Rice researchers warn rampant redevelopment in Houston is major threat to affordable housing
An uptick in new townhome construction in Houston may let people live closer to jobs and services, but it could eventually price many Houstonians out of the city’s historic neighborhoods, according to a new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
A row of modern townhouses in a new subdivision
“Re-Taking Stock: Understanding How Trends in the Housing Stock and Gentrification are connected in Houston and Harris County” was authored by Kinder Institute researchers John Park and Luis Guajardo. Through a series of case studies, the report shows the different types of housing that develops when Houston-area neighborhoods gentrify. The work expands on prior Kinder Institute studies about countywide gentrification and development.