Does Building Light-Touch Density Housing Lower Single-Family Home Values? Evidence from Seattle, WA and Charlotte, NC

Opponents of Light-touch Density (LTD) infill argue that it will lead to outright home price declines or, at the very least, slower home price appreciation (HPA). However, evidence from Charlotte and Seattle shows that the construction of LTD housing—such as duplexes and townhomes—does not adversely impact HPA of single-family detached (SFD) homes in the LTD infill neighborhoods compared to the HPA of SFD homes in SFD-only neighborhoods. In both cities, LTD development added tens of thousands of new homes while having no adverse effect on the HPA of adjacent SFD properties.

America’s Healthiest City Is A Vibrant West Coast Destination With 256 Sunny Days And Dozens Of Parks

Wellness is a way of life, and Berkeley, California, is proof that, with Niche.com crowning it the healthiest city in America in 2025. Located in Alameda County, just under 14 miles east of San Francisco, Berkeley earned its title based on its residents’ overall health, alcohol and tobacco use, obesity rates, and access to health care, including doctors, hospitals, and gyms.

‘The numbers should work, and they just don’t’: Is Cambridge’s affordable housing rule backfiring?

Cambridge is one of many local communities that require most new housing developments to include units set aside at below-market rents — in its case, 20 percent of the building, which is among the highest rates in Greater Boston — with the intention of creating more affordable homes in a city that is starved for them…..Put another way, a policy aimed at generating affordable housing may actually be preventing it.