domestic migration

Much ink has been spilled – metaphorically at least – over how American politics has been nationalised to an unprecedented degree.  read more »

Since 2000, there has been substantial net domestic migration between the states of the United States.  read more »

The geographical resorting of America continues apace–the separation of peoples based broadly on ideology.  read more »

Domestic migration has accelerated in the past few years as Americans relocate — typically from larger urban areas to mid-sized and smaller metros.  read more »

Fortune recently published an interview with Ed Pinto, director of the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center, and former chief credit officer of Fannie Mae.  read more »

Joel Kotkin joins Spencer Levy on The Weekly Take to discuss current migration trends and the future of cities.  read more »

Happy new year everyone. Hope you enjoyed the holidays and the recent amazing weather (while staying safe). A lot of you probably had out-of-town family and/or friends visiting. Next time nonlocal friends or family say Houston is too hot, floods too often, or gets too many hurricanes, here's my recommended reaction: politely agree with them that Houston is not a city for the soft or irresilient - they should probably choose somewhere like California. Texas welcomes the tough.  read more »

The Census Bureau has just published its 2020 state population estimates, which indicate that the state that has led growth in the United States for the last 170 years lost 70,000 residents last year.  read more »

One impact of the coronavirus has been to accelerate some trends that were already present in the marketplace beforehand.  read more »

The big news this week is all the different tech companies announcing their moves to Texas.  read more »