Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
One of the more frustrating challenges for people in our field to overcome is a certain past-is-destiny argument from sprawl defenders who contend that past trends in favor of large-lot, dispersed, automobile-dependent development constitute proof that Americans want more of...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
The June 29 issue of Business Week contains a lengthy feature (really a set of features) on what we can expect in the market for US housing between now and 2012. The short-term news for homeowners and builders is pretty...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
Take a look at these foreclosure maps of metro Houston and Denver, respectively. In Houston, the larger and darker dots indicate locations with more foreclosures; in Denver, the red areas have the most foreclosures: (There is an interactive...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
The last week has been unbelievable for the American economy. The events of just yesterday were dizzying and awful. And of course it's been brewing for a while now, starting with foreclosures and quickly followed by the sharp hikes...continued→
