Discussion: Housing, Homelessness, Urban Development, Gentrification, and Other Housing Issues

[squeekness]

Is your water bill the same price every month or does it range? Have you ever been out of town for some of the month? Was the price still the same?

It changes. It jumped up noticeably when we were retired and home more, using more water.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

That's good news for people that live in Maryland, I guess. Wish something like that would be implemented nationwide.

 

[blueharvest]

Department of Labor announces $6.5M in available grants to provide housing services for farmworkers, dependents

www.dol.gov

 

[blueharvest]

The inhumane criminalization of homelessness won’t solve the problem

Homelessness is a housing issue, pure and simple.

thehill.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Money is the new God.

 

[blueharvest]

Landlord Legislators Carved Themselves Out of Good Cause Eviction

A quarter of lawmakers in Albany are landlords. Almost none of them are covered by the most significant tenant protection law in years.

nysfocus.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

This map shows how much you have to earn to afford rent in every state

Because location so heavily influences rental rates, here's a map that shows you how much you have to earn to afford rent in every state.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

This map shows how much you have to earn to afford rent in every state

Because location so heavily influences rental rates, here's a map that shows you how much you have to earn to afford rent in every state.

www.scrippsnews.com

No surprise Red States are a lot cheaper.

 

[squeekness]

No surprise Red States are a lot cheaper.

Cheaper rent usually means no or low paying jobs.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tech bro wants less money for housing and instead shifting the money elsewhere.

 

[blueharvest]

Map shows states expected to see home insurance prices surge

A new Insurify report found between five to eight hurricane impacts could shift home insurance costs in key states.

www.newsweek.com

 

[squeekness]

Map shows states expected to see home insurance prices surge

A new Insurify report found between five to eight hurricane impacts could shift home insurance costs in key states.

www.newsweek.com

Because life wasn't expensive enough.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

No surprise Red States are a lot cheaper.

States where people want to live the most have the highest rents. And vice versa.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

California's median home price hits record high at $900,000, realtors association says

California's median home price has hit a record high at $900,000 according to the California Association of Realtors.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[squeekness]

California's median home price hits record high at $900,000, realtors association says

California's median home price has hit a record high at $900,000 according to the California Association of Realtors.

www.scrippsnews.com

Insanity. Who can afford to live there?

 

[blueharvest]

Insanity. Who can afford to live there?

No one can, really. Unless they were lucky enough to buy a house 20 years ago or so.

 

[blueharvest]

Colorado takes a new — and likely more effective — approach to the housing crisis • Colorado Newsline

Colorado has been experiencing declining population growth, increasing homelessness and hiring challenges. New legislation may change that.

coloradonewsline.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

California bill targeting 'housing-shortage profiteers' by limiting ownership passes Assembly

The bill would prevent corporations from buying more than 1,000 single-family home properties and renting them out.

www.usatoday.com

The bill would prevent businesses from buying more than 1,000 single-family home properties and renting them out.

This aspect of the bill is performative. It ain't gonna do jack **** unless it's more than a handful or two. With the mid-point price of $900,000 in CA they need to act against the capitalist disaster that it is and is getting worse.

 

[blueharvest]

Financing, zoning, not federal land access, are what will expand affordable housing, experts say • Nevada Current

Land availability is just one part of the equation, and experts say the state would be better served focusing on permanent funding for affordable housing projects on available land within the city limits.

nevadacurrent.com

 

[blueharvest]

Unions help US workers. Could the same model work for tenants?

Collective bargaining has brought benefits to workers – now it’s being used to improve living conditions and fight rent increases

www.google.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797636193561326033

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Workers in 20s need 86.4 years to purchase apartment in Seoul with wages: report

Average Korean workers in their 20s need 86.4 years to buy an apartment in Seoul using only their wage earnings, a report showed Monday.

m.koreatimes.co.kr

The failures of capitalism in Japan and Korea are America’s future without drastic change.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Homeowners Want Housing Prices to Go Up

This is ultimately the biggest hurdle for affordable-housing policy.

prospect.org

Existing Homeowners and NIMBYs are a part of the problem. They see housing as a get rich(er) quick investment scheme.