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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan is a Rare, and Potentially Bipartisan, Feel Good Moment
in Economics, Planning, Small Cities, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxPresident Trump’s proposed trillion dollar plus infrastructure program represents a rare, and potentially united feel good moment. Yet before we jump into a massive re-do of our transportation, water and electrical systems, it’s critical to make sure we get some decent bang for the federal buck.
A Year Into Trump’s Peasant Rebellion
in Demographics/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — A year into office, Donald Trump remains something of an unlikely figure: a self-promoting and well-heeled demagogue who leads a bedraggled coalition of piratical capitalists, southerners, and people from the has-been or never were towns of Middle America.
The Screwed Millennial Generation Gets Smart
in Demographics, Economics, Housing, Suburbs, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — It’s been seven years since I wrote about “the screwed generation.” The story told has since become familiar: Millennials, then largely in their twenties, faced a future of limited economic opportunity
Housing and the California Dream are at a Crossroads
in Housing, Suburbs, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — For generations, California has offered its people an opportunity to own a home, start a business, and move up, whether someone came from Brooklyn, east Texas, Morelos or Taipei. That deal is still desired by most
Housing Affordability and the Standard of Living: The 14th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey
in Demographics, Housing/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox — For the eighth year in a row, the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey shows Hong Kong to be the least affordable housing market (metropolitan area) in nine nations.
Millennials Search for Home…On Their Terms
in Housing, Reports/by COUHow are millennials affecting the housing market? As millennials come of age and the older tier in particular begins to settle down, there are four key trends worth noting.
The Cities Where African-Americans Are Doing the Best Economically 2018
in Economics, Housing/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — To determine where African-Americans are faring the best economically, we evaluated America’s 53 largest metropolitan statistical areas…
The Migration of Millions: 2017 State Population Estimates
in Demographics/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox — Texas added the most new residents of any state over the past year according to the July 1, 2017 estimates of the United States Census Bureau.
Suburbs & Exurbs Grab Nearly All Metropolitan Growth
in Demographics, Suburbs, Urban Issues/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox — The pattern of suburban (and exurban) population growth in the suburbs and exurbs that has dominated the United States since World War II has returned and is intensifying.
The Price of Texas Growth: Housing Affordability
in Economics, Housing, Planning/by Dr. Luis Torresby Dr. Luis Torres — During the housing recovery, Texas price gains uncharacteristically outpaced those at the national level from December 2010 to June 2017, pushing home prices to record highs.