housing

Australia, much like America, is a nation of suburbs. The overwhelming majority of its people live, work and play in the suburbs  read more »

According to the latest information (American Community Survey, 2022), the strong relationship between median house values and median gross rents remains  read more »

Unlock the mystery behind why securing a roof over your head has become an arduous quest in today’s Western civilization.  read more »

The Biden administration's Realtor subsidy scheme is the latest flag, but the politics of "affordable housing" cut across normal partisan bounds.  read more »

Archive of reports by the Center for Opportunity Urbanism and the Urban Reform Institute.  read more »

In too many metropolitan areas, housing is no longer affordable for middle-class households, especially in  read more »

Writing in Laist.com, David Wagner reports that the City of Los Angeles opened its Section 8 rental voucher waiting list for the first time in five years.  read more »

America’s latest bout of realty mania may finally be dying down, as home prices and particularly sales volumes decline after a rise of interest rates. With mortgage payments more costly, and expectations of equity appreciation diminishing, the fees charged by brokers may become a rub again. Five percent off the top, a typical full transaction commission, shouldn’t escape so much notice when prices aren’t rising by double digits each year.  read more »

Recently, the high density of Los Angeles became an issue in a proposed city of Vancouver high rise development project  read more »