From sleeping in doorways to reporting on homelessness: the journalist chronicling an American crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/homelessness-kevin-fagan #Socialexclusion #Homelessness #Communities #USpolitics #Poverty #Housing #Society #USnews
Charlottetown looks to add housing with official plan, but residents have mixed feelings
After more than two years of developing an official plan, the City of Charlottetown is getting close to voting on adopting it. Some residents have concerns with higher density housing the plan could make way for, but others are welcoming it.
#housing #cityplanning #residents #Charlottetown #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-offical-plan-draft-2025-1.7482304?cmp=rss
#Charlottetown looks to add #housing with official plan, but residents have mixed feelings
After more than two years of developing an official plan, the City of #Charlottetown is getting close to voting on adopting it. Some residents have concerns with higher density #housing the plan could make way for, but others are welcoming it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-offical-plan-draft-2025-1.7482304?cmp=rss
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Elon Musk’s #DOGE Quietly Kills Affordable #Housing Program
Agent Orange is making a massive cut to #affordablehousing housing, as fears over the #economy grow
#HousingMarket #homelessness #politics #GreedyBastards #FascistAmeriKKKa #Fascism https://newrepublic.com/post/192653/musk-doge-trump-cut-affordable-housing
Thunder Bay a 'top-performing city' in federal housing accelerator program: report
The City of Thunder Bay is a "top-performing city" in the federal Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) over the program's first year, a report going to city council on Monday states.
#housing #city #government #program #ThunderBay #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/housing-accelerator-report-1.7481755?cmp=rss
Absolutely depressing example of why we can't have nice things in Australia. Some of the reasons given why modular housing won't work are unbelievable.
Massive development project to bring 6,500 new homes to Tsuut'ina Nation
Along the edge of the southwest ring road, a massive new development is in the works on Tsuut'ina Nation — and those behind the project say they hope it's a major step toward economic prosperity for the nation.
#housing #development #economy #TsuutinaNation #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/taza-park-6500-homes-1.7482236?cmp=rss
Development proposed for North Okanagan grasslands
The push to have more affordable housing in the North Okanagan could dramatically change an area of Vernon in the coming years.
#development #housing #grasslands #NorthOkanagan #Vernon #News
https://globalnews.ca/news/11079522/development-proposed-north-okanagan-grasslands/
When we live modestly everyone benefits. #AusPol #housing
Here’s why Australia should build more smaller houses rather than fewer big ones https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/13/heres-why-australia-should-build-more-smaller-houses-rather-than-fewer-big-ones?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The market is broken. Greg Jericho. #AusPol #Housing
Gone are the days when a ‘good job’ gets you a house – and now we have the data to prove it https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/mar/12/gone-are-the-days-when-a-good-job-gets-you-a-house-and-now-we-have-the-data-to-prove-it?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Is it advisable to buy a home amid tariff uncertainty?
Rebecca Casey, the president of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association in B.C., says prospective homebuyers are right to feel cautious about purchasing property. Given the unpredictability of global economic events, she advises potential homebuyers to decide based on the "economy in the family" and assess their own ability to make payments in the long te...
#economics #housing #tariff #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6682361?cmp=rss
House hunting in a trade war? What Bank of Canada’s rate cut means for you
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 2.75 per cent. Experts say the outlook for the housing market remains hazy.
#economy #housing #trade #Canada #Consumer #BankofCanada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11078503/buying-a-house-trade-war-bank-of-canada-rate-cut/
Tariff uncertainty slows February housing activity in B.C. by over 9%
B.C.'s real estate association says there was a sharp drop in home sales last month. Purchases fell by just under 10 per cent provincewide. As Jon Hernandez reports, tariffs and economic uncertainty could be making buyers think twice.
#economy #housing #tariff #BC
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6681255?cmp=rss
House hunting in a trade war? What Bank of Canada’s rate cut means for you
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 2.75 per cent. Experts say the outlook for the housing market remains hazy.
#economy #housing #trade #Canada #Consumer #BankofCanada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11078503/buying-a-house-trade-war-bank-of-canada-rate-cut/
House hunting in a trade war? What Bank of Canada’s rate cut means for you
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 2.75 per cent. Experts say the outlook for the housing market remains hazy.
#economy #housing #trade #Canada #Consumer #BankofCanada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11078503/buying-a-house-trade-war-bank-of-canada-rate-cut/
My latest @ggwash examines historic point access blocks around DC, showing how legalizing single-stair buildings make it easier to fit #housing onto small sites or around landscapes, and enables more diverse unit sizes.
https://ggwash.org/view/98715/single-stair-buildings-in-dc-a-historical-perspective
House hunting in a trade war? What Bank of Canada’s rate cut means for you
The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 2.75 per cent. Experts say the outlook for the housing market remains hazy.
#economy #housing #trade #Canada #Consumer #BankofCanada
https://globalnews.ca/news/11078503/buying-a-house-trade-war-bank-of-canada-rate-cut/
Trump administration halts $1 billion program that keeps affordable #housing livable https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-affordable-housing-preservation-crisis-de27d7846271779157550fcec0a78ea6
https://www.thestranger.com/news/2025/03/12/79963433/katie-wilson-wants-to-be-your-mayor For Katie Wilson, that captured just how out-of-step Mayor Harrell is with Seattle voters. “That was not my only reason for running,” she says, “but that was the moment that tipped my thinking: Seeing Harrell’s face on all those mailers trying to undermine the new social housing developer—a campaign funded by Amazon & the Chamber of Commerce—& seeing the resounding vote of confidence of voters & the desire to go big & bold on affordable housing.” #Seattle #Housing
