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Built-to-Rent developers are flocking to the Sunbelt, where a confluence of factors make rentable single-family homes ultra popular with growing families.
their way back to lahaina devastated by these fires, hundreds of homes reduced to metal and ash. >> what happened to the warning systems? >> i'm outside lahaina where hundreds of people are still missing. as the search continues, fema in flying in extra cadaver dogs to assist. >> hundreds still missing. others filling shelters. is there enough space? >> i'm in maui. >> harrowing stories of escape and kindness. we'll have the latest. also tonight, weather threat. extreme heat scorches the sunbelt and northwest. damaging storms, thunder across the east. >> you know the answer to that. >> plus, donald trump tonight facing a fourth indictment, a georgia grand jury considering the case.
presence they will often not charge these criminals. alvin bragg as the u.s. attorney and district of columbia won't. because they are worried that the racial disparities and the condition of these crimes and charges of them. even if they get charged and convicted the criminals often know they're not going to go to jail and do heart time. >> do you think the migration out of blue cities and state's will continue? i don't see any end to it. >> i certainly know a lot of people who have left a blue state's and cities often times moving to the sunbelt where there is more economic opportunity and more public safety, lower taxes and a more business friendly environment. i do worry that it makes those areas even more blue and it leads to the election of even more radical ideologues. look at what has happened in chicago. if you thought lori lightfoot the current mayor of chicago is bad, wait until you see her replacement, the guy who is defending teenagers rampaging the streets and luding it as
often not charge these criminals. as you said , alvin brag g, new york city, one is the u.s. attorney in the district of columbia, won't becaus ehat they are worried that there arel racial disparities in d the commissioncondit of these cs and therefore the charges of them. and even if they get chargedcone and convicted, these criminalskw often know tha tt they're not going to go to jail and do hard time. >> do you think this migration out of blue cities and states is going to continue? n' because i don't t sesee any end to it? >> well, i certainly know a lot of people who have left blue states and blue cities oftentimes movinstate'g to the sunbelt where there is mort e economic opportunity, there's more publionomicc safety, lowers and a more business friendly environment. riendly ronment.i do worry thatl those areas even more blueue and it leads the election of even more radical ideologues. i mean, look at whatt what's had in chicago. if you thought lori, lorit mayo lightfoot, the current mayorr ,n of chicago, is bad, justti wait until you see her replacement.he the guy who'hes defendingnding teenagers, rampagingte the streets and looting as underprivilegedthe youth.
people leave some of the higher density cities and actually move to what we call the sunbelt cities, places like austin, dallas, miami and phoenix, in search of a lower cost of living and better weather. what is really interesting is since then, two things, first of all, people have stayed in those sunbelt cities. you can see things like high—frequency data such as restaurant bookings remain above pre—pandemic in those lovely cities. but also, interestingly, people are returning to high—density cities. so, for example, residential rents in new york are back above pre—pandemic levels and we've got residential rents rising in other global cities, london, singapore, berlin, sydney and milan. this is very much showing that people are staying in cities. that brings us to how we work which is probably the biggest single change out of the pandemic. hybrid working, probably here to stay, and what it means for cities in an era of hybrid
and better weather. what is really interesting is since then, two things, first of all, people have stayed in those sunbelt cities. you can see things like high—frequency data such as restaurant bookings remain above pre—pandemic in those lovely cities. but also, interestingly, people are returning to high—density cities. so, for example, residential rents in new york are back above pre—pandemic levels and we've got residential rents rising in other global cities, london, singapore, berlin, sydney and milan. this is very much showing that people are staying in cities. that brings us to how we work which is probably the biggest single change out of the pandemic. hybrid working, probably here to stay, and what it means for cities in an era of hybrid working is the footprint of cities actually gets bigger. if you only have to go to the office one, two,
look, the pandemic changed how we work, how we live and how we shop, so let's just start with shopping. e—commerce was a huge lifeline for many of us during the pandemic but increasingly, people want to go back to shops, so a recent survey of 20,000 global consumers showed seven out of ten want to view product in shops. a bit more in the us, a bit less in asia—pacific where they are willing to shop online. in terms of living, one of the biggest changes we saw was actually in the us. between march 2020 and february 2021 during the pandemic, we saw close to 3 million people leave some of the higher density cities and actually move to what we call the sunbelt cities, places like austin, dallas, miami and phoenix, in search of a lower cost of living and better weather. what is really interesting is since then, two things, first of all, people have stayed in those sunbelt cities. you can see things like high—frequency data such as restaurant bookings remain above pre—pandemic in those lovely cities.