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Future of Real Estate: Virtual Town Hall June 2

Virtual Town Hall: The Future of Residential and Commercial Real Estate

June 4, 2020

What 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.

Protestors set fire to Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct

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Pandemics and Pandemonium

June 4, 2020

by 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.

The Virus’s Uneven Path

June 1, 2020

by 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.

Feudal Future Podcast, hosted by Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky

Class Division, Common Sense, and Preserving Opportunity for the Global Middle Class

May 31, 2020

On 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

May 28, 2020

Urban 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.

Joel Kotkin Talks About COVID-19 Impact on Work and Life

May 26, 2020

Chapman University's Joel Kotkin on C-Span, talking about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban centers in the United States.

The Future of Residential and Commercial Real Estate

May 26, 2020

What is the future of real estate after Covid-19? Please join Richard Florida, Joel Kotkin, Marshall Toplansky and other leading experts to see where the real estate market is going.

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Domestic Migration to Dispersion Accelerates (Even Before COVID)

May 19, 2020

by Wendell Cox — In what could turn out to be a “dry run” for the post-COVID19 era, net domestic migration has strongly shifted away from the larger metropolitan areas, to smaller areas.

One Nation, Under Lockdown, Divided by Pandemic

May 11, 2020

by Joel Kotkin — The last thing this divided Republic needs is more polarization, but America is now further divided by pandemic, in large part by the different experiences of various localities and in how economies function from region to region.

The Coronavirus Means You May Have Seen Your Last Skyscraper, New York

May 6, 2020

Despite the warnings of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others, the COVID-19 death rate in the United States appears to be more than twice as high in large urban counties as in high-density suburbs, and nearly twice as high in high-density suburbs than in lower-density ones.

Letter from Los Angeles: The Death of Small Business is a Tragedy for Jewish Community and Democracy

May 4, 2020

by Joel Kotkin — A great connoisseur as well as sworn enemy of the free market, Vladimir Lenin might smile a bit if he witnessed what is now happening to small businesses in the current Covid-19 pandemic.

A Policy of Delusion and Misdirection

May 3, 2020

A new report authored by Joel Kotkin, Ali Modarres, and Wendell Cox examines how California's planning policies are contributing to the affordable housing crisis. An excerpt follows and a link to read/download the entire report.

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