What City Observatory did this week 1. Renter’s credit scores are rising. What does that mean? New data from RentCafe shows a noticeable increase in the average credit scores of successful applicants for rental housing.
The Week Observed, November 17, 2017 Read Post »
We review Yelp’s new index for rating local economies:Â It’s a good start For a long time, the only comprehensive and reliable means we’ve had of tracking and comparing economic activity across state and regional
Using Yelp to track economic growth Read Post »
What to make of the high credit scores of new renters in some markets: alarm bell or success signal? RentCafe–one arm of Yardi Matrix, a real estate data and services firm–has a very interesting new
Renters move up-market Read Post »
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 »
