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Back to SearchWhen a Town's Biggest Taxpayer Becomes Its Biggest Problem
Episode 267
What do you do with 720,000 square feet of dead mall? Towns across America are struggling to find the answer as their malls shut down, leaving budget…
8 months ago
2 Towns, 2 Responses to the Housing Crisis. Which Will Succeed?
Episode 266
Littleton, Colorado, wants to ban everything other than single-family homes. The neighboring town of Lakewood wants to allow more housing variety. No…
8 months, 1 week ago
Public Transit Will Collapse in a Year. Should We Save It?
Episode 265
By the end of 2026, many U.S. cities could see large parts of their public transit systems crumble under a lack of federal funding and a development …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
LA Just Avoided 1600 Layoffs. Is That a Good Thing?
Episode 264
The city of Los Angeles recently announced that it saved 1,600 jobs that were at risk of being cut to balance its $1 billion budget deficit. But did …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Tulsa Offers Remote Workers $10K To Move. Is It Paying Off?
Episode 263
The Tulsa Remote program pays remote workers $10,000 to relocate to Tulsa for a year. A study found that, for every dollar spent, Tulsa sees $4.31 in…
9 months ago
Housing Supply Is About to Exceed Demand. Now What?
Episode 262
As baby boomers downsize, relocate, or pass away, millions of homes are projected to rejoin the housing market by 2030, potentially exceeding housing…
9 months, 1 week ago
Can a Tax on House Flipping Stop Canada's Housing Crisis?
Episode 261
For years, investors and speculators shaped Canada's housing market. But now, people who actually live in those homes are beginning to have more infl…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How Mortgage Fraud Makes the Housing Market More Expensive
Episode 260
Several high-profile members of the government have been accused of committing mortgage fraud recently, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton a…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Are Sponge Cities the Flood Control Fix We Need?
Episode 259
Join Abby and guest John Pattison as they dive into the benefits and drawbacks of "sponge cities," cities that incorporate natural features like wetl…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Data Center Electricity Use "Scares Me to the Bone"
Episode 258
Data centers power everything from cloud computing to artificial intelligence, and they use a massive amount of electricity, sometimes even rivaling …
10 months ago