Category Archives: Homeownership

The Real-Estate Reality

Posted on July 12, 2011 by urbanhistori

I read this article yesterday on the Wall Street Journal Opinion page and it stuck with me – the kind of sticking where you find yourself thinking about it while washing the dishes and walking the dog and all those other mundane … Continue reading →

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The Property Value Illusion

Posted on December 3, 2010 by urbanhistori

“For our own property values,” he said, “we need the illusion.” This was the comment made by a homeowner in the Disney Master Planned suburb of Celebration in response to the murder and standoff/suicide this week.  The illusion he’s referring … Continue reading →

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