his home, and his neighborhood, and was living on the streets and...
We may—or may not—be on the brink of a housing revolution. You may not have noticed yet, but this moment is an opportunity....
April is Autism Awareness Month and a time for reflection on progress made since our son Matt’s diagnosis 23 years ago....
I heard a story recently about a man who lived in a crooked apartment. The floor was sloped, so that if you placed a bottle at one...
On the afternoon of August 15, 2015, Jamyla Bolden came home from Koch Elementary School in eastern Missouri to play with her...
Working in the public safety field for close to thirty years, I have come to realize through all my experiences that a home is more...
If you want to understand the black-white wealth gap, it helps to know the story of William J. Levitt. The son of a real estate...
About 150 years ago, people figured out that lead pipes could kill them. In 1861, fifty prisoners in King County Jail in Brooklyn...
Starting a family or preparing for retirement are large life transformations - ones that often involve the turmoil of changing...
As a middle-age woman, I decided to go back to school and become a nurse because I wanted to help improve the health of those...
“What’s a community?” As someone whose day-to-day work is about making neighborhoods safe, great places to live, I was...
On Thursday morning, when I fly from Los Angeles to Utah for Thanksgiving with my family, there will come a moment when I’m...
Middle-aged white Americans have been dying at an accelerating rate for the last fifteen years. This is surprising to, well, pretty...
The long-awaited moment is here. The Millennials are on the move. For the first time in almost a decade, America’s young adults...
The U.S. presidential race has done an amazing thing: It has made $28 trillion disappear. That’s how much all the homes in the...
Our homes watch over us as we age. They see everything from birth to death and in between—a child’s first steps, a beloved...
Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. Brad Pitt launched Make It Right over two years later in 2007...
How do you talk about home without thinking of the American dream? It was Thomas Jefferson who first solidified the vision of...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
When people talk about home, usually they have in mind the place where they cook their food, store their belongings, relax and...
As a student I got to know a man called Frank. He had lost his home, and his neighborhood, and was living on the streets and...
I heard a story recently about a man who lived in a crooked apartment. The floor was sloped, so that if you placed a bottle at one...
On the afternoon of August 15, 2015, Jamyla Bolden came home from Koch Elementary School in eastern Missouri to play with her...
Working in the public safety field for close to thirty years, I have come to realize through all my experiences that a home is more...
“What’s a community?” As someone whose day-to-day work is about making neighborhoods safe, great places to live, I was...
How can a small, tired house be remodeled to provide for a family of all ages is a question many people face but few people know...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
A couple years ago, some of my colleagues at USC set out to answer an old question with a new twist. They wanted to know how many...
In her new book How the Other Half Banks, Mehrsa Baradaran, a law professor at the University of Georgia, tells the true story of...
While much of my academic career has been spent studying how families get credit to buy homes, the past few years have made me...
As a result of the Home Today, Home Tomorrow design competition, a house in Tennessee will be fully retrofitted for a veteran...
When people talk about home, usually they have in mind the place where they cook their food, store their belongings, relax and...
They say that twilight is the most dangerous time on the battlefield. Half day, half night, the light plays tricks on your eyes,...
As a student I got to know a man called Frank. He had lost his home, and his neighborhood, and was living on the streets and...
We may—or may not—be on the brink of a housing revolution. You may not have noticed yet, but this moment is an opportunity....
April is Autism Awareness Month and a time for reflection on progress made since our son Matt’s diagnosis 23 years ago....
On the afternoon of August 15, 2015, Jamyla Bolden came home from Koch Elementary School in eastern Missouri to play with her...
If you want to understand the black-white wealth gap, it helps to know the story of William J. Levitt. The son of a real estate...
Starting a family or preparing for retirement are large life transformations - ones that often involve the turmoil of changing...
Middle-aged white Americans have been dying at an accelerating rate for the last fifteen years. This is surprising to, well, pretty...
How can a small, tired house be remodeled to provide for a family of all ages is a question many people face but few people know...
We are all aging, which is a beautiful thing. But more than adding numbers to our age, we are getting older, which means adding...
As a small child I remember having a fascination with houses. Maybe it was spurred by a curiosity about other people’s homes...
Growing up in California, my own early years were not perfect, but by most standards, I had a rather idyllic home life. My...
I have now been in the housing and community field for 30 years with the last 23 acting as the President/CEO of Beyond Housing, a...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
A couple years ago, some of my colleagues at USC set out to answer an old question with a new twist. They wanted to know how many...
In her new book How the Other Half Banks, Mehrsa Baradaran, a law professor at the University of Georgia, tells the true story of...
While much of my academic career has been spent studying how families get credit to buy homes, the past few years have made me...
If you list the 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development—generally considered to be the most...
It’s hard to write about education knowing I could have been, but wasn’t, denied all the opportunities that have come my way....
As a student I got to know a man called Frank. He had lost his home, and his neighborhood, and was living on the streets and...
We may—or may not—be on the brink of a housing revolution. You may not have noticed yet, but this moment is an opportunity....
April is Autism Awareness Month and a time for reflection on progress made since our son Matt’s diagnosis 23 years ago....
On the afternoon of August 15, 2015, Jamyla Bolden came home from Koch Elementary School in eastern Missouri to play with her...
Working in the public safety field for close to thirty years, I have come to realize through all my experiences that a home is more...
If you want to understand the black-white wealth gap, it helps to know the story of William J. Levitt. The son of a real estate...
About 150 years ago, people figured out that lead pipes could kill them. In 1861, fifty prisoners in King County Jail in Brooklyn...
Starting a family or preparing for retirement are large life transformations - ones that often involve the turmoil of changing...
As a middle-age woman, I decided to go back to school and become a nurse because I wanted to help improve the health of those...
“What’s a community?” As someone whose day-to-day work is about making neighborhoods safe, great places to live, I was...
On Thursday morning, when I fly from Los Angeles to Utah for Thanksgiving with my family, there will come a moment when I’m...
Middle-aged white Americans have been dying at an accelerating rate for the last fifteen years. This is surprising to, well, pretty...
The long-awaited moment is here. The Millennials are on the move. For the first time in almost a decade, America’s young adults...
The U.S. presidential race has done an amazing thing: It has made $28 trillion disappear. That’s how much all the homes in the...
Our homes watch over us as we age. They see everything from birth to death and in between—a child’s first steps, a beloved...
Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. Brad Pitt launched Make It Right over two years later in 2007...
How do you talk about home without thinking of the American dream? It was Thomas Jefferson who first solidified the vision of...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
I love teaching. I love getting to know my students, challenging them to think in new ways, and engaging them in a conversation...
It’s hard to write about education knowing I could have been, but wasn’t, denied all the opportunities that have come my way....
How can a small, tired house be remodeled to provide for a family of all ages is a question many people face but few people know...
We are all aging, which is a beautiful thing. But more than adding numbers to our age, we are getting older, which means adding...
Growing up in California, my own early years were not perfect, but by most standards, I had a rather idyllic home life. My...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
As a result of the Home Today, Home Tomorrow design competition, a house in Tennessee will be fully retrofitted for a veteran...
As a student I got to know a man called Frank. He had lost his home, and his neighborhood, and was living on the streets and...
I heard a story recently about a man who lived in a crooked apartment. The floor was sloped, so that if you placed a bottle at one...
About 150 years ago, people figured out that lead pipes could kill them. In 1861, fifty prisoners in King County Jail in Brooklyn...
Starting a family or preparing for retirement are large life transformations - ones that often involve the turmoil of changing...
As a middle-age woman, I decided to go back to school and become a nurse because I wanted to help improve the health of those...
Middle-aged white Americans have been dying at an accelerating rate for the last fifteen years. This is surprising to, well, pretty...
Our homes watch over us as we age. They see everything from birth to death and in between—a child’s first steps, a beloved...
I am often asked, after living in various homes for fifty years and studying homes for roughly half that time, whether I think...
