Daniel Lurie’s New Planning Director Has Eyes On A Housing 'Long Game'
'A boom of construction might be nice, but that's not on the table.’ Sarah Dennis Phillips will steer SF into its biggest housing changes in 50 years.| The Frisc
In building Britain’s infrastructure – as in so many areas of policy – there are no perfect solutions to please everyone.| New Statesman
Let's talk people power, housing crisis, literature and humanities in four nation-building sessions.| ESTHER ANATOLITIS
'A boom of construction might be nice, but that's not on the table.’ Sarah Dennis Phillips will steer SF into its biggest housing changes in 50 years.| The Frisc
Australia has up to 3.7 million noncitizens—in a population of just 27.4 million. Hospitals are stretched, housing is unaffordable, and life is more expensive. Why won’t the government reveal the real number? Transcript Not counting tourists, the number of people in Australia today who are not Australian citizens could be as high as 3.7 million. In a country with an estimated population of just 27.4 million people, this huge influx is stretching our hospitals, making housing unaffordable ...| Malcolm Roberts
A million foreign students and their families are in Australia—overcrowding schools, straining housing, and bleeding tens of billions of $$ out of the country. Courses are being used as backdoor permanent residency pathways, with poor standards and little oversight. One Nation will: ✅ Deport visa cheats ✅ End family visas for students ✅ Introduce 8-year wait times for benefits ✅ Free up homes for young Aussies It’s time to fix the rort and put Australians first. Watch or continue ...| Malcolm Roberts
California is facing a housing crisis due to local regulations that undermine state efforts to increase housing supply, such as inclusionary zoning and development impact fees, which act as a hidden tax on housing construction and slow production.| Davis Vanguard
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement that will allow a long-stalled affordable housing project in Goleta to move forward, following a ruling by the Santa Barbara County Superior Court siding with the Attorney General and the developer against the city's refusal to process a revised application for the project.| Davis Vanguard
One Nation backs Senator Bragg’s Housing Investment Probity Bill to stop public funds flowing to CFMEU-linked projects via Cbus. We would however go further. One Nation would: ✅ Shut down the Housing Future Fund and the federal Department of Housing. ✅ Cut $50K off home costs by fixing the Building Code and suspending GST on building materials. ✅ Create a People’s Bank for 5% fixed-rate mortgages. ✅ Allow a person’s super account to invest in their first home. Watch or continue...| Malcolm Roberts
As the American housing crisis worsens, policymakers, advocates, and residents are considering bold solutions such as public ownership, rent control, and social housing to address the failures of the private housing market.| Davis Vanguard
Despite years of criticism, California's state housing laws have been successful in encouraging cities to build more homes, as evidenced by the recent progress made in San Diego County cities such as Encinitas, Del Mar, and San Marcos.| Davis Vanguard
Discover how Vienna provides high-quality, affordable social housing for over 60% of its population and what makes their system unique.| TheBetter.news
Here's a rundown on how St. John's (and Canada) found itself in a growing housing crisis—and how we can get out.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Housing is more than a matter of shelter—housing is healthcare. It's time for a northern housing strategy that recognizes this critical connection.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Why the skyrocketing cost of housing in St. John's is a problem for everyone in the province.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
The Manchester Social Housing Commission welcomes Rachel Reeves’ announcement of £39 billion for social and affordable housing, but questions remain on social rent.. Residents from some of Manchester’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods today broadly welcomed the Chancellor’s promises of increased funding for new and existing social and affordable housing but deep concerns remain about the cost […]| Community Savers
While neighbours suffer, landlords are cashing in on Britain’s demand for houses in multiple occupation.| New Statesman
The Manchester Social Housing Commission launched in July 2024 after Community Savers affiliates across the city called for urgent action to address the crisis where over 19,000 households are now on the waiting list for a social rented home in the city. Today, the Commission launches its second policy brief: How to fund and deliver […] The post Community Commissioners call for urgent action on the housing crisis appeared first on Community Savers.| Community Savers
A grim prognosis The Government of Canada’s strategic foresight organization, Policy Horizons Canada, recently issued a report that anticipates a Canada in dire straits in 15 years. The report, with the title “Future Lives: Examining Social Mobility,” describes a scenario where Canadians can’t get ahead no matter how hard they work. Most Canadians will be [...]| Population Institute Canada
In cities like Zurich, Barcelona, or Bari, entire apartment buildings are turning into Airbnb hotspots. Vienna has managed to contain this trend. The city made it clear early on: apartments are not investment objects – they are places to live. In residential zones, short-term rentals are only allowed with official permission – and that permission […] The post Fighting the Airbnb Effect: What Vienna Is Doing Right appeared first on TheBetter.news.| TheBetter.news
An advisory committee has a 5-year plan to help the homeless. But it’s too late to save Hope Ridge, a Truckee project that was canceled after community opposition. A similar project fared better in Kings Beach.| Moonshine Ink
Jason M. Barr March 6, 2025 Note: This post is the second of two on the drivers of Gotham’s historically low vacancy rates. You can read Part I here. New York’s rental housing vacancy rate is 1.4%—the lowest since 1969. The lack of available housing means that Gotham remains in a “housing emergency”—defined, by […] The post Why Has Gotham Been in a “Housing Emergency” for 80 Years? (Part II) first appeared on Building the Skyline. The post Why Ha...| Building the Skyline
Mystery migrants In the spring of 2024, a friend called to tell me about a meeting he had with his City of Ottawa councillor. She had told him that, at the time, three community centres in her ward that| Population Institute Canada
Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own| Aged Care Insite
Jason M. Barr January 22, 2025 If you google the definition of “emergency,” the search engine provides a response from the Oxford Languages Dictionary: “a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.” Merriam-Webster comes in with similar wording: “an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action.” […] The post Why Has Gotham Been in a “Housing Emergency” for 80 Year...| Building the Skyline
The new year could prove to be more exciting than many of us might wish. The spirit of “Peace on Earth and good will toward men” is in short supply in extensive regions of the world. Even in the| Population Institute Canada
On Dec. 18, Vancouver City Council approved the demolition of the Dunsmuir Hotel, a single-room occupancy building with 167 units at the corner of Dunsmuir and Richards Street. The decision marks yet another feather in the cap of property developer Holborn Properties, with plans for a large-scale residential redevelopment of the site.|
In 2001, I attended some sessions at a demographic conference in Ottawa. I was astonished when a speaker from Statistics Canada said that immigration had essentially no impact on the Canadian age structure. Even back then, following a decade of high annual immigration initiated in 1990 as a government policy by Brian Mulroney’s immigration minister [...]| Population Institute Canada
In the face of record rents in the UK, will renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households?| Big Issue
Access to decent housing should be the "Great Australian Right," says a former Victorian Supreme Court justice.| www.abc.net.au
Over the last few years, Ridgewood has suffered one of the steepest drops in affordable housing in all of New York City| Bushwick Daily
Following abrupt changes to student housing implemented in Summer 2023, New College of Florida’s administration has not solidified a solution to the issue of adequately accommodating its student body on campus. As summer nears, students find themselves once again in a state of uncertainty regarding their housing arrangements. For third-year and thesis students, on-campus housing […]| The Catalyst
This year, we celebrated our 10th birthday with over 300 of our members! This is an incredible achievement for a member-run organisation of homeless families and individuals and others struggling w…| Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
