2025
"Long Live the Building Class"
Early in my career, I was “downsized” out of a job by a financially ailing organization. I had gotten married six months earlier. My wife was four months pregnant. And I had just acquired my first house.
...More"‘Too damn hard to build’: A key California Democrat’s push for speedier construction"
A California legislator wants to solve the state’s housing crisis, juice its economy, fight climate change and save the Democratic Party with one “excruciatingly non-sexy” idea.
...More"Apartment rents in Austin are down 22%"
Nowhere in the US are apartment rents declining as fast as they have in Austin. Average rents are down 22% from their August 2023 peak.
...More"How to improve the feasibility of infill housing (in Toronto)"
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread by Zoë Coombes describing the crossroads that Toronto finds itself at when it comes to housing. We know we need to build more urban housing geared towards families.
...More"This S.F. affordable housing project is building faster and cheaper apartments. Here’s how"
In late 2023, construction crews demolishing an empty warehouse at 1633 Valencia St. uncovered a century-old, hand-painted ad for the “Chevrolet Six,” a “ghost sign” that became the talk of the neighborhood in San Francisco’s Mission-Bernal enclave.
...More"How Zoning Ruined the Housing Market in Blue-State America"
For a century, progressives have been making it harder to build new homes in prosperous areas. Workers, immigrants and the economy pay the price.
...More"Aging Boomers Are About to Rekindle the Senior-Housing Market"
The oldest baby boomers turn 80 in less than a year, and the senior housing market is moving from glut to shortage
...More"How Progressives Froze the American Dream"
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
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"America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?"
Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.
...More"Sunlight Suites: A Simple Change Could Unlock These Beautiful Homes (Photos)"
“Single-stair” buildings can fit on narrow or odd-shaped lots. Seattle already has plenty.
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