Urbanexus Update - Issue #9
Please scroll down for my weekly collection of information and opinion about changes across, and beyond, metropolitan regions that create opportunities—and challenges—for sustainable real estate investment and community development.
The housing conundrum
Decline in housing production across the USA
A chart posted by Logan Mohtashami highlights a long-term decline in the ratio between population and housing starts in the USA.
Underproduction of housing amounted to 7.3 million units in 23 states of the USA from 2000 to 2015.
Silicon Valley's housing supply is tight
A burned-out home in San Jose just sold way over the asking price — for $938,000.
6,580 people applied for 95 affordable apartments in San Francisco — www.nytimes.com
Demand for assisted housing outstrips supply.
Why are city leaders uniformed about the unhoused?
Some perspective on reactions to people who are homeless.
Cascadia's entire housing debate summarized in two two-minute videos.
Why so many Boomers take a #NIMBY view of neighborhood change
Housing wealth in the USA is concentrated in those over 60 years of age.
The "siren song" of land use regulation
According to Gary London, rent control turns out to be a flawed public policy.
Homelessness in Seattle
Seattle's tax to help homeless may fall short
From afar Thomson Reuters reports on the Seattle head tax for employers with more than $20 million of annual revenue.
City of Seattle says it can't force homeless campers to move
Seattle may soon get a reputation for taxing the higher revenue employers to address homelessness but then being unable to do much about it.
Reaction to the Seattle employee head tax
Looks like the sleeping giant of the Seattle business community has awakened in reaction to the head tax.
The newspaper that addresses homelessness in Seattle is affected by it
Real Change News wants unhoused people to stop camping at their doorstep.
Real estate industry
Working in a closely-held real estate firm — www.terrasearchpartners.com
Perspective from a talent recruitment firm about opportunities with family-owned and other closely held real estate investment and development firms.
Real estate leaders' capital markets predictions — urbanland.uli.org
A live voting session at the 2018 Spring Meeting of the Urban Land Institute.
Around the world
Ownership for slum-dwellers — www.thisisplace.org
Providing housing security and encouraging renovation in India.
Land rights protests — www.thisisplace.org
Anger over land rights in Thailand.