Urbanexus Update - Issue #36

Nov 26, 2018

Please scroll down for the weekly compilation of analysis, reporting and opinion about real estate and community development. Note that some links may lead to material that is behind a paywall.

Real estate investing

Crowdfunding hits a speed bump

Realty/Shares fails to secure funding for additional growth.

More Amazon HQ2

For Queens residents, Amazon’s HQ2 isn’t arriving without a fight — www.theverge.com As Amazon moves forward with plans to build its HQ2 in Long Island City, Queens residents aren’t letting it happen quietly.

Apple takes opposite approach for its HQ2 search

Apple, the iPhone and device maker with a $1 trillion market value, is next in line for an HQ2 all its own. But the company is taking a vastly different approach than that of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer that played out its search for a second headquarters at full volume and in full view.

Retail

Can a “WeWork for retail” save the department store? — www.vox.com Neighborhood Goods will sell direct to consumer brands like MeUndies, Allswell, Away, Allbirds, Stadium Goods, and Framebridge.

Black Friday numbers Black Friday is the kickoff to the holiday shopping season - and it often starts it with a bang. See the crazy retail numbers behind the big shopping day.

Office

Sprawling office campus near Louisville, KY — rebusinessonline.com

Commercial real estate developer Hollenbach-Oakley LLC has unveiled plans for a 600-acre office campus at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, located just across the Ohio River from Louisville, Ky.

Residential

Greedy homeowner Homeowners, not developers, are really the ones who benefit financially when we limit housing supply.

Environment

What’s New in the latest U.S. Climate Assessment More and more of the predicted impacts of global warming are now becoming a reality.

Poor countries most hit by climate change

A report by Verisk Maplecroft’s, the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) shows that nine of the ten countries most affected. HT to @greenurbanist for highlighting this.

Around the world

Lack of homes threatens English village life

Thousands of English villages face stagnation because no new affordable homes are being built.