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April 18, 2024
After filing a measure with the city council in the first week of the month, Mayor Wu last week continued her campaign to increase taxes for commercial properties, in an effort to protect residential owners from seeing a substantial increase in their own taxes. Commercial values in downtown Boston are declining as more businesses have adopted work from home, leaving offices
April 12, 2024
Here are some signs your company might be getting ready for layoffs. Read more. Tech layoffs have been expected this year, with giants like Google and Microsoft cutting thousands of jobs.
April 10, 2024
After filing a measure with the city council last week, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu continued her campaign Tuesday to increase taxes for commercial properties, in an effort to protect residential owners from seeing a substantial increase in their own taxes. Commercial values in downtown Boston are declining as more businesses have adopted work from home, leaving offices vacant.
January 18, 2024
In 1974, a group of people stormed a London office block to protest about a lack of housing.
October 6, 2023
Chinese real estate developers are having some of their worst 12-month periods on record this year, defaulting on billions of debt as they face the new reality of much slower home sales in mainland China.
September 3, 2023
The pandemic kept people home and now city buildings are vacant
July 17, 2023
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
July 9, 2023
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
June 20, 2023
Who's going to be left who is willing and able to pay much higher taxes and fees to pay the sky-high legacy costs built up during the glorious 30 years of urban expansion fueled by speculative bubbles? The bubbles will collapse and bankruptcy will clear the excesses. Those who got out early (i.e. now) will be glad they acted promptly and those caught in the downdraft / decline will regret their faith in a high-cost system that was no longer affordable or sustainable.
May 10, 2023
My mid-week morning train reads: • 26 Empire State Buildings Could Fit Into New York’s Empty Office Space. That’s a Sign. Unlike earlier eras of urban…