I just read a pair of articles in today's Wall St.Journal, both regarding efforrs to get more affordable housing in urban areas. I've heard about crazy trends in rentals in places like San Francisco -- for which Berlin stands in quite nicely. And I've presumed there MUST be places where housing pressures aren't so insane -- and, surprise! Tokyo is ( Read more... )

A new reader just indicated that my subbie post yesterday was a bit "beyond my range" -- prompting me to reply. Perhaps my ideas are of broader interest ( Read more... )