Category Archives: Housing
Observations on Housing
Written on December 21, 2012 at 9:11 pm, by Inferential Focus
In an August inFocus on the housing market, we wrote about some ways in which the buying public have re-prioritized what they value while also dealing with different financial realities. The following are some recent facts and events that begin to illustrate the new reality of housing- that the majority of new construction will be multi-family, smaller and Continue Reading »
Suburban History
Written on October 24, 2012 at 2:46 pm, by Inferential Focus
It doesn’t get much more meta than this. Kansas museum officials have proposed spending $34 million to create the National Museum of Suburbia in Overland Park. One of America’s quintessential (and economically successful) suburbs is going to build a museum of the suburbs. Is America ready to put the idea of “suburbs” in Continue Reading »
Go Big, Go Small or You Aren’t Selling a Home
Written on October 15, 2012 at 2:54 pm, by Inferential Focus
For home builders the message from the market is clear: it is now go multi-generation, go micro, or get stuck with investory. With one quarter of 25-to-34 year olds living with their parents, multi-generation homes are becoming more practical for many families. In the U.S. as a whole, the number of 25- to 34-year Continue Reading »
A Housing and Employment Hope
Written on June 14, 2012 at 6:27 pm, by ifblogadmin
The percentage of Americans who changed residences between 2010 and 2011 fell to a record low 11.6 percent. That compares with 17 percent in the recession of 1990-1991. Could we soon see an increase? The number of homes for sale in the U.S. stood at 2.5 million in April, the lowest number in Continue Reading »
