tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post6099016434567442853..comments2024-03-29T04:50:03.060-07:00Comments on Idiosyncratic Whisk: July 2015 Inflation and our very low expectationsKevin Erdmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-88842097328049249162015-08-20T15:32:04.672-07:002015-08-20T15:32:04.672-07:00You know, regarding the cranes, I'm afraid tha...You know, regarding the cranes, I'm afraid that high density building has been stagnant for so long that we don't even have the network of suppliers and inputs that would be necessary to facilitate it if we ever solved the regulatory problem. I wonder how long it would take for feeder industries like the crane manufacturers to produce the physical capital it would take to have a functional metropolitan housing construction market.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-28131895602377212112015-08-20T10:42:15.650-07:002015-08-20T10:42:15.650-07:00Thanks, Philo!Thanks, Philo!Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-59298463892873702202015-08-20T09:51:02.584-07:002015-08-20T09:51:02.584-07:00I usually don't read the comments, so I don...I usually don't read the comments, so I don't know how good they are. But the posts themselves are great; they *ought to* attract good comments!<br />Philohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814125172453918700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-55425373010487961942015-08-19T16:35:52.125-07:002015-08-19T16:35:52.125-07:00I was there a couple of months ago, and I noticed ...I was there a couple of months ago, and I noticed all the building downtown too. I had hoped it might be residential. Too bad. Sounds like they are going down the typical path.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-63187084451120353282015-08-19T14:47:50.959-07:002015-08-19T14:47:50.959-07:00I just returned from Seattle WA. An engineer budd...I just returned from Seattle WA. An engineer buddy told me that there are NO high rise cranes to rent in the entire metro area and a lot of projects were waiting for construction equipment & crews to become available. So I asked what was being built. He replied, "Mostly commercial projects." When we talked about residential he said rents were increasing at a double digit rate. Then he said there was alot of discussion about "rent control" at both the city AND county governments. I said they should build more units. He told me they only build "upper bracket" units in the city center and the cheaper stuff "way out on the edges." <br />Chilling discussion!Chuck Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313247742305688489noreply@blogger.com