Zillow’s data tracking prices of tens of millions of US homes adds further confirmation to the Dow of Cities For some time, we’ve been talking about the Dow of Cities:Â the notion that the price
Dow of Cities: Big data on the urban price premium Read Post »
Tax changes cut the Mortgage Interest Deduction sharply–but not for the rich The 1.2 percent of households with incomes over $500,000 get 20 times as much tax relief from the mortgage interest deduction as the
The Mortgage Interest Deduction: Smaller, but even more unfair Read Post »
Is the “dream” of homeownership really just a massive, intergenerational wealth transfer? Recently, that’s just how it has worked out. The takeaways: Homeownership is a gerontopoly. Most housing wealth is held by older Americans. Inequality
Gerontopoly: Homeownership, wealth, and age Read Post »
If you’re serious about dealing with climate change, the last thing you should do is spend billions widening freeways. April 22 is Earth Day, and to celebrate, Oregon is moving forward with plans to drop
Happy Earth Day, Oregon! Let’s Widen Some Freeways! Read Post »
Earlier this month, City Observatory’s Joe Cortright was interviewed for HFO TV. The interview focused on recent developments in Portland’s housing market, and explored the reasons behind the growth in rents in the middle part
Video: Portland’s Housing Market Read Post »
Attention freeway builders! Want to make up for dividing the community and destroying neighborhoods? How about replacing the homes you demolished? One of the carefully crafted talking points in the sales pitch for the $450
Housing reparations for Northeast Portland Read Post »
