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Oct. 04, 2011 / Gordon Price

Beyond the Marketing Plan: a New American Dream

Allison Arieff, former editor of Dwell, offers a commentary in the New York Times on the need for a new…
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Sep. 27, 2011 / Gordon Price

Downright Adorable

Adorability: one of the best reasons for laneway housing.  Kamala Rao gives three more, in this piece on Vancouver’s laneway…
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Sep. 13, 2011 / Gordon Price

The civic election’s most important issue

My Business in Vancouver column: What will be the toughest issue in the upcoming civic election? The issue that all…
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Sep. 07, 2011 / Gordon Price

Go to Surrey: Carbon Talks

Join SFU Carbon Talks and PICS for our next brown bag lunch dialogue with Peter Russell Wednesday, September 21st from…
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Aug. 31, 2011 / Gordon Price

Driving over the edge

Mark Hinshaw, Seattle architect and critic, penned a piece for Crosscut on Sick suburbs, expiring exurbs, with this interesting observation:…
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Aug. 26, 2011 / Gordon Price

The Next Urban Frontier: Laneways

UPDATE: If you’re in Seattle …. NORD ALLEY PARTY    Pioneer Square First Thursday September 1st, 2011 5:30 to 8:30pm…
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Jul. 06, 2011 / Gordon Price

Squeeze Play: Lessons from a small space

Petti Fong writes in the Toronto Star about small spaces: 270 square feet of home sweet home? That’s life in…
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Jun. 07, 2011 / Gordon Price

Scary Stuff

The Economist begins an article on the American housing market with this: A HEALTH check of America’s housing market is…
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May. 31, 2011 / Gordon Price

Generation Rent

Here’s what the Guardian is saying about the younger generation’s attitude to homeownership: In a survey of 8,000 people aged…
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Apr. 01, 2011 / Gordon Price

Trends in Downsizing

Big boxs aren’t so big (and they’re renting out space to even smaller businesses).  In America, houses are getting smaller…
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Mar. 09, 2011 / Gordon Price

Tax Cuts for Housing

In response to the post below quoting The Economist, Wendy Waters observed: … the solution must be find a way to encourage…
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Mar. 02, 2011 / Gordon Price

City demand versus suburban supply

The Economist makes an essential point: Imagine two areas: Gotham and Pleasantville. Say the demand to live in Pleasantville increases…
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Feb. 07, 2011 / Gordon Price

Fun facts for a not-funny issue

Thanks to Michael Geller for drawing attention to a housing report fresh out of City Hall, authored by Dale McClanaghan. Says…
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Dec. 01, 2010 / Gordon Price

Seattle goes for zero

A zero parking requirement for rowhouses, that is.  More here. Michael Geller adds his observations, with some helpful pics of…

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