Liberty
Charlotte: ‘Bunching up’ poster child
Weighing in on the coronavirus, Antiplanner quotes the great author Stephen Ambrose: “One of the first things you learn in the Army is that, when you and your fellow soldiers…
Single-family detached home
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Homebuilding Still Not Up to Par
According to a new Zillow report: Although construction rates have been steadily rising – with June new home sales up 2.4 percent from a year ago – the U.S. is…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
California’s housing crisis offers lessons to NC
“The great American single-family home problem” is an excellent piece today from the New York Times. It looks at the housing crisis in California, but it has lessons for all…
Liberty
How would a libertarian approach zoning?
Charlotte is working on a total rewrite of its zoning ordinances. And it sounds like it’s going to be a long process – another 2-3 years. It’s a process I’ll be watching…
Regulation
Wondering why new homes seem to cost so much?
Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon helps answer the question by looking at the impact of federal government regulations. Government regulations are responsible for adding $84,671 to the final…
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Caste System
I just read a comment by economist William Fischel about zoning segregating the population by income and class. What else does one expect to come of separating single-family houses from…
Liberty
The duplex that never was
Interesting rezoning case in Winston-Salem that is going to cost a property owner —and maybe the city —both time and money: Officials will be asking the owner of a house…
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Houses getting bigger. Again
So reports the Census Bureau. From CNN Money: During the past three years, the average size of new homes has grown significantly, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday.…
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In this Issue: Americans want to live in single-family homes in small towns, not crowded high-rise condos
View in your browser. There is more evidence that small cities and towns in the Triangle will grow while Raleigh will continue to stagnate. As reported in an earlier newsletter,…
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In this issue: California wages war on the single-family home
View in Your Browser Even though polls show that seventy-one percent of California adults prefer single-family homes, California ‘s legislators and city planners want to cram people into crowded,…
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In this issue: The future of our urban areas is called the suburbs
View in your browser. Undeterred by the facts, North Carolina’s planners continue to write comprehensive plans based on the illusion that higher density will solve most urban problems. In their…
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In this issue: The future of our urban areas is called the suburbs
View in Your Browser Undeterred by the facts, North Carolina’s city planners continue to write comprehensive plans based on the illusion that higher density will solve most urban problems.…