Property Values

The Rise and Fall of the American Homeowner

by Joshua Specht

Property Values Joshua Specht

Reception

2026
The New Yorker
Reviewed by Daniel Immerwahr, 28 September

The New Yorker · 28 September 2026

Why America Looks the Way It Does

From vast grids to winding suburbs, Americans have spent two centuries remaking the landscape around property.

By Daniel Immerwahr

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