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August 30, 2020 Gresham’s Law and Subsidized ApartmentsTax dollars that should’ve gone to schools, public safety and other purposes will now supporting new ‘executive housing.’
February 17, 2019 Housing Demand in Indiana’s CommunitiesThe traditional economic factors of supply and demand explain nearly all new home construction in Indiana’s counties.
August 5, 2018 Midwest Must Save Middle Class NeighborhoodsIf your community isn’t thriving, your problems are far deeper than you suppose.
March 11, 2018 Rustbelt Cities Must Focus on Middle Class NeighborhoodsSchool quality is always the most pressing issue for middle class neighborhoods, but other amenities matter. The cost of improving amenities in communities that are likely to survive for several decades is very small.
February 11, 2018 Housing Shortages Are Really Neighborhood ProblemsA third of the variation of home prices in a city are determined by school quality.
March 22, 2015 The Rate Hike CalculusThe Federal Reserve relies on economic models to keep markets in balance.
October 6, 2013 More Budget FailuresIn the final hours, it was clear the poison pill of the fiscal cliff required too much courage for our ‘leaders’ in Washington.
September 30, 2012 Immigration and Hope in the MidwestIt is markets, not urban theorists, who set value.
September 30, 2012 Immigration and Hope in the MidwestIt is markets, not urban theorists, who set value.
September 5, 2011 Urban Renewal, the Big Bang and Mayor BingThe Keystone Towers demolition does not mark decline, but rather recovery.
September 10, 2007 The Ins and Outs of a Liquidity Crisis"...the problem isn't lots of foreclosures, it is simply that buyers of debt don't know how bad the problem might be.”
August 29, 2003 Understanding Indiana 's Housing Markets " ... lower priced housing is not quite the feather in our cap that some make it out to be."
June 13, 2003 Will the Housing Industry Innovate? "...in an economy that has some manufacturers wondering if they will ever be able to raise their prices again, the price of new homes continues to rise."

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