gentrification rebellion

Dallas Developer Monte Anderson Named First Urban Pioneer by Planning Council

By Leah Shafer / December 11, 2014 /

On Tuesday night, the Greater Dallas Planning Council honored North Texas developer Monte Anderson with its inaugural Urban Pioneer Award at the Urban Design Awards. Anderson is the president of Options Real Estate, a multi-service real estate company that concentrates its work in southern Dallas and Ellis counties, specializing in creating sustainable neighborhoods that invite “gentlefication,”…

Gentrification Rebellion: What We Can Learn From Mistakes San Francisco Has Made

By Candy Evans / February 3, 2014 /

Is this the new gentrification rebellion? I have been fretting about this for years: the middle class is shrinking in the U.S. Perhaps because I am so entrenched in real estate, I see the way the 1% is living up close. A story in this week’s TIME confirmed it (sub. req.): The gap between rich…