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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The capital flow from "economic development" tends to be outward, like the revenues touted from special events like the Super Bowl, most of the money is spent on transportation and lodging, which typically doesn't remain local.

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Will the GSEs Repeat 2007 - 2009’s Large Losses?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

They have a credit box 8 that is akin to what existed around 2000 - 2002, i.e., before the GSEs loosened it up as mortgage bubble distortions showed up. percent of their book with a CLTV of 80-90 percent, with almost all of it (4.2 Prior to 2013, when the first CRT transactions were done, this information was kept confidential. [11]

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In fact, light rail here in Salt Lake was spurred by the 2002 Olympics, it's a small system and doesn't go to all the places it should, but it's complemented by a developing commuter rail program, a dinky streetcar line on the south side of Salt Lake and South Salt Lake, and a decent enough bus system.