Data editor for Inman News. I talk to industry experts and work with data to explore the housing market. Formerly of @AP, @dallasnews and @impactnews.
Dallas, TX
Joined March 2011
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labor force participation, but stretching it waaay back
ALT Time series chart of labor force participation (Men, Women, All) for 25-54 age group 1948 to May 2021. data source BLS
Construction spending rises again in April as lumber costs climb inman.com/2021/06/01/constru…
Who should I be following on Twitter for real estate data analysis and viz? Could be journalists, industry professionals, economists, etc.
I'm hoping to plug in more to that community as I prepare for a new role.
Trying out some data viz tools in Flourish. This map features median monthly housing costs as reported in the 2019 ACS.
Darker = higher housing costs. (This doesn't account for income yet.)
I also want to say thank you to all the readers and sources I worked with in Plano. It was a special beat for me for three years. Whether you contributed info for our coverage, or just hung out with me on Twitter for late-night council meetings, I appreciate you.
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I'm proud of what our team accomplished at @impactnews. It's a good group of dedicated journalists and brilliant designers, and I already miss them a great deal. I'm staying in Dallas, so let's keep in touch.
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Life update: Next week I'll start a new job as a reporter for @Inman News, where I'll write about this fascinating moment in the U.S. housing market.
Follow along here for interesting stuff I find as I talk with real estate experts and explore large datasets.
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City repeals Plano Tomorrow plan after years of contentious debate on apartments communityimpact.com/dallas-f…
Here's our full story: communityimpact.com/dallas-f…
The road to this point was often contentious, involving a lawsuit and heated local elections centering on the topic of apartment density. But in the end, the council was unanimous in their decision to repeal. Council members expressed a desire for the city to move forward.
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In the meantime, the city will operate under the prior comprehensive plan that had been in place from 1986 through 2015, when Plano Tomorrow was adopted.
Moving forward, the city's comprehensive plan review committee will work to arrive at a compromise on how the next comprehensive plan will treat future apartment developments, Mayor Harry LaRosiliere said.
The city of Plano has repealed the Plano Tomorrow comprehensive development plan, the result of nearly a half decade of political and legal conflict over the document's provisions on development and density.
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City abandons legal effort to preserve Plano Tomorrow plan, sets date for repeal vote communityimpact.com/dallas-f…
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City abandons legal effort to preserve Plano Tomorrow plan, sets date for repeal vote communityimpact.com/dallas-f…
Here's our story on the council's decision today, and what's next for the city: communityimpact.com/dallas-f…
The comprehensive plan guides city staff recommendations on projects and signals to developers what types of uses could receive approval.
Some residents opposed Plano's plan because of it allowed of denser, apartment-heavy developments in certain areas of the city.
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