10+ Best Articles on Housing
The most useful articles on housing from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Housing Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on housing by Refind users in 2023.
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How to Create Real Housing Affordability, With Dignity
The lessons of New Town at St. Charles.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on housing—all under 10 minutes.
Housing politics divide the suburbs
Zoning changes are presented as a way to increase affordable housing, but risk backlash.
High-Rise Buildings Are Not the Future of Housing. Low-Rises Are.
Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti shares his vision for accessible and sustainable housing to accommodate the world’s growing population.
Many Canadians Will Never Own a Home. Does It Matter?
Our country has spent decades incentivizing home ownership. What would it take to make Canada a nation of renters?
You Should Probably Wait to Buy a Home
Why the housing market is so brutal right now
Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis?
Standard construction can be slow, costly, and inefficient. Machines might do it better.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on housing.
How Can Fewer People + More Apartments = Higher Rent?
Getting to the bottom of a COVID-era real estate mystery.
"Luxury" construction causes high rents like umbrellas cause rain
The NIMBY mindset persists in the face of evidence.
Against Homeownership
Real estate should be treated as consumption, not investment.
The Real Estate Hustle-Culture Con That’s Exploiting Investors and Wrecking the Housing Market
A lawsuit filed against “influencer” Grant Cardone offers an inside look at a get-rich-quick scheme that could help enable the next housing market crash.
‘The more we pulled back the carpet, the more we saw’: what I learned when I bought…
I knew the place I’d just moved into wasn’t my dream home. What I didn’t know was that its history would give me nightmares …
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