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We are for creating more housing of all types, in all neighborhoods, for all levels of income. We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth! We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth!

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Housing Economics: What Made Me an Un-Democrat

As I sat in my usual coffee shop Saturday I could help but feel a little left out. I kept hearing, “On my way to the caucus!” and “Yep, heading for the caucus!” Well, I wasn’t. And it wasn’t because I don’t care about presidential politics. Of course I’m interested. But for me to show […]

Councilmember Johnson: Should We Be Optimistic or Pessimistic About Neighborhoods

Last week I did a presentation and moderated a panel with new City Councilmember Rob Johnson. The slides I used to set up the panel are above. Basically I told a story about how politics and the need for a victim (renters), a villain (builders and developers), and a hero (politicians) has over shaped and […]

Putting Growth in Perspective: Latest Market Up-Date from Mike Scott

I was planning to post this video and I thought about the presentation Mike Scott of Dupre + Scott made to Council on March 14th. I told Scott he has tremendous patience to do presentations about the housing market only to have the data ignored in favor of old census data cobbled together by City staff. […]