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Transforming Emptying Houses of Worship
OVERVIEW What declining department stores were to our municipalities in the late 20th and early 21st century, emptying houses of worship are today, only the challenges are more vexing. A tsunami...
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Features The Jared Shlaes Prize
WINNER of The 2024 Jared Shlaes Prize: Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages
The below is a reprint of the article Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages, first published in July of 2023 and recently awarded The Jared Shlaes...
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The Future of Affordable Housing in the US: Global Solutions for a Local Problem
Introduction Amidst an ensuing cost of living crisis in many geographies, a higher for longer interest rate environment, and the sustained shocks of inflation resulting from the pandemic years and...
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Decoding Key Elements of Successful Innovation Districts
Introduction In the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession, cities globally faced a pivotal moment, urgently seeking rejuvenation and renewal amidst economic turmoil. Urban planners and policymakers...
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Fly Me To The Moon: The Need For U.S. Lunar Development Legislation That Balances Property Rights, Commercial Incentives, & International Obligations
INTRODUCTION NASA believes that by 2040, Americans will have housing on the moon, with housing on Mars not far behind.[1] While some scientists say this timeline is overly ambitious, NASA thinks it...
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A Brief Review of House Price Forecasting Methods
Disclaimer: The views in the article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Zonda or its employees. Abstract This article reviews recent literature related to house...
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Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages
Introduction When homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many, build-to-rent (BTR) housing offers a desirable alternative to traditional homeownership. First, BTRs provide flexibility that...
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The Office Market Reckoning is Nigh
Remote working is still upending the office property sector. In an article I wrote for Real Estate Issues in 2021, I considered the early evidence that working from home and hybrid work arrangements...
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Evolving the Office Space: How Commercial Spaces Are Adapting for Hybrid Employees
Workplaces have changed significantly recently. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led many companies to send their employees home until governments deemed it was safe to return. Some thought remote work...
