New York lost more than 100,000 homes due to the combination of smaller, more affordable apartments into larger, more luxurious homes When rich people can’t buy new luxury housing, they buy up, and combine small apartments to create larger homes.…
Jerusalem Demsas of Vox has a thoughtful synthesis of what we know about gentrification. If we’re concerned about poverty and inequality, gentrification is far from the biggest problem we face. Gentrification is surprisingly rare, and while it brings inequality into…
The Great Disconnect By Jason Segedy City Observatory is pleased to publish this guest commentary from Akron’s Jason Segedy. It originally appeared on his blog. As this decade draws to a close, the story of urban America is increasingly…
Banning new construction is a great way to push up home values and accelerate gentrification Cities are conflicted and confused about how to protect affordability “Stop the world – I want to get off” was the title of Anthony Newley’s…
Blocking new development will only accelerate demand for existing homes The moratorium makes flipping houses even more lucrative Atlanta’s making a major investment in Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, not far from the Beltline that has triggered a wave of…