What City Observatory did this week 1. The high cost of low house prices. We generally take low house prices as a sign that housing is affordable, but the reality isn’t that simple. In the
The Week Observed, April 26, 2019 Read Post »
The “commonly accepted” 30 percent standard for judging housing affordability leaves out transportation and location At City Observatory, we’ve long been dissatisfied with commonly used measures of describing housing affordability. There are lots of reasons
You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing transportation costs Read Post »
Good decisions result only if state officials are transparent and honest City Observatory has been closely following the proposal to spend $500 million widening the I-5 freeway at the Rose Quarter in Portland. In the
Let’s have an honest discussion about the Rose Quarter freeway widening project Read Post »
Low house prices signify problems, not affordability There’s a presumption that low housing prices are a sign of affordability, and a related belief that if housing prices rise, that its “a bad thing” because it
The high cost of low house prices Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Kevin Bacon and Musical Chairs teach us housing economics. It’s an article of faith among economists that more housing, even higher end housing, will help ease rising rents.
The Week Observed, April 19, 2019 Read Post »
Gentrification: Â Here’s your all-purpose list, from artists to zoning, of who and what’s to blame When bad things happen, we look around for someone to blame. Â And when it comes to gentrification, which is loosely
Everything that causes gentrification, from A to Z Read Post »
