City Observatory tracks something that they call “The Young and Restless.” It refers to the segment of the US population that is between 25-34 years old and has a bachelor’s degree or higher. We know that people in this age bracket tend to be relatively mobile… Read More
I came across this Hong Kong apartment listing earlier in the week. Sai Ying Pun is the neighborhood. HK$9.8 million = C$1,554,833 based on today’s exchange rate (1 CAD = 6.30293 HKD). At 432 square feet (net), that’s C$3,599 psf. But I have also been… Read More
In the comments of my recent post about Manhattan real estate prices during the Great Depression, a regular reader of this blog shared this terrific blog post (and corresponding research paper by Piet Eichholtz) about house prices along the Herengracht canal in Amsterdam from 1628 to… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 