housing

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg1471rwpo The UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, industry leaders have warned. Tens of thousands of new recruits are needed for bricklaying, groundworks and carpentry to get anywhere...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/28/homeless-lack-of-affordable-housing-economy/ They have jobs, but no homes. Inside America’s unseen homelessness crisis. Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among people with jobs. Deborah Bower trims a...

https://www.whatimreading.net/p/brookyln-landlord-deregulate-demolition-tenants Staring down the wrecking ball, these Brooklyn grandmothers won’t be moved A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/25/san-jose-homelessness-ai-detection View image in fullscreen San Jose’s foray into automated surveillance of homelessness is the first of its kind in the country, experts say. Illustration: Guardian Design Artificial intelligence (AI)...

https://macleans.ca/society/sen%cc%93a%e1%b8%b5w-vancouver/ Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think Michelle Cyca March 11, 2024 The...

https://macleans.ca/society/sen%cc%93a%e1%b8%b5w-vancouver/ Vancouver’s new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think Michelle CycaMarch 11, 2024 The...

So last October I did a thread on the highest income majority Black counties: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/top-10-highest-income-majority-near-majority-black-counties.998764/ There weren't too many surprises there though the ranks have changed some over the years. There are a lot of...

https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/linda-rosenthal-paying-just-1573-for-five-room-rent-stabilized-apartment/ US NEWS EXCLUSIVE Anti-housing NYC pol Linda Rosenthal pays just $1,573 for palatial, 5-room rent-stabilized apartment By Social Links for Jon Levine Published Feb. 17, 2024, 10:49...

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/boulder-remove-residential-growth-cap-city-council-vote-housing-affordable-colorado/ City Council in Boulder, one of Colorado's least affordable cities, votes to remove cap on residential growth By Ashley Portillo January 19, 2024 / 10:12 AM MST / CBS...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3kdw/tenants-and-economists-are-pushing-to-regulate-rent-for-a-vast-amount-of-us-housing Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing A growing movement is pressuring the government to regulate rents on buildings where...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj7wq/getting-rid-of-gas-stoves-could-lead-to-mass-renovictions-advocates-say Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters. RA By...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/travel/airbnb-rural-boom-bust.html Before the pandemic, Hochatown, Okla., had roughly 400 cabins for rent. There are now more than 2,400.Credit...Shelby Tauber for The New York Times Welcome to Hochatown, the Town Created by Airbnb In a rural corner of...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/realestate/tiny-homes-detroit.html In Detroit, a Tiny Home Generates a Big Controversy A program that rents homes to low-income residents, and helps them build equity as homeowners, was rocked when one of the initial participants was evicted. The tiny...

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-b-c-study-gave-50-homeless-people-7-500-each-here-s-what-they-spent-it-on-1.6540030 A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on. Lisa Steacy CTVNewsVancouver.ca Reporter Updated Aug. 30, 2023 10:54 p.m. EDT Published Aug. 29, 2023...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/10/realestate/gen-z-rent-homeowner.html "Gen Z-ers have been elected to Congress. They have upset big dairy. They refuse to believe that it's too late to curb the effects of climate change with the refrain, "OK Doomer," a play on "OK Boomer." But...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/rural-montana-housing-crisis-supply/674950/ The Anti-California How Montana performed a housing miracle By Annie Lowrey Justin Sullivan / Getty AUGUST 9, 2023, 11:02 AM ET This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/rural-montana-housing-crisis-supply/674950/ The Anti-California How Montana performed a housing miracle By Annie Lowrey Justin Sullivan / Getty AUGUST 9, 2023, 11:02 AM ET This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w3aj/us-building-more-apartments-than-it-has-in-decades-but-not-for-the-poor-report They're not regular estate agents, they're cool estate agents. LP By Laura Pitcher April 24, 2023, 3:45am IMAGE: STEVE PROEHL VIA GETTY IMAGES The U.S. is building more...