Toronto doesn’t like electric scooters. Something about them being dangerous. But here are some interesting statistics for France, which has apparently become the leading scooter market in Europe: I am a big fan of electric scooters. And all of this suggests to me that scooter… Read More
The EU has the following target in place for the sharing of electricity: The EU has set an interconnection target of at least 15% by 2030 to encourage EU countries to interconnect their installed electricity production capacity. This means that each country should have in place electricity… Read More
I’m not sure how much you can actually glean from this Australian Bureau of Statistics data (taken from this recent New Geography article): The data was collected on August 20, 2021 and, at that time, there were still a number of pandemic lockdowns in place.… Read More
In the wake of Bill 23, there has been a lot of discussion and concern around development charges and parkland dedication revenues. At a high level, the concern is that the proposed changes will reduce the amount of money that cities are able to collect… Read More
Japan has a building typology known as machiya. They are found throughout Japan, but my understanding is that they are most closely associated with downtown Kyoto. The typical machiya consists of a long wooden home with a narrow street frontage, and at least one interior… Read More
Sometimes I stop and think to myself, “my god, I’ve been writing my daily blog for over 9 years. That’s a huge commitment. Should I stop? Is it really worth it?” But of course I do think it is worth it, mostly because I enjoy… Read More
Here is an interesting working paper that assesses the effect of new market-rate housing construction on the low-income housing market: Increasing supply is frequently proposed as a solution to rising housing costs. However, there is little evidence on how new market-rate construction—which is typically expensive—affects… Read More
We have spoken a lot over the years about Opendoor. And for a period of time, iBuying seemed like a very good idea. Zillow go into it. Redfin got into it. Everybody was iBuying. But then this year everybody started losing money, mostly due to… Read More
As is the case every quarter, Bullpen Research & Consulting and Batory Management have just published their latest Greater Toronto Area land insights report (for Q3-2022). The average price per buildable square foot (pbsf) in this report remains the same as in Q2 at $95.… Read More
I love what Bright Moments is doing. And Fred Wilson’s post this morning — about their latest event in Mexico City — reminded me of that. Bright Moments describes themselves as “an NFT art collective on a mission to create environments where artists and collectors… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 