CREP 539 - Housing and Land Development

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course will expose students to the policy, economic and implementation issues of housing development. The first part of the course discusses the difference between housing need and housing demand; U.S. housing policy, the structure of the US housing market; and key issues of how housing development is financed and barriers to affordable housing development. The second half of the course focuses on technical issues affecting decision making and design in housing development. While the major focus is on the US housing market, where appropriate, international examples will be provided and students are encouraged to do their research on international topics.