» Monthly Archives: December 2006

Wal-Marts still get Americans worked up
December 10, 2006 Chicago Tribune I'm having a garage sale on top of my desk. Here's what I think I need to get rid of: Big boxes are great--over there The NIMBY concept ("Not in my back yard") as it pertains to development has been around a long time; now a political consultant for developers has quantified it. ...
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The reason the affluent move away
December 7, 2006 Fort Worth Star-Telegram It's a common enough scenario: A family moves to Arlington, works, prospers, prospers some more, and then just as Mom and Dad start making really serious money, they move to an upscale municipality somewhere else. In short, they bail out on the very entity that provided an environment ...
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A Week’s Worth
December 4, 2006 The Christian Science Monitor For the first time in four months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost ground in consecutive weeks, dropping 0.7 percent as of Friday's close. If there's a class of people more unpopular than politicians or used-car salesmen, it may be real estate developers, the Saint Consulting Group ...
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From Nimby* to Banana**–The Challenge for Developers
December 2, 2006 Business Week Online Opposition to development of single-family homes and condominiums decreased a bit in the latest survey of residents' attitudes by Boston-based Saint Consulting Group. Here's a long excerpt from its press release about the Saint Index: From Nimby* to Banana**--The Challenge for Developers
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