Category Archives: Housing

Housing Affordability for Millennials

Posted on June 10, 2015 by matt ohern

As the global epicenter of technology innovation, Silicon Valley creates a massive amount of wealth — but the housing supply, hemmed in by geography and zoning regulations, is incredibly restricted. The resulting housing crunch is so severe that Millennials are hard pressed … Continue reading →

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Suburbia Not Only Not Dying—It's Thriving

Posted on October 30, 2013 by matt ohern

Fortune magazine’s Leigh Gallagher got a large amount of publicity over the summer for her book, The End of the Suburbs: Why the American Dream is Moving. Major newspapers did articles repeating her claims, and she expounded them on various … Continue reading →

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Economic Impact: Home affordability in Richmond area Hits Highest Level

Posted on February 6, 2013 by matt ohern

(This column ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on February 4, 2013.) Home affordability in the Richmond region stood at its highest level in the third quarter of last year since 2003. The region had 51.9 percent of households that … Continue reading →

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Do Americans (and Virginians) Still Love the Suburbs?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by matt ohern

One of the hottest debates today among urbanists and economic geographers is the extent to which population growth and development are shifting from the periphery of U.S. metropolitan areas back to their urban cores. The latest contribution to this discussion, … Continue reading →

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