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Marina City, Chicago’s hidden gem

by Simon Silver | Oct 12, 2020 | The Architect

This article was originally published in April 2019. The birthplace of the skyscraper overflows with famous buildings – but none as stunning as a lesser-known piece of architecture, Bertrand Goldberg’s brutalist ‘city within a city’. A recent architectural field trip...

What would Lincoln do?

by Clifford F. Thies | Oct 12, 2020 | The Historian, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

On 12 October 1864, Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the Dred Scott decision, passed away. Abraham Lincoln (finally!) had the opportunity to replace that man. There was never a doubt that Lincoln would nominate a successor. On the other hand, there was no purpose...

Startling statistics – just the numbers

by Wilhelm Åkesson | Oct 6, 2020 | The Analyst, zLead Article, zNewsletter

UK: Total value of exports to EU 27 countries in February 2020: £13,869bn As percentage of total overseas exports: 51%Percentage change since previous year: -7% Percentage change in retail sales in April 2020 compared with last year: -23% Latest percentage change for...

Single-family housing permits hit a multi-year high

by Robert Hughes | Sep 22, 2020 | The Fund Manager, zNewsletter

Housing activity – starts and permits – posted mixed results in August as declines in the multi-family segment offset gains in the single-family segment. Within the single-family area, there were gains in starts and permits with strength spread across most regions....

TWO MILLION: TOTAL NEW DEMAND FOR US MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING OVER NEXT DECADE

by Jeanette Rice | Sep 3, 2020 | The Analyst

Total U.S. multifamily demand should rise by two million units over the next decade. CBRE Econometric Advisors’ latest long-term outlook for U.S. multifamily rental housing indicates the net gain in occupied units—from 15.4 million in Q2 2020 to 17.4 million in...