Tag: Housing
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At $447,054, median home prices reached another record in June. Americans are priced out. But could technology save the day? This afternoon, I’m meeting with a startup that promises to make building a house way faster and cheaper. But before I do, I wanted to research the current state of…
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“Imagine a city with high rise blocks and parks laid out like a checkerboard. Every building would be across the street from a park.” Years ago, I told my friend Will about my zany plan for a city. “I’d live in Francisburg,” Will said. And ever since, the name stuck.…
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Part of my job as an investor is to try to imagine what the future could look like. So today, I spent a little time daydreaming… Here are 3 technologies I think could change the world completely — for the better. 1) Ageless fertility. Women in America are having children…
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I spent most of last week in Elizabethtown, Kentucky visiting my grandma. It’s a cute little town full of flowering trees — but you wouldn’t believe what it costs to live there! Killing some time in the Airbnb one night, I decided to pop onto Zillow. “These numbers can’t be…
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Last night, I scrolled through Amazon, entranced. You can buy a whole house for only $30,000! Some were as cheap as $15,000. But being Mr. Fancypants, I had my eyes on one for $72,000. I better hurry — there’s only 10 left in stock! 🙂 But as exciting as manufactured…
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Housing costs are out of control. We all know it — but how do we fix it? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Construction delays are a major driver of costs. If only we could design buildings easily, get them approved, and break ground sooner! TANGObuilder makes that possible. This…
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He’s baaaack! Adam Neumann, the controversial WeWork founder, has a new startup called Flow. This time, Neumann plans to transform the home rather than the workplace. Details are scant, but Flow appears to be a sort of WeWork for apartments. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Today, venture firm Andreessen…
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Austin, already a significant tech center, is the biggest beneficiary of tech workers being able to live anywhere and work remotely: Austin is the top beneficiary of tech-related migration in the past 12 months, according to data from Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn profiles. Nashville and Charlotte also saw noteworthy migration rates.…
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A couple of months ago, a man approached me on the street near my home. He asked for a bit of money, and although I usually never do, for some reason I gave it to him. I later saw him on a regular basis near the neighborhood grocery. I found…
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A health and economic crisis is scaring nearly everyone right now, including investors. Stocks recovered in record time, but what about investments in real estate? Are they doomed, or is the bad news perhaps a bit overblown? I invest in real estate through Fundrise, which allows me to spread my…
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Tremendous 