Scott Beyer Author Archives

The senior housing market is going in two directions right now. The number of seniors has increased and will continue to, with the demographic group projected to more than double from 46 million today to 98 million by 2060.

There has long been an eyesore on the Near West Side of Chicago: the Old Cook County hospital building. The majestic facility, once known for serving Chicago’s downtrodden population, has been closed since 2002, creating blight in the area.

In 2015, San Francisco approved the largest privatization of public housing in U.S. history. The city decided to convert all of its government-run complexes into ones that would be repaired and managed by private and nonprofit developers.

What level of government should dictate housing policy? In America, decisions have long come from the local level, thanks to our small-government tradition.

America is a big place – I would know. For the past three years, I’ve seen about as much of it as anyone could. As Tax Credit Advisor readers are likely aware of by now, I just completed a three-year cross-country journalism tour, living for a month each in 30 cities.

New York City’s public housing, once a source of affordable housing industry pride, is in crisis.

There is a small but growing worldwide movement to incorporate modern health best practices into building designs. Health problems, after all, continue to be manifold in developing and developed nations alike.

If you’re a renter who’s managed to secure a spot in The Beverly, you’re living the life right now. The 14-story project sits right near the Lovejoy Wharf in Boston’s fashionable North End.

The bond market is looking shaky.

Many states have affordable housing trust funds. But how—or even if—they use that money on housing can depend on the political whims of voters and lawmakers.

This city has made headlines recently as one that’s transitioning from an old to a new economy.

There is a shortage of good urbanism in America. There are only eight, “legacy cities,” where dense, transit-oriented neighborhoods spread contiguously over many square miles.