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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3871831, member: 1414"] Yeah, [USER=1522]@superjohn[/USER] and I used to argue this in the cesspool. It's way more complex than all of us make it, with significant regional variation as well. What you describe is the way it was for me when I was younger, and for my parents before me, who lived in Chicago just before I arrived in the mid 60's. It's not really new. People do like the walkable downtown, and I expect that what is hot and will stay hot are those small cities and bigger suburbs that offer the best of both worlds. A single family house with a place to park your car and a modest yard with a deck or patio, plus walkability to some shops, restaurants and bars. The new challenge post Covid is how do we revitalize downtowns in those suburban communities. I grew up in Manchester, and the Buckland Hills Mall killed downtown. From what I see in real estate the current hottest thing is [URL='https://www.info.renovationspluspro.com/industry-insights/the-rise-of-suburban-multifamily-development']suburban multifamily[/URL]. Those 3 story apartment complexes that they increasingly put next to a bunch of chain restaurants, bars, a movie theater, a gym and shops. Even in New England I'm seeing these pop up all over the place. They were always common in TX, FL, GA and other places with more recent population growth. Take a look at [URL='https://bell.works/new-jersey/explore/#about']Bell Works[/URL]. It's a cool concept. [/QUOTE]