Developing Affordable Housing Ecosystems World Wide
[Previous Months in Review available here: Jul 11, Jun 11, May 11, Apr 11, Mar 11, Feb 11, Jan 11] By:David A. Smith No duh! At times, one is just agape, as I revealed in a little everything not forbidden is mandatory tale from the concrete command post at 451 Seventh Street [...]
[Continued from yesterday's Part 1.] By:David A. Smith Yesterday we heard stories of procedural torture offered by some condo-buyer applicants who found themselves undergoing grueling examinations of their financial situation: Now what do I have to do? The tenor of the New York Times piece reciting their tales of woe fully [...]
By:David A. Smith We bond in tribes, and before we admit the stranger into the tribe, he must undergo a trial – a test both to prove himself worthy in our sight and to demonstrate his commitment to our tribe. Are you good enough for 215 East 80th Street? Those who will [...]
By:David A. Smith [Continued from yesterday's Part 2 and the preceding Part 1.] As we saw in yesterday’s Yahoo Finance-inspired post on homeowners’ association, living in proximity means power is concentrated in a few, and that the resulting authority is used, including enforcing against the residents: By order not of the government, [...]
By: David A. Smith Tension always follows when people live together, whether as roommates, lovers, extended families, in a co-op, a condo, or a homeowners association – and as urbanization increases American cities’ density, these more complex physical forms are increasingly the norm, bringing with them complex financial forms of shared obligations clashing with [...]
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