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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
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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.
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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.)
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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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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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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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The city of Plano has repealed the Plano Tomorrow comprehensive development plan, the result of nearly a half decade of political and legal conflict over the document's provisions on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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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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Up soon on @impactnews_pln: The city is ending its nearly five-year legal effort to preserve the Plano Tomorrow plan. It will not appeal the Fifth District Court of Appeals' latest decision. On Wednesday, Plano City Council will consider repealing the comprehensive plan.
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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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