Adam, Stephen, and I have previously written on some of the downsides of homeownership from an urbanist perspective; owner-occupied units are biased toward being single family homes, and when owner-occupied units are condos, they carry many detrimental characteristics for redevelopment. Despite the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Chief Resiliency Officers Versus Antifragility
This post originally appeared at Neighborhood Effects, a Mercatus Center blog about state and local policy and economic freedom.At The Atlantic Cities, Emily Badger writes about a new program from the Rockefeller Foundation called 100 Resilient Cities, focused on equipping cities with a new … [Read more...]
Newest Offering from Fundrise Goes Live on Monday
On Monday, Fundrise will make their newest offering at 906 H Street NE in DC available to investors. Many real estate journalists have covered this innovative investment company's crowdsourcing strategy, with Urban Turf naming Fundrise a top real estate trend of 2012. This development is the … [Read more...]