Attainability

Taking affordability in housing to new levels: How can one afford own their own home and live in the

Graphically speaking, how affordable are city centers?: How affordable are central cities? In a quarterly newsletter by Reconnecting America’s

…and the flipside to Richard Florida…: The last two days focused on Richard Florida, so let’s look at

Where are entrepreneurs migrating to… lately?: They’re moving to where housing prices are low and the quality of

So close to being a great neighborhood, yet so far: Sweden’s new contemporary urban village for a 1000 people, Bo01, is a

Charlotte a destination for affordability: That is… attainable housing that doesn’t look like subsidized affordable housing. For

It ain’t so trendy if it’s inexpensive: Hey folks, just got back yesterday from a two-and-a-half week vacation to

Cool and affordable in NYC: Based on yesterday’s post that affordability is more important than anything in

In NYC, affordability comes first: I just spent some time studying Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx,

The little known catch 22 of gentrification: Gentrification: The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or

Where are the top women business builders living?: If your city needs job growth, it needs fast-growing businesses. From 1997

Why can’t urbanites afford to live in their neighborhood of choice?: It’s simple supply and demand – the more desirable a neighborhood becomes,

Outsourcing IT jobs to… college towns?: Sometimes being economically disadvantaged is an advantage. The conflict: More and more

Does affordable housing mean less profitability?: Not at all, but we need to make one distinction – there’s

Beautiful apartments? Look overseas: This is at least true if you google ‘beautiful apartments’ – four

Affordable housing – really: First of all, there are people with low incomes, and people with

Yes, CoolTown transportation is very affordable: Since the price of shoes today is typically over $100, maybe not

CoolTowns have lots of free entertainment venues: I always held the opinion that the best forms of entertainment were

How to create affordable office space in a CoolTown: 1. Preserve old buildings and walkable neighborhoods (less parking costs). Outdated, inflated

How do ‘starving artists’ live in the most expensive cities?: It is fundamental to understand that cities often prosper because of artists.

Want a prosperous town fast?: Combine affordability and great design. Prosperity comes from jobs. Jobs come from

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