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Boston real estate
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks agoExpert Analysis
Cities can unlock 100,000+ housing units by leveraging 50+ million square feet of unused development rights on municipal properties and transit facilities through strategic air-rights deployment and alternative ownership models beyond traditional ground leases.
NYC real estate
fromwww.businessinsider.com
23 hours agoWe bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.
The Feinbergs purchased a small home in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and planned to expand it using RenoFi financing based on future value.
#reproductive-rights
NYC politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day agoZohran Mamdani wants to crack down on New York's bad landlords'. He has to find them
The Independent provides critical journalism on pressing issues, ensuring accessibility without paywalls, and supports community engagement through initiatives like rental hearings.
#homelessness
Non-profit organizations
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 day agoSanta Clara County housing funds safe after federal court ruling - San Jose Spotlight
Federal appeals court blocks HUD's attempt to cap permanent housing funds, preserving Continuum of Care grants for homelessness solutions in Santa Clara County.
#housing-policy
Real estate
fromFortune
4 weeks agoThe housing paradox: why banning institutional investors could make affordability worse | Fortune
Restricting institutional investors from purchasing single-family rental homes would harm vulnerable families, particularly Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged renters seeking housing flexibility and access to better opportunities.
#housing-crisis
LA real estate
fromArchDaily
2 weeks agoHousing Affordability Crisis: Architectural and Policy Responses from Spain, France, Australia, and the United States
Global housing crisis stems from both insufficient building supply and affordability barriers, with 2.8 billion people lacking stable shelter due to underproduction and economic inaccessibility, while speculation increasingly treats housing as investment rather than human right.
fromFast Company
2 weeks agoIf you want housing abundance, let the market work
Good urbanism should transcend politics. Socialists and capitalists can walk the same neighborhood and agree it's a pleasant place to live. They can each appreciate the tree canopy, the corner café with people spilling onto the sidewalk, the mix of ages on bikes and on foot, the architectural details of older buildings, and so on.
Philosophy
California
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks agoThe California Housing Revolution That Wasn't
California's zoning reforms failed to increase housing supply because laws simultaneously removed regulatory barriers while creating new ones through wage requirements, affordability mandates, and local autonomy protections.
fromInvestigative Post
19 hours agoInvestigative Post event on reforming Buffalo and NY government.
John Kaehny has written and successfully lobbied for the passage of state and New York City laws related to government transparency and accountability, including the first open data law in the world in 2012.
NYC politics
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAmerica has a housing affordability crisis. Building houses for rent can help
Build-to-rent single-family homes are rapidly expanding, with 7% of new single-family houses now built for rent rather than sale, offering an alternative to both apartment living and homeownership.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month agoThe Growing Gap Between Housing Need and Inventory (opinion)
College housing systems face operational strain from surging single-room accommodation requests driven by increased disability disclosures and privacy preferences, exceeding fixed inventory capacity.
#housing-affordability
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoHere's what will actually move the needle on housing affordability
Housing affordability requires land-use reform and builders must shift focus to market segments where they can control outcomes, as traditional solutions like lower rates, off-site construction, subsidies, and value engineering are individually insufficient.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month agoHere's what will actually move the needle on housing affordability
Housing affordability requires land-use reform and builders must shift focus to market segments where they can control outcomes, as traditional solutions like lower rates, off-site construction, subsidies, and value engineering are individually insufficient.
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoA simple reason it's getting harder to build rental housing
The cost rose a lot following the pandemic. And some of that was supply chain issues that really increased the costs, and then they didn't quite come back down. And now tariffs are also impacting some products. These costs are part of the reason the amount of new rental housing stock is shrinking.
Real estate
NYC real estate
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks agoOp-Ed | Operational costs are threatening NY's affordable housing stock | amNewYork
Operating costs for New York's affordable housing have surged 40% since 2017, with insurance costs rising 110%, threatening the stability of existing affordable housing stock and risking loss of thousands of homes.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoWe Can't Afford to Buy Homes in Our City. So My Friends and I Are Considering Something Radical.
My friends and I are early 30s professionals living in one of America's most expensive cities and making middle-class incomes. None of us can afford to buy or save for a home here. We all rent, but we're not broke. We save for kids and retirement and illness, but a home isn't in the cards. But recently, we think we might have found an unconventional loophole.
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