Recommended Readings: Summer/Fall 2021

Below are some of our favorite articles from the last few months which will likely resonate with our readers.

Real Estate

Investing for Income in a World Without Any (WSJ)
Most Office Workers Will Never Return Full-Time, Survey Says (BBC)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Says Most U.S. Staffers Can Now Live Anywhere (WSJ)
Offices Reopen With Safety Plans, but Big-City Commutes Spook Workers (WSJ)
Wall Street Can’t Get Enough Fixer-Upper Houses (WSJ)
New Life and Work Choices Revitalize Exburbs, Bringing New Strains (WSJ)
New York’s Economy, Poised for Comeback, Finds Setback Instead (NYT)
Gameplan Your Office Days: A Guide to Hybrid Work (WSJ)
PIMCO Sets its Sights on Commercial Real Estate (WSJ)
Soaring Rents Make It a Very Good Time to Own an Apartment Building (WSJ)
Short-Stay Housing Companies Are Confident Even as Workers Return to the Office (WSJ)
Real-Estate Agents Gear Up for Fight to Save Their Commissions (WSJ)
Tokenizing the Thesis Miami-Case Study (Security Token Advisors)
Global Housing Markets Are Hurting, and It’s Getting Political (Bloomberg)

Could High-Speed Rail Curb America’s Addiction to Cars? (Fast Company)
Why U.S. Cities Struggle to Keep Transit Commuters (Bloomberg)
Why Widening Highways Doesn’t Bring Traffic Relief (Bloomberg)
E-Bikes Get Up to Speed in Popularity, Providing a Workout Easier on the Heart (Washington Post)
Remote Work Didn’t Wipe Out Big Cities, it Made Them Bigger (Business Insider)
The US Car Crash Epidemic: Why Driving Deaths Are Up — and as High as Gun Deaths (Vox)
To Cut Carbon, Think Low-Rise Buildings, Not Skyscrapers (Bloomberg)
Where America’s Developed Areas Are Growing: ‘Way Off Into the Horizon’ (Washington Post)
The Holy Grail of Transportation is Right in Front of US (NYT)
How to Move More Good Through America’s Clogged Infrastructure (WSJ)

Warren Buffett Says Integrity Is the Most Important Trait to Hire For. Ask These 12 Questions to Find It (Inc.)
You May Get More Work Done at Home. But You’d Have Better Ideas at the Office (Washington Post)
Self-Made Billionaires: The 6 Habits of Massive Wealth and Success (CNBC)
The 5 Most Important Rules for Entrepreneurial Success (Inc.)
These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs (WSJ)
The Pay Is High, but Few Want to Go Into Sales (WSJ)
5 Questions to Truly Connect With Your Sales Prospects (Entrepreneur)
What We Lose When We Don’t See Our Work Acquaintances (WSJ)
The Pandemic’s Toll on Women’s Careers (WSJ)
The Biggest Mistakes Bosses Will Make With Workers Returning After Covid-19 (WSJ)
If Networking Makes you Feel Dirty, You’re Doing it Wrong (WSJ)
How Entrepreneurs Can Get the Most Out of a Business Coach (WSJ)
Inventor Sold Whiskey-Flavored Toothpaste, Talking Toilets (WSJ)

Builders Hunt for Alternatives to Materials in Short Supply (WSJ)
Charging Drivers for Road Use Is Popular With Economists, Less So With Drivers (WSJ)

A Former Monk, Now a Viral Life Coach: “I Want People to Discover Their Purpose.” (WSJ)
Why is Walking So Good for the Brain? Blame it on the “Spontaneous Fluctuations” (Salon)
Escaping the Efficiency Trap—and Finding Some Peace of Mind (WSJ)
Why Keeping a Journal Matters: Readers Weigh In (WSJ)