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Historic house museums are adapting for the future too! And, if you have any interest in what those of us in the historic house field do and think, I strongly urge you to subscribe to Max's blog if you don't already.

House of the future

Likely new mayor of NY wants inclusionary zoning to require developers to build affordable housing

The repopulating of urban areas is certainly a trend that will affect museums.  But do you agree that the government should end the mortgage interest deduction because focus is shifting from suburbs to cities?  Don't people who buy condos in cities benefit from the same deduction as those buying houses in the suburbs?

New trend: a meta service that helps you manage your Airbnb (short-term rental) business. No more of that old-fashioned dealing with the house/apartment owner directly!

In the wake of a public petition to allow people to unlock their cellphones for use on the wireless network of their choice, both the White House and the Federal Communications Commission came out in favor of a change in the law. 

So, let's hope the Millennials will bring about the end of McMansions!

I went to this great open house yesterday on campus, "Robot Block Party." Everything from the Nasa robotics team to amateur tinkerers frankensteining robots in their backyards. A couple people from the Exhibits team at the Cal Academy showed a kinect-powered robot they had been tinkering with as a side project, where - their idea - would be to put the robot (with a camera) on the roof, and you'd be able to "drive" it using the kinect inside the museum. And of course, there was the self-driving race car, complete with the ubiquitous Stanford parking sticker.

Good news for CA re: jobs, as long as our housing market recovers and grows...

Just Move Property profounds the most trusted and guaranteed rents to all those looking for buying a new house in this area. Rent in Bethnal green is highly reasonable and can be afforded by a middle class family. The best part is you get all the exquisite facilities like double bed, storage facilities, private garden and lot more at affordable cost.

Three cheers for ranch homes, for all generations (and, fortunately, I already live in one)!

Solo living across the generations

New services and devices allowing older adults to stay in their homes.