Urbanexus Update - Issue #47
Please scroll down for the weekly compilation of analysis, reporting and opinion about real estate and community development. Some links may lead to material that is behind a paywall.
Economic development
The industrial return to the city
A new generation of industry is not so much mass production as the prototyping and fabrication of custom and semi-custom parts using advanced materials and machinery. a lot of those old manufacturing jobs were dull, dirty and dangerous, to say nothing of downsizing and wage cram-downs. this new generation of industry is very sophisticated, and pays far better.
CIM Group to opportunity zone fund
Los Angeles-based CIM Group plans to launch a $5B opportunity fund to take advantage of the benefits of the federal opportunity zone program.
Housing
Challenges in the multifamily market — leadingvoicespodcast.com
The Co-head of JLL’s Multifamily Capital Market’s platform, Christine Espenshade; CEO of Holland Partner Group, Clyde Holland; and Executive Director of Up for Growth National Coalition, Mike Kinsella explore the future of the Multifamily Housing Market and the policies shaping its trajectory in this podcast moderated by Matt Slepin.
From post-Medieval English to McMansions, domestic architecture in the United States is as diverse as its denizens. A poster from Pop Chart Lab makes identifying them easier and offers a glimpse of over 300 years of design history in a single, beautifully illustrated graphic.
Why technology can't fix housing
A lot of start-ups have promising ideas, but the fundamental problem of affordability is beyond their reach.
Around the world
The average score on a 100 the GlobalEconomypoint.com scale for 2018 was 52 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 98 points and the lowest value was in Libya: 5 points. The USA came in at 78. See the chart here.