No. I won’t deny the condo glut right now, in the Twin Cities and nationwide. With a few exceptions, though, I have found in the Twin Cities that condos continue to sell better (although not always well) in the downtown, core cities and even select inner ring suburban locations, whereas outer suburban areas don’t do as well.   I have surmised for a long time that condo buyers want to be near the action. They generally want something in return for having to park underground, share a hallway, and have people living above, below and next to them. They want to be closer to amenities and conveniences,…

“The New Suburbanism: A Realist’s Guide to the American Future,” written by Joel Kotkin and The Planning Center and released in November 2005, is a publication that at its core seeks to elevate the discussion of how to improve suburban development. After all, most new housing and employment is occurring in the suburbs. I am fortunate enough to be contributing to the sequel, or update of The New Suburbanism this year. Our biggest issue is community. What is it, really, and how do we encourage it through design, funding, or other measures? Or does it just naturally happen? A good question indeed. A recent article in one of the…