The Passarella Group

12/10/2019

Mike Calhoun rang the alarm bell early on about the subprime mortgage debacle — before reckless lending drove the economy into recession. These days, he's sounding the alarm about student loans.

09/22/2015

And it hasn't always been

09/10/2015

Data driving smarter development. Well done KC!

The city is using evidence—rather than conventional assumptions about planning—to address sprawl and segregation across the region.

07/29/2013

The impact of dysfunctional race relations on a once-great city.

07/10/2013

Emergency plan would slash retiree pensions and give bondholders just pennies on the dollar.

05/21/2013

- MetroTrends Blog

04/29/2013

A retired transportation planner calls on downtown interests to skip the razzle-dazzle and tackle the fundamentals that will steer the Inner Harbor to a vibrant future as a neighborhood. Top priority – curb auto traffic and get surface rail transit into the district.

04/18/2013

Jobs continue to move to the suburbs despite more people living downtown, potentially crimping growth.

03/25/2013

"A sand scandal is brewing in China, with concerns that low-quality concrete has been used in the construction of many of the country’s largest buildings — putting them at risk of collapse," reports Ian Steadman. "Inspections by state officials have found raw, unprocessed sea sand in at least 15 bui...

03/20/2013

Good article.. the boom is mostly fueled by international buyers purchasing in cash... over 60% of the housing purchased in 2012 was straight cash homey...

Prices are up nearly 25 percent from a year ago. How can this be?

03/19/2013

Last month, graphic designer and railroad aficionado Alfred Twu published a stunning map of what America would look like if virtually every last nook and cranny of the country were connected by a state-of-the-art, 220-mph rail network. Twu’s plan for a national high-speed rail system could get passe...

03/18/2013

Shout out to my friends at National Low Income Housing Coalition... great work gang!!

Elina Bravve, Research AnalystMegan Bolton, Research DirectorSheila Crowley, PresidentThe Housing Wage in Out of Reach captures the gap between wages and rents across the country, and is the estimate of