2025
"Americans are Fleeing Blue States, Even When Politics Misalign. The Culprit? Housing Affordability."
Will the blue state starter home ever return?
...More"The median age of all US homebuyers is now 59 years old"
Yesterday morning, my dad sent me the above chart from Apollo and said, “frightening, do you have one for Canada?” In 2010, the median age (not mean) of all US homebuyers was 39 years old. Today, it is 59 years old. And it has jumped significantly since the start of the pandemic.
...More"The East Bay is suddenly seeing a ‘significant influx of OpenAI buyers’ for all-cash real estate deals"
The AI effect in San Francisco is spilling over to the East Bay’s residential real estate scene, with some agents saying they are seeing tech money show up in the form of all-cash offers over the past several weeks.
...More"The era of the shoebox condo is over"
Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
...More"Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson: Abundance"
As they look upon the United States of America in 2025, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson see a country wrought by a half-century of failed governance. They see states and cities theoretically committed to progressive futures instead bogged down in labyrinthine mires of process — a society stuck in low gear. Yet they also see opportunity to turn those failures on their heads, and to build a better society based around more responsive, efficient governance.
...More"How to make mixed-use the default in residential neighborhoods"
Imagine mixed-use was the default zoning designation and you could start whatever business you wanted on the ground floor of your home.
...More"The 9-step rule: Why simple, narrow buildings are good for cities"
What it shows is a bunch of narrow urban properties ranging, for the most part, from 5 to 7 storeys. Some of them are old buildings, and some are new. Regardless, the point I wanted to make was that this is a scale and rhythm of building that does wonders for cities. They’re dense, they have a compact footprint, and they promote urban vibrancy.
...More"California will do anything to save democracy — except build housing"
Republican states like Texas are undergoing building booms and positioning themselves for a demographic takeover. Meanwhile, California dithers
...More"California needs to pass zoning reform — and build new housing — in order to prosper"
State Senate Bill 79 to spur the creation of much-needed housing
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