Danilo Pelletiere
@dcpelletiere.bsky.social
Fresh start, same baggage
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As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, overall housing demand growth is slowing. Why? Rising mortality and disability among boomers are driving the loss of older households, outweighing the gains from new household formation, writes @dmccue.bsky.social.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/baby-bo...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/baby-bo...
As Baby Boomers Age, Housing Demand Faces a Rising Headwind
www.jchs.harvard.edu
September 24, 2026 at 4:58 PM
As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, overall housing demand growth is slowing. Why? Rising mortality and disability among boomers are driving the loss of older households, outweighing the gains from new household formation, writes @dmccue.bsky.social.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/baby-bo...
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/baby-bo...
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We celebrate 50 years of a cultural phenomenon unique to Washington, D.C.: go-go music! Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. n.pr/3V2PFbN
Tiny Desk Radio: Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, E.U.
We celebrate 50 years of a cultural phenomenon unique to Washington, D.C.: go-go music! Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
n.pr
September 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
We celebrate 50 years of a cultural phenomenon unique to Washington, D.C.: go-go music! Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station. n.pr/3V2PFbN
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I don't plan events just because. But what we've learned @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social over the last 10+ yrs of @plcc.bsky.social is that we are better when we are all working together & learning from each other. Please join us for this free eTOD event in Sept! www.umdsmartgrowth.org/affordable-c...
Affordable & Connected Communities 2026 – NCSG
www.umdsmartgrowth.org
August 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I don't plan events just because. But what we've learned @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social over the last 10+ yrs of @plcc.bsky.social is that we are better when we are all working together & learning from each other. Please join us for this free eTOD event in Sept! www.umdsmartgrowth.org/affordable-c...
Answers the question « If it is so low margin why does anyone want to be in the grocery business
Grocery margins are low is a frequently rehashed point to argue against Mamdani’s public grocery stores.
Grocery is indeed a low margin business. But its median return on invested capital is above that for all firms, so it is NOT a low profitability business.
Let me explain. 🧵
Grocery is indeed a low margin business. But its median return on invested capital is above that for all firms, so it is NOT a low profitability business.
Let me explain. 🧵
July 30, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Answers the question « If it is so low margin why does anyone want to be in the grocery business
Another way to say this is that a rising homeownership rate can result from rising distress among potential renter households.
US homeownership rate is conventionally described as being ~ 65%.
But that measure fails to take into account the large number of adults living in homes where *other* adults actually own the homes. People like young adults, elderly, friends.
Once you account for that, the rate declines to… 53%.
But that measure fails to take into account the large number of adults living in homes where *other* adults actually own the homes. People like young adults, elderly, friends.
Once you account for that, the rate declines to… 53%.
New homeownership measure puts people first | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
An alternative way of calculating the homeownership rate tells us how many individuals own their homes—something the most commonly used metric fails to track
www.minneapolisfed.org
July 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Another way to say this is that a rising homeownership rate can result from rising distress among potential renter households.
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Whatever you think about AI, it has forever killed "just learn to code" ... and that's a clear win.
And just to be clear, JLTC was always a terrible idea.
And just to be clear, JLTC was always a terrible idea.
July 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Whatever you think about AI, it has forever killed "just learn to code" ... and that's a clear win.
And just to be clear, JLTC was always a terrible idea.
And just to be clear, JLTC was always a terrible idea.
Also can we put to bed the canard that playing in MLS will ruin your career?
July 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Also can we put to bed the canard that playing in MLS will ruin your career?
Play boring soccer, find out. England can spend the next 4 years getting their CDLs if they want to learn to park a bus a little better.
July 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Play boring soccer, find out. England can spend the next 4 years getting their CDLs if they want to learn to park a bus a little better.
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Employment rate for native-born men is down 1.6 percentage points from two years ago.
July 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Employment rate for native-born men is down 1.6 percentage points from two years ago.
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Share of women on payroll hits 50.1%, highest ever.
July 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Share of women on payroll hits 50.1%, highest ever.
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Public housing policy has long been shaped by myths and distrust, but RAD shows what can happen when systems change.When it comes to formal evictions, RAD does not push tenants out of their affordable housing.
This finding doesn’t settle all concerns, but it does clarify an important piece.
This finding doesn’t settle all concerns, but it does clarify an important piece.
June 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Public housing policy has long been shaped by myths and distrust, but RAD shows what can happen when systems change.When it comes to formal evictions, RAD does not push tenants out of their affordable housing.
This finding doesn’t settle all concerns, but it does clarify an important piece.
This finding doesn’t settle all concerns, but it does clarify an important piece.
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Seen more than one instance of
raids on US NGOs by Trump-Miller goons this week.
raids on US NGOs by Trump-Miller goons this week.
Trump administration deploys federal agents to intimidate legal services nonprofits representing unaccompanied immigrant children
Washington, DC, June 12, 2026 – Over the past 48 hours, in the latest example of intimidation tactics, agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
amicacenter.org
June 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Seen more than one instance of
raids on US NGOs by Trump-Miller goons this week.
raids on US NGOs by Trump-Miller goons this week.
How screwed up is FIFA’s pricing? Fans from two of the richest countries in the world, Switzerland and Qatar, weren’t willing to pay for tickets in the bottom bowl for their opening game!
June 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
How screwed up is FIFA’s pricing? Fans from two of the richest countries in the world, Switzerland and Qatar, weren’t willing to pay for tickets in the bottom bowl for their opening game!
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With the Hormuz crisis reaching into nearly every aspect of life & inflation surging, many have wondered why our economy hasn't sunk. The answer is we're running a federal deficit that's equal to Biden's 2021 stimulus, & more than 2x the Obama 2009 stimulus. Even horribly untargeted stimulus works.
Aftermath: The Economy Is Propped Up by Government Spending - The American Prospect
In today’s edition, we highlight an underdiscussed reason why damage from the war hasn’t eaten the U.S. economy: fiscal stimulus.
prospect.org
June 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
With the Hormuz crisis reaching into nearly every aspect of life & inflation surging, many have wondered why our economy hasn't sunk. The answer is we're running a federal deficit that's equal to Biden's 2021 stimulus, & more than 2x the Obama 2009 stimulus. Even horribly untargeted stimulus works.
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2026 @nwslsoccer.com Championship is set for Audi Field in Washington D.C. 🏆 on November 21st 👀
June 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
2026 @nwslsoccer.com Championship is set for Audi Field in Washington D.C. 🏆 on November 21st 👀
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Also from @wsj.com
"Worker compensation—wages and benefits—grew 0.8% in the first quarter from the fourth, while domestic corporate profits jumped 2.7%.
As a result, labor’s share of gross domestic income (conceptually similar to GDP) sank to 51%, the lowest since records began in 1947. "
#economy
"Worker compensation—wages and benefits—grew 0.8% in the first quarter from the fourth, while domestic corporate profits jumped 2.7%.
As a result, labor’s share of gross domestic income (conceptually similar to GDP) sank to 51%, the lowest since records began in 1947. "
#economy
May 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Announcing the winners of the 2026 Ivory Prize!!!!!🏆
The City of Chattanooga
TradesFutures
The City of New Rochelle
The City of Boston: Boston Acquisition Fund @housing.boston.gov
We’re excited to recognize these visionaries tackling the housing crisis! www.ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-prize
The City of Chattanooga
TradesFutures
The City of New Rochelle
The City of Boston: Boston Acquisition Fund @housing.boston.gov
We’re excited to recognize these visionaries tackling the housing crisis! www.ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-prize
May 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Ivory Prize!!!!!🏆
The City of Chattanooga
TradesFutures
The City of New Rochelle
The City of Boston: Boston Acquisition Fund @housing.boston.gov
We’re excited to recognize these visionaries tackling the housing crisis! www.ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-prize
The City of Chattanooga
TradesFutures
The City of New Rochelle
The City of Boston: Boston Acquisition Fund @housing.boston.gov
We’re excited to recognize these visionaries tackling the housing crisis! www.ivoryinnovations.org/ivory-prize
« I view Trump as Chemo…America has Cancer. Trump is toxic, and I think he’s killing the cancer faster than he’s killing the rest of us. » Is the likely rationale for so many hanging on in his coalition, not recognizing that each described the other as part of the cancer www.ft.com/content/8e32...
Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson: ‘I’m starting a fight’
The influential church leader on his ties to Pete Hegseth, dismantling the fences of liberal democracy — and why Trump is ‘like chemo’
www.ft.com
May 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
« I view Trump as Chemo…America has Cancer. Trump is toxic, and I think he’s killing the cancer faster than he’s killing the rest of us. » Is the likely rationale for so many hanging on in his coalition, not recognizing that each described the other as part of the cancer www.ft.com/content/8e32...
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Asking Rents Continue to Decline Year-over-year
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/asking-ren...
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/asking-ren...
Asking Rents Continue to Decline Year-over-year
Every month I review rents and vacancy rates.
calculatedrisk.substack.com
May 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Asking Rents Continue to Decline Year-over-year
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/asking-ren...
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/asking-ren...
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Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.6% Below 2022 Peak
Price-to-rent index is 9.9% below 2022 peak
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/inflation-...
Price-to-rent index is 9.9% below 2022 peak
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/inflation-...
Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.6% Below 2022 Peak
Price-to-rent index is 9.9% below 2022 peak
calculatedrisk.substack.com
May 1, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.6% Below 2022 Peak
Price-to-rent index is 9.9% below 2022 peak
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/inflation-...
Price-to-rent index is 9.9% below 2022 peak
calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/inflation-...
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Zillow: "Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index—will shift +0.0% between March 2026 and March 2027."
With 3% inflation, that is a decline in real prices.
With 3% inflation, that is a decline in real prices.
April 22, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Zillow: "Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index—will shift +0.0% between March 2026 and March 2027."
With 3% inflation, that is a decline in real prices.
With 3% inflation, that is a decline in real prices.
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Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
March 27, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Only 23% of government workers believe they “can report a suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation without experiencing retaliation.”
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
That's way down form the share the prior year (72%) who said they could report suspected illegal activity without fear
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-more-g...
Requiring collective action by often low resource households and absent investors who both view themselves as independent owners, a distressed condo is one of the most difficult challenges in housing policy.
This article is good on how we can encourage condos but glosses over very real problems older and low income condos face in the US from lack of maintenance, investors milking units, and loss of equity.
We need to be talking about Condos more
March 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Requiring collective action by often low resource households and absent investors who both view themselves as independent owners, a distressed condo is one of the most difficult challenges in housing policy.
This article is good on how we can encourage condos but glosses over very real problems older and low income condos face in the US from lack of maintenance, investors milking units, and loss of equity.
We need to be talking about Condos more
“Canada’s experience suggests that America’s condo crisis is a policy choice, not an inevitability.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
By @mnolangray.bsky.social and @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
By @mnolangray.bsky.social and @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social
March 27, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This article is good on how we can encourage condos but glosses over very real problems older and low income condos face in the US from lack of maintenance, investors milking units, and loss of equity.