Category: Financing
Why Generation Y is Causing the Great Migration of the 21st Century
Just after the close of World War II, the last Great Migration in the United States -- the move from the city to the new suburbs -- began to emerge, fueled by new roads, low congestion, and modest energy costs. It was a new beginning, a chance to shake off the past, and it came complete with the promise of more privacy,... Continue Reading
Dream Home for the New Era: Compact, connected & mortgage-free?
The future is here. And it’s for lease.
Even before the Great Recession, real estate market analysts Todd Zimmerman, Laurie Volk and Chris Nelson were patiently explaining the demography-is-destiny argument for an inevitable shift in American housing. It’s all about the numbers.
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Retail on My Mind
Hazel Borys 
February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
Seems I’ve got retail on my mind. It all started in December, with Bob Gibb’s Placemaking@Work webinar, whose tweetchat sparked a Neighbourhood Retail BlogOff led by Steve Mouzon. Then last week Victor Dover’s PM@W webinar followed up with ideas about tactical retail, where he talked about the next version of mixed... Continue Reading
Money, It’s a Gas: New Economy development financing
Howard Blackson 
February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
In startling alignment with James Howard Kunstler’s stark predictions, ULI’s 2012 Report, "What’s Next: Real Estate in the New Economy," bubbly concludes: “The real estate world is hurtling into a different place and time. Change is coming at a faster pace with more uncertain consequences. Success will take... Continue Reading
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