What City Observatory did this week 1. The growing premium for urban living. Three years ago, City Observatory introduced the term “the Dow of cities.” In essence, its the observation that the growth in city
The Week Observed, November 10, 2017 Read Post »
Slowly, the rhetorical battle is being won, as affordable housing advocates acknowledge more supply matters There’s been a war of words about what kind of housing policies are needed to address the nation’s affordability problems. Economists
The end of the housing supply debate (maybe) Read Post »
The premium that households pay to live in cities relative to suburbs and rural areas continues to increase Three years ago, we introduced the term “Dow of cities.” It’s a riff on the Dow Jones
More evidence of the Dow of cities Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Rent control’s impact on the San Francisco housing market.  A new study from three Stanford economists dissects the impacts of rent control in San Francisco. Using a late-in-the-game
The Week Observed, November 3, 2017 Read Post »
