California Wildfires Force Thousands to Find Housing in Already Tight, Pricey Region
The California wildfires raging throughout Napa Valley wine country have inflicted millions of dollars of property damage in some of the nation’s priciest communities and forced thousands of displaced families to seek new living arrangements in already limited local real estate markets.
Hurricane Irma’s Flooding Wasn’t as Severe as First Feared, Possibly Sparing Half a Million Homes
If the mainland of Florida had been struck by a Category 4 storm, our estimates show that just over a million homes statewide, worth a combined $329 billion, could have been flooded by storm surges. That's more than a third of the homes in Florida.
Hurricanes Harvey & Irma: What We Know and What to Expect
There remains much uncertainty and fear about estimated and actual damage to housing markets in Texas and the Southeast as a result of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. But based on past and present research, there are several things we can state with confidence about both situations, and more about which we can make educated assumptions.
A Picture’s Worth: Driverless Cars
Switching to a driverless system could eliminate roughly two-thirds of the current cost of a typical Uber ride
How Driverless Cars Could Help Solve our Affordable Housing Woes
When it comes to housing our workforce, there are substantial economic gains to be had by enabling more workers to move to growing cities for high-paying jobs, or at least by creating an efficient way to commute between areas with affordable housing and areas with good jobs. Driverless cars promise to help us with both.
Savings on Auto-Pilot: How Much Less Could Driverless Car Commuting Cost?
Thanks to ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, the cost of getting a door-to-door ride of a few miles today is less expensive than ever. And looking ahead, switching to a driverless system could eliminate roughly two-thirds of the current cost of a typical Uber ride (even using very conservative assumptions) – helping pave the way for a dramatic re-imagining of public transit planning and affordable community development.
California’s Dry Spell Leads to Flood of Drought-Related Listing Terms
The past five years have been the driest in California’s history, leading to a statewide water emergency and the imposition of water-use reduction targets. Homeowners have responded both by cutting their per-capita water use, and by changing how they market their homes.
Going Green: Cities with Large Carbon Footprints Are Hot Spots for Eco-Friendly Home Tech
As it turns out, cities with the most homes for sale that advertise eco-friendly amenities – think solar panels, double-paned windows and energy-efficient appliances – are also the cities that need those amenities most, because their carbon footprints tend to be larger.
