PPD 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Land Values, State Ownership, Land Run
8 Sep 2016
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Land given to noblemen, various estates for agriculture, serious constraint on upward mobility. European investors who were speculated on in the increase in value on land: land subdivisions- america"s obsession with real estate is deep in our history. Subdivided the ohio valley and made considerable profit, helped design. Washington dc, and owned many lots to be sold later at a higher price, land speculation project, the government placement would encourage land values to rise. Plantation owner and land speculator, owned properties in virginia and subdivided them for sale. In philadelphia, made a grid plan and plot map for speculation, made more off land speculation than publishing. Established philadelphia and pennsylvania, new town developer and land speculator. One time the richest man in the us, was fur trader, then made more by purchasing and selling real estate, new york city and a few other places.
