CategoryConstruction/Design

Home Construction Materials, Methods, And Codes Need To Be Rethought NOW Enabling Faster Home Permitting In LA Top Priority, Already A Notoriously Slow Process Homeowners Are Not Going To Leave LA If Federal, State, And Local Government Provide Actual Solutions Armchair experts are placing a lot of weight on government mismanagement as the reason for the LA wildfires. I'm skeptical about that...

Tiny Home Solutions Gloss Over The Need For Land Land Appreciates While Buildings Depreciate Amazon Is Taking Over The Tiny Home Torch From Sears When we think about the genre of tiny homes, as shown on television reality shows, no one speaks about the cost of land. Housing is experiencing a perfect storm. The median U.S. existing home costs $407,200. Rocket Mortgage suggests that tiny homes cost...

• By 2022, San Fran’s Millenium Tower Sunk 18 Inches And Tilted By 28 Inches.
• The $100 Million Fix Was Completed, And The Building Appears To Have Stabilized.
• The SF Chronicle Incorrectly Blames 45% Drop Of A Millennium Sale On Overall Market.

• One Of Thirteen Sales, Or 7.5% Of All Sales, Is A Flip
• A Flip Is Defined As A Single Family Or Condo That Resells In One Year
• Flips Provide A Necessary Service To Maintain The Existing Housing Stock

• Landmarking doesn’t always add market value because it restricts owner options
• Landmarking often benefits the community more by enhancing the sense of place
• Landmarking can maintain value and attract investment

Somehow we got into the habit of eating at our desks at the office and watching television in the den over time. Postpandemic, there was a need to allocate more space to a home office and even a second home office. A separate dining room was relegated to infrequent holiday gettogethers or used as a home office rather than daily meals. I love our formal (it has a wall) dining room but I'd rather...