Property values in the U.S. do seem to be appreciating the fastest in denser urban areas. I'm not sure it's precisely a sea change in favor of urbanism, but it'

Property values in the U.S. do seem to be appreciating the fastest in denser urban areas. I'm not sure it's precisely a sea change in favor of urbanism, but it's certainly a different trend than, say, the '70s, when urban property was losing value relative to suburban property in many cities. This extends even to cities that aren't traditionally very urbanized, like Houston: in the past 15 years, inside-610 property has been a much hotter market than outside-610 property.