August 18, 2016
Micro-Units for Millennials
Construction Dive quoted me in An Emerging Megatrend? Developers Experiment with Microunits to Target Millennial Market. It opens, As U.S. home prices and rents continue to soar, some developers are taking aim at a new target market — those willing to sacrifice … Continue reading
August 18, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
July 25, 2016
Creating Safe and Healthy Living Environments
The Center for American Progress has released Creating Safe and Healthy Living Environments for Low-Income Families. It opens, A strong home is central to all of our daily lives. People in the United States spend about 70 percent of their time … Continue reading
July 25, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
July 20, 2016
The Republican Housing Platform
The Republican Party adopted its platform earlier this week. The short housing platform is worth reading in its entirety: Responsible Homeownership and Rental Opportunities Homeownership expands personal liberty, builds communities, and helps Americans create wealth. “The American Dream” is not … Continue reading
July 20, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
July 18, 2016
Supply and Demand in a Hot Market
The Asheville Citizen-Times quoted me in Apartment Occupancy Dropping, but Rents Not Budging Yet. It reads, in part, Tell Marie Kerwin the city’s apartment vacancy rate has dropped a few notches – meaning a lot more units should be available – and she may … Continue reading
July 18, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
July 5, 2016
Dems Favor Land Use Reform
The Democratic Party has released its draft 2016 Policy Platform. Its housing platform follows in its entirety. I find the highlighted clause particularly intriguing and discuss it below. Where Donald Trump rooted for the housing crisis, Democrats will continue to fight … Continue reading
July 5, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
June 17, 2016
New Housing and Displacement
The Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley has issued a research brief, Housing Production, Filtering and Displacement: Untangling the Relationships. It opens, Debate over the relative importance of subsidized and market-rate housing production in alleviating the current housing crisis … Continue reading
June 17, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
June 10, 2016
The High Cost of Living in NOLA
Occupy.com quoted me in For Struggling Renters in New Orleans, Hope May Be Coming A Bit Late. It opens, Twenty-four-year old Stuart Marino is a finance major at University of New Orleans with $8,000 in student loan debt and 33 … Continue reading
June 10, 2016 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
