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Houston Most Affordable High-Growth Metro
in Economics, Housing/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — Houston is the most affordable high-growth metro, with rents more affordable than Dallas, Austin or even San Antonio. Other affordable metros are slow-growth to stagnant or declining.
From Tragedy to Opportunity: We Could Live Better When Today’s Mayhem Ends
in Demographics, Housing, Planning, Politics & Policy, Suburbs/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — Beyond the depressing statistics, the deserted malls, the looted or abandoned Main Streets, lies the potential to use the pandemic to create the impetus for better, more sustainable and family-centric communities.
Klineberg plugs Houspitality, HTX outbuilds NYC, escape from New York, and more
in Housing, Planning/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — if you’re looking for something new to read during this lockdown, I wanted to suggest a new book from Rice’s Stephen Klineberg: The Prophetic City – Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America, all about how we’ve evolved over recent decades through the lens of his annual Houston Area Survey. Houston Strategies and Houspitality get a mention!
Telework, Telehealth & Real Estate After the Pandemic with Dan Young
in Demographics, Economics, Video/by COUIn the second episode of the Feudal Future podcast, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with guest Dan Young about his vision of telework and telehealth post-pandemic.
Virtual Town Hall: The Future of Residential and Commercial Real Estate
in Event, Urban Issues/by COUWhat is the future of real estate after Covid-19? Listen to Richard Florida, Joel Kotkin, Marshall Toplansky and other leading experts discuss where the real estate market is going.
Pandemics and Pandemonium
in Demographics, Economics, Politics & Policy, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — The rage ignited by the death of George Floyd is symptomatic of a profound sense of alienation among millions of poor, working class urbanites. The already diminished prospects facing many workers have only been worsened by the unforeseen onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policies devised to combat it.
Post-Pandemic Transit and Offices, Remote Work Reducing Rents, and More
in Demographics/by Tory Gattisby Tory Gattis — This week’s key topics consider how we’ve faced the challenges of the pandemic and what transit and work might look like post-pandemic.
The Virus’s Uneven Path
in Economics/by Charles Blainby Charles Blain and Joel Kotkin — In this miserable COVID-19 spring, it’s tempting for remote workers to vent our frustrations with being hemmed in, forced to stare at screens while unable to do much else other than walk around the block or go to Costco. Yet the pain felt by the teleworking middle class is dwarfed by that of working-class Americans.
Class Division, Common Sense, and Preserving Opportunity for the Global Middle Class
in Demographics, Economics, Video/by Joel Kotkin and Marshall ToplanskyOn the first episode of the Feudal Future podcast, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky break down what it means to live in a feudal society, why we’re headed towards one, and what we can do to start reversing the trends.
2020 Standard of Living Index
in Demographics, Economics, Housing, Reports, Small Cities, Urban Issues/by COUUrban Reform Institute has developed the Standard of Living Index to facilitate comparisons between metropolitan areas. The Index combines a cost of living index with median household incomes in the 107 metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 residents.