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Results for keyword: real estate bust

  • Unfinished zombie housing developments haunt the rural West

    Unfinished zombie housing developments haunt the rural West

    Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works.

    by Allen Best, Mar 12, 2012
  • The paradox of the housing boom and bust

    The paradox of the housing boom and bust

    Outside Delta, Colo sits yet another rural subdivision that was never completed -- a sign of the West's housing bust and of the difficulty of regulating rural growth.

    by Paul Larmer, Mar 05, 2012
  • Land trusts thrive despite, and because of, the Great Recession

    Land trusts thrive despite, and because of, the Great Recession

    The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements.

    by Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr , Dec 14, 2011
  • The Southwest's population and housing booms bite the dust

    The Southwest's population and housing booms bite the dust

    As the West's population and real estate boom stumble to a halt, the once fast-growing Southwest is filled with foreclosed homes and undeveloped lots.

    by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 30, 2011
  • Energy succeeds where housing developers can't

    Energy succeeds where housing developers can't

    As the West's housing boom fades, natural resource extraction surges, and a defunct housing development on the east side of Colorado Springs, Colo., may soon face drilling by Ultra Petroleum.

    by Sarah Gilman, Nov 14, 2011
  • Too many homes on the range

    Too many homes on the range

    Custer County, Colo., used to be the third-fastest-growing county in the United States, but no longer.

    by Hal Walter, Mar 09, 2010
 

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