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Official account https://teapaw.org/t.co/NEEYjbpF03 (by @BrianMillerSoc). Musings on sociology, suburban & urban life & development, McMansions & housing, & social change.

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Few Americans think “it is a good time to buy a house” legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Few Americans think “it is a good time to buy a house”

Few Americans think “it is a good time to buy a house”

Since 1978, Gallup has asked Americans whether they think “it is a good time to buy a house.” The percentages of Americans agreeing with this in 2022 and 2023 are the lowest figures rec…

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The cities college graduates are leaving, the cities college graduates are going to legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
The cities college graduates are leaving, the cities college graduates are going to

The cities college graduates are leaving, the cities college graduates are going to

A new analysis suggests college graduates are leaving some of the costliest metropolitan areas and instead moving to other metropolitan areas: Looking at these two lists, several things stand out: …

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Average sales price of houses up over 500% since 1983 legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Average sales price of houses up over 500% since 1983

Average sales price of houses up over 500% since 1983

An article on generational wealth transfers in the United States highlighted this significant rise in the average selling price of homes from 1983 to today: From reading the chart, the rise in aver…

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The suburbs are not having a “surprise revival” as they never went away legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
The suburbs are not having a “surprise revival” as they never went away

The suburbs are not having a “surprise revival” as they never went away

A summary of several recent patterns involving the American suburbs starts with this: Photo by Geometric Photography on Pexels.com American suburbia— once marked by dying malls and empty office par…

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Who owns a neighborhood? Or, who can make decisions to alter it? legallysociable.com/2023/05/…

Who owns a neighborhood? Or, who can make decisions to alter it?

A discussion of recent housing changes in Arlington, Virginia, an increasingly whiter and wealthier community, included this summary: Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Pexels.com Perhaps the opponents are…

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The ideal American lawn as “ecologically unproductive” legallysociable.com/2023/05/…

The ideal American lawn as “ecologically unproductive”

A description of a homesteader property in North Carolina explains why the lawn had to go: Photo by Tina Nord on Pexels.com When they bought the house, it was surrounded by a picturesque, but ecolo…

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COVID-19, rents, and increases in household formation legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
COVID-19, rents, and increases in household formation

COVID-19, rents, and increases in household formation

A new paper suggests an increase in household formation during COVID-19 has helped keep rent prices high: Photo by SHVETS production on Pexels.com In this case, Ozimek and his coauthor, Eric Carlso…

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American sprawl consequential because of its scale legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
American sprawl consequential because of its scale

American sprawl consequential because of its scale

An environmental activist in New Jersey describes suburban sprawl in his state in ways that hint at its vast scale: Photo by Seva Kruhlov on Pexels.com The origins of this devil-may-care approach t…

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Basketball “from suburbia to Serbia” legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Basketball “from suburbia to Serbia”

Basketball “from suburbia to Serbia”

An NBA Playoffs commercial touting “playoff mode” includes the line “from suburbia to Serbia, it’s unbelievable” alongside this image of suburban basketball: What stan…

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Fighting for suburban voters ahead of 2024, Carmel, IN edition legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Fighting for suburban voters ahead of 2024, Carmel, IN edition

Fighting for suburban voters ahead of 2024, Carmel, IN edition

A mayoral race in a well-regarded suburb hints at suburban voting patterns for 2024? Photo by Element5 Digital on Pexels.com Tuesday’s electoral results show in miniature the national Republicans’ …

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Secretariat as the sports figure with the most streets named after them legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Secretariat as the sports figure with the most streets named after them

Secretariat as the sports figure with the most streets named after them

A few years ago, ESPN looked at how many American roads are named after athletes. Secretariat led the field: Photo by Mu00eddia on Pexels.com But perhaps nothing drives home the impact of Secretari…

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Chasing development: give big tax breaks to Foxconn, then to Microsoft… legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Chasing development: give big tax breaks to Foxconn, then to Microsoft…

Chasing development: give big tax breaks to Foxconn, then to Microsoft…

American municipalities want growth and jobs. Hence, they give tax breaks to corporations to locate there. In southern Wisconsin, they first gave big money to Foxconn. When that fell through, now t…

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The pedestrians’ school of defensive (and hopefully enjoyable) walking legallysociable.com/2023/05/…

The pedestrians’ school of defensive (and hopefully enjoyable) walking

Walking is good for you and can contribute to health and sociability. Walking can also be dangerous, particularly in the United States where life is optimized for those in cars and trucks. Given th…

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Removing a tree that predated Chicago legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Removing a tree that predated Chicago

Removing a tree that predated Chicago

Before Chicago, there stood at least one oak tree: Photo by Valeria Boltneva on Pexels.com For almost three hours, crews from Fernandez Tree Service hacked away at one of Chicago’s oldest trees, a …

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Celebrating property owners who hold on to their land even as development surrounds them legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Celebrating property owners who hold on to their land even as development surrounds them

Celebrating property owners who hold on to their land even as development surrounds them

The movie Up starts with a portrayal based on a true story: property owners continue to live in their home even as it becomes surrounded by new buildings. Their home is now isolated amidst change. …

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Want to see adults attached to their phones? Go to a local park legallysociable.com/2023/05/…
Want to see adults attached to their phones? Go to a local park

Want to see adults attached to their phones? Go to a local park

I am at neighborhood parks quite a bit with my kids. I have noticed that while kids are playing, the adults there with them are often on their phones. Photo by Ju00c9SHOOTS on Pexels.com I get why.…

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Pew Research calculator to determine your location-controlled social class legallysociable.com/2023/04/…
Pew Research calculator to determine your location-controlled social class

Pew Research calculator to determine your location-controlled social class

This calculator offered by the Pew Research Center factors in your location to determine which social class you belong in: On how the calculator considers location: The calculator takes your househ…

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Even chickens can have McMansions legallysociable.com/2023/04/…
Even chickens can have McMansions

Even chickens can have McMansions

One TikTok user put together a McMansion for chickens: I believe this best fits McMansion Trait #1 referring to the structure’s size. It could provide a lot of space for a few chickens or hou…

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Do all mayors feel this way: “We’re the envy of what most cities want to be” legallysociable.com/2023/04/…

Do all mayors feel this way: “We’re the envy of what most cities want to be”

The outgoing mayor of Naperville considered his legacy and summed up his community compared to others: Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels.com Q: What will be your legacy as mayor of Naperville? A:…

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Nashville, you do not have to commit $1.2 billion in public financing for a new Titans stadium legallysociable.com/2023/04/…
Nashville, you do not have to commit $1.2 billion in public financing for a new Titans stadium

Nashville, you do not have to commit $1.2 billion in public financing for a new Titans stadium

Leaders in Nashville approved a lot of public financing for a new dome for the Titans and other uses: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The Metro Nashville City Council approved by a 26-12 vote early …

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