Housing Bubble, credit bubble, public planning, land use, zoning and transportation in the exurban environment. Specific criticism of smart growth, neotradtional, forms based, new urbanism and other top down planner schemes to increase urban extent and density. Ventura County, California specific examples.
Monday, May 08, 2006
The HOV CTX Line
The Homebuilders did learn their lessons. They have engraved in their collective conciousness the disaster of last time. Of last time. Like generals, they are fighting the last war. They built more on contract, they covered exposure with commitments, they optioned land instead of purchasing/contracting land, they raised margins rather than pursue share, they sub-contracted construction duties, they bought into the revenue stream. Just the things to protect against the last downturn. The homebuilders have done everything necessary and Wall street agrees. The French once did the exact same thing, they called theirs the Maginot Line.
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i understand the maginot line is proving useful for storing wine and cheese...and as a tourist attraction...the best we will get from the builders will be wallpaper and grocery bags made of their stock certificates.
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