zoning laws | firsttuesday Journal

The sky is falling! Actually, it’s just new home sales

by Casandra Lopez | Aug 23, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

New single family home (SFRs) sales fell 6.6% in June from May, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 676,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The gap between white and black homeownership rates is growing

by Benjamin J. Smith | Mar 26, 2019 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

The decline in American homeownership rates is most severe among black Americans — how did we get here, and what can be done to solve the problem?

Can local zoning restrict medical marijuana dispensaries?

by Nicole Jessen | Oct 17, 2013 | Commercial, Investment, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

A business operated a medical marijuana dispensary (MMD) in an area of a county where MMDs are prohibited under zoning regulations. The county attempted to discontinue the nonconforming use of the property.