Search Results for housing supply tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/housing supply 2024-04-28T15:01:37Z Movable Type 4.21-en 8 1 8 New Consumer Article: The Measurement Unit For Desirability Is Dollars tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4715 2009-05-19T14:15:00Z 2009-05-19T14:14:52Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Measurement Unit For Desirability Is Dollars. It really is that simple. A good agent can make a difference, but a property that has more will cost more. It isn't rocket science, but... Who Does Creating Artificial Barriers to Growth Hurt? tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4118 2008-06-19T14:00:00Z 2008-06-19T13:42:52Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ For at least the last thirty years, I've been hearing "affordable housing" advocates yammer about the high cost of housing, and how working families can no longer afford "decent" housing, which they apparently consider to be the three or... The History of Suburban Housing tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4092 2008-06-09T14:00:00Z 2008-06-09T14:24:24Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ For at least the last thirty years, I've been hearing "affordable housing" advocates yammer about the high cost of housing, and how working families can no longer afford "decent" housing, which they apparently consider to be the three or... The Economics of Housing Development tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3033 2007-11-18T15:00:00Z 2007-11-18T18:01:16Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ HT to Unrepentant Individual, who also has some good information on what it means. The genesis of all of this is Something's Gotta Give, a report (.pdf format) from the Center For Housing Policy. Furthermore, there is an article in... San Diego Real Estate Market Prognosis August 2007 tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3445 2007-08-08T17:01:00Z 2007-09-07T22:12:38Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The buyer's market is rapidly aging. Properties that are priced correctly are moving, and moving well. On properties with potential for profit, they're moving fast, and sometimes getting multiple offers. Of the last twelve properties clients of mine were seriously... Housing Bubble tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3416 2007-07-14T17:00:40Z 2007-09-07T21:04:05Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ (This was originally written in July 2005, but still has a lot of relevance) On someone's website: "Besides once in California, which completely recovered in a short period of time, by the way, can someone please show me an example... Considering Condos, Townhomes, and PUDs tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3405 2007-07-03T17:00:58Z 2007-09-07T20:07:29Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The vast majority of the population out there wants single family detached housing. The virtues and benefits of the single family residence have been extolled ad nauseum, and the drawbacks of the alternatives are the stuff of urban legend. Unfortunately,... Gravity Is Not a Major Determinant Of Housing Prices tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli/danmelsonsite//4.3334 2007-05-07T17:00:57Z 2007-09-06T03:00:50Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ I just saw a rather clever video someone did called, "That Last Dip's a Doozy!" Someone took housing prices 1890 to present and graphed them to a roller coaster ride. Just before the end, he turned the track around so...