Corporations Shift US Housing

Corporations are stepping into the US housing market. After the Great Recession, houses were cheap, but most people couldn’t afford Continue reading →

Bots Are Buying Houses

Bots are now buying houses. Computerized stock trading works because the buy and sell orders don’t require humans anymore. They just Continue reading →

Urbanization Blip

Urbanization has been increasing; especially, since the Great Recession. One sign of a shift is that people are shifting again. Continue reading →

Fighting For Sand

Infrastructure holds civilization together. Transportation and housing require lots of concrete. Concrete requires sand. As China builds and much of Continue reading →

The Human Tide Hasn’t Turned

Humans live where there’s water. Commerce, shipping, and fishing provide extra incentives to live along coasts. Coastal populations continue to Continue reading →

The Outer Banks Are Moving

North Carolina’s Outer Banks have been inhabited for centuries. For most of that time, residents kept their houses mobile because Continue reading →

Prefab Skyscrapers

It is real. Skyscrapers are being built from prefabricated components. Build rate = 3 floors per day. Why haul tons Continue reading →

Neighborhoods Going Off Grid

Renewable energies are frequently distributed. Solar and wind are allowing self-sufficiency for individuals and for neighborhoods. Developers are no longer Continue reading →