Brad Broberg

Title:

Freelance writer

Department:

Community and Political Affairs (CPA) Department

Brad Broberg is a Seattle-based freelance writer specializing in business and development issues. His work appears regularly in the Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.

Content by Brad Broberg

Content by Brad Broberg

Neighborhoods Access Middle Housing

Neighborhoods across the nation lack middle-income housing options.

Making Housing Available for all Income Types

Transforming vacant land into affordable housing.

Daylighting

Returning streams to the open restores their function as green infrastructure and recaptures a lost public amenity.

Walkable Communities

Much of the built environment in America is designed with driving, not walking, in mind.

Creating Walkable Towns

Small communities use smart growth tools to gain an economic edge.

Where Are the New Jobs Going?

As the U.S. recovers from the recession, city centers are seeing that smart growth, like walkability and access to transit, is linked to job...

Growing Up and Not Out

As municipal governments struggle to balance their budgets, Joe Minicozzi helps communities figure out where to focus their ...

Americans Return to Urban Life

The country’s population is shifting between regions, states and cities. This ebb and flow is changing the dynamics of American ...

Conserving America’s Land

Preserving pristine wilderness areas remains important, but protecting green space where people live is also a big part of today’s ...

Building Resilient Cities

Read more about creating communities that can withstand adversity — be it a storm, recession or some other tribulation.

The Home Building Revival

America’s home builders are getting back to work. Through the first eight months of 2013, residential construction starts were up 19 ...

A Grand Vision for Northwest Michigan's Future 40

A decade has passed since the federal government earmarked funds for a bridge in Grand Traverse County, Mich. Although it will never carry ...

Main Street USA

Woodbine, Iowa, was like a lot of small towns. It was small and getting smaller. The population fell by 150 people between 2000 and 2010 ...

A New Kind of Zoning

Communities of all sizes are adopting form-based codes   Hurricane Katrina nearly blasted Pass Christian, Miss., off the map. The ...

Walking into the Future

The market shows home owners are interested in smart growth living   The oldest mode of travel — walking — is suddenly ...

A New Path to Energy Efficient Homes

Property Taxes are a Solution to Financing the Cost of Home Energy Retrofits   Communities across the country are picking up the ...

Generation Y

The Future Generation of Home Buyers There are as many names for Generation Y — Echo Boomers, Millenials, Generation Next — ...

Attracting the Talent

The Creative Class Is Key to Current Economic Development Trends   In today’s evolving economy, the road to prosperity requires...

Placemaking: A Community’s Appeal Drives Economic...

Is a city appealing because it’s prosperous or is it prosperous because it’s appealing? That may sound like a chicken-or-egg ...

Re-Inventing the Suburbs

With new retrofits and redevelopment efforts, suburbs are preparing to handle population growth.   Suburb bashing is a popular ...

Young Professionals in Conference Room Modern

Young Professionals Network

YPN helps young real estate practitioners become more business savvy through networking events, communications, and sharing tips and tricks.

The Sky's the Limit: REALTORS® Conference & Expo November 3-6 in Chicago, IL

2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo - Chicago, IL

The 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo will take place November 3-6, 2017 in Chicago, IL. Registration is open.

Tax Reform

NAR seeks to assure that tax reforms support the goals of homeownership and freedom to buy, maintain and sell real estate.

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