One of the core data sources for understanding homebuilding in the U.S. is the Census Bureau's Building Permit Survey. But a disturbing number of large cities and counties are lax in providing the monthly data that make the survey useful. The resulting lower-quality data impacts federal products, … [Read more...]
Dataviz links: Over time, across space
Great links for quick data dives: The Historical Housing Prices Project gives rents and home prices from 1890 - 2006 for US cities. It's based on newspaper listings and was led by Ronan C. Lyons, Allison Shertzer, and Rowena Gray. I've added Ronan's blog, Time & Space, to the links below.City … [Read more...]