Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness

Associated Press  

In response to a nationwide crisis that has left more than 650,000 people without housing, 100 tiny home villages for the homeless have opened in the United States over the past five years. At best, tiny homes are a short-term solution to the country’s long-term issue of insufficient housing and social services for low-income Americans, said Margot Kushel, director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California San Francisco. Building tiny homes is better than penalizing people for living on the streets, but that isn’t enough, said Jesse Rabinowitz, campaigns and communications director at the National Homelessness Law Center. However, he said, “I am personally conflicted around tiny homes.” It seems to be a way of ushering people into interim housing rather than providing the more permanent affordable housing options that many homeless people want, Rabinowitz said. Funk bristles at the criticism that tiny homes aren’t part of the housing-first approach that prioritizes permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.

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Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tiny homes, built largely with philanthropic support, offer more patch than solution to homelessness

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At best, tiny homes are a short-term solution to …

Tiny homes to help ease a national housing crisis in councils' spotlight with development consent relaxed
11 months ago

Tiny homes to help ease a national housing crisis in councils' spotlight with development consent relaxed

ABC  

In short: A NSW council will trial a tiny house pilot that approves their use as long-term rentals without a development application. Coby Koster said removing red tape would make tiny homes accessible to more people. Cr Homer said the tiny homes pilot was part of the council's attempt to tackle a "diabolical" housing crisis. The Australian Tiny Homes Association's …

Tiny house advocates want council rules changed as time limits ban long-term stays
1 year, 11 months ago

Tiny house advocates want council rules changed as time limits ban long-term stays

ABC  

To the tens of thousands of Australians who call them home, tiny houses on wheels are the solution to the nation's housing crisis, but the industry says it's being hobbled by red tape. A 'disruptive' concept The Australian Tiny House Association, a volunteer-run not-for-profit dedicated to bringing tiny homes into the mainstream, has been lobbying governments to approve them as …

Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless
2 years ago

Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will spend about $30 million to build 1,200 small homes across the state this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, part of a plan to help house the nation’s largest homeless population and to address an issue that has persistently plagued the state during the governor’s time in office. Newsom said the homes can create space …

Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%
2 years ago

Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom discusses his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness during a State of the State tour address Thursday in Sacramento. During his first tour stop in Sacramento, Newsom acknowledged “how angry we are as Californians about what’s going on in the streets and sidewalks in our state.” But he said the state has …

Some renters are going to extremes to escape the rent crisis amid calls for a long-term solution
2 years, 6 months ago

Some renters are going to extremes to escape the rent crisis amid calls for a long-term solution

ABC  

When Lachie and Molly McLean first began to talk about getting married, they knew they'd have to make some hard decisions about where they'd want to live. Key points: Australia's soaring rental market has some people looking for creative solutions to avoid falling through the cracks Rising rates and post-COVID migration mean the rental market is unlikely to slow anytime …

Can tiny and alternate houses help ease Australia’s rental affordability crisis?
2 years, 10 months ago

Can tiny and alternate houses help ease Australia’s rental affordability crisis?

ABC  

Rental housing in Australia is less affordable than ever before. These include relaxing planning restrictions on small and non-traditional houses, allowing granny flats to be rented to anyone, permitting property owners to let space to tiny house dwellers, and possibly even subsidising the building of granny flats or modification of houses for dual occupancy. Benefits from easing restrictions Removing some …

How the tiny-home movement is providing more than just a roof to homeless people
3 years, 1 month ago

How the tiny-home movement is providing more than just a roof to homeless people

Salon  

MADISON, Wis. — Tucked inside a residential neighborhood, and surrounded by a wooden fence and greenery, are nine little houses. "This is the longest time I've stayed in one place," said Cox, nursing coffee and a cigarette outside his tiny home after working second shift as a benefits administrator. Some are just "agency-managed shelters that use pods instead of the …

Tiny homes combating youth homelessness
3 years, 7 months ago

Tiny homes combating youth homelessness

ABC  

More than 27,000 Australian young people experience homelessness each year, sleeping rough without a safe or secure place to call home. Key points: The Kids Under Cover project provides early intervention to prevent young people from becoming homeless by installing studio apartments in the backyards of family homes New Victorian government funding will provide $6.5 million for 95 new portable …

Tiny homes plan for homeless people divides affluent Arcadia
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiny homes plan for homeless people divides affluent Arcadia

LA Times  

A group called the Arcadia Safety Guardians, primarily consisting of Asian Americans, rallies against a proposal to supply tiny homes for homeless people. No Tiny Shelters!” “April Verlato needs to understand that tiny homes are not the answer for Arcadia,” said Fenglan “Juli” Liu, a resident of neighboring Temple City who organized the protest on Facebook. At meetings and forums, …

Tiny homes, house sharing, help with small builds — women's ideas to help alleviate housing crisis
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiny homes, house sharing, help with small builds — women's ideas to help alleviate housing crisis

ABC  

Kathleen McCann has lived in 67 rentals during her lifetime, but now she's found a place to call her own. Key points: Share housing on larger properties in return for help with maintenance is one idea put forward to help women at risk of homelessness Another strategy is creating a register of materials to help people with small builds The …

‘Stunned at the price tag,’ L.A. councilman asks city to study cost of tiny home villages
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Stunned at the price tag,’ L.A. councilman asks city to study cost of tiny home villages

LA Times  

A resident of the tiny home village in Riverside walks to the common shower area in November. A Los Angeles councilman Tuesday introduced a motion asking city agencies to find ways to reduce the costs of building “tiny home” villages to house homeless people. Councilman Paul Koretz said he was “stunned at the price tag” reported by the Los Angeles …

Can the popularity of tiny homes provide a solution for older women facing homelessness?
5 years, 11 months ago

Can the popularity of tiny homes provide a solution for older women facing homelessness?

ABC  

The number of women over the age of 55 experiencing housing stress and homelessness is rising in Australia, but the increasing interest in tiny homes may provide a viable solution for these women. Key points: Planning for a tiny home village is underway at Coffs Harbour The idea came after many women in the region feared they would become homeless …

Tiny Homes For Homeless Get The Go-Ahead In The Wake of California's Worst Wildfire
6 years, 1 month ago

Tiny Homes For Homeless Get The Go-Ahead In The Wake of California's Worst Wildfire

NPR  

Tiny Homes For Homeless Get The Go-Ahead In The Wake of California's Worst Wildfire Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Westervelt/NPR Eric Westervelt/NPR Before the state's most destructive wildfire tore through Butte County, Calif., detailed plans for a tiny home village for the homeless in the northern California city of Chico were met with a mix of indifference, NIMBY-ism and …

Tiny houses look marvellous but have a dark side: 3 things they don’t tell you on marketing blurb
6 years, 1 month ago

Tiny houses look marvellous but have a dark side: 3 things they don’t tell you on marketing blurb

Salon  

Tiny houses are everywhere. I have toured homes, attended tiny house festivals, stayed in a tiny house community and interviewed several dozen people who live inside them. Apart from the obvious challenge of saving enough to afford a bigger place, it’s not easy to sell tiny homes since they usually depreciate in value. In southwest England, Bristol City Council recently …

Tiny houses look marvellous but have a dark side: 3 things they don't tell you in marketing blurb
6 years, 2 months ago

Tiny houses look marvellous but have a dark side: 3 things they don't tell you in marketing blurb

ABC  

Tiny houses are everywhere. I have toured homes, attended tiny house festivals, stayed in a tiny house community and interviewed several dozen people who live inside them. Groundlessness Tiny homes tend to be on wheels as a way of getting around government regulations on minimum habitable dwelling size. In south-west England, Bristol City Council recently overruled such rules to allow …

Tiny homes all the rage, but they can come with a huge amount of red tape
6 years, 6 months ago

Tiny homes all the rage, but they can come with a huge amount of red tape

ABC  

Tiny homes are the new alternative lifestyle dream, so why are they a still a bureaucratic nightmare to organise? "It was targeting councils and state planning departments to really look at tiny houses as a valid form of housing that should be included in planning schemes as a legal form of housing," Ms Bares said. "That's what we're really pushing …

What You Need To Know About Tiny Home Financing Before Buying One
6 years, 7 months ago

What You Need To Know About Tiny Home Financing Before Buying One

Huff Post  

Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Tiny homes usually don't qualify for traditional mortgage loans. Why tiny homes don’t qualify for mortgage loans Mortgage loans carry benefits that would make them an attractive option for financing a tiny home, such as tax write-offs on the interest. Even if your tiny home is sans wheels, you’d need to own the land …

Tiny houses: Interest is growing but who wants them and why?
7 years, 6 months ago

Tiny houses: Interest is growing but who wants them and why?

ABC  

Tiny houses are now so popular that someone was charged with stealing one last week. Based on earlier research, I argued tiny houses could be part of a solution to the perennial and wicked problem of unaffordable housing, as well as improving urban density and the environmental sustainability of housing. Tiny houses are an ideal housing form for single women, …

Small houses create big opportunity for Habitat for Humanity
7 years, 11 months ago

Small houses create big opportunity for Habitat for Humanity

Associated Press  

Habitat for Humanity is getting on a reality TV trend that will help families across central North Carolina. “This is our first small house,” said Blake Strayhorn, with Habitat for Humanity. “We’re finding that one way to provide more affordable houses is by building a small house.” A smaller house also means smaller mortgage payments - about $300 to $350 …

Tiny homes are all the rage. But here’s why the market is more bust than boom
8 years, 5 months ago

Tiny homes are all the rage. But here’s why the market is more bust than boom

LA Times  

Builders have trouble tapping the tiny-home craze. All that was left, Saenz believed, was for viewers of shows like HGTV’s “Tiny House Hunters” to beat a path to his San Bernardino workshop. Tiny homes, according to a 2015 analysis by the Pew Charitable Trust, are “cheap and energy efficient,” but “lost in the enthusiasm is the fact that in many …

This Tiny House Community Will Turn Homeless People Into Homeowners
8 years, 6 months ago

This Tiny House Community Will Turn Homeless People Into Homeowners

Huff Post  

This 300-square-foot home is the first of 25 completed for a tiny home community in Detroit, where formerly homeless and low-income individuals will rent to own the small houses. “They already deal with enough stereotypes.” Tenants will need to have a small amount of income to pay the cheap monthly rent ― $300 for a 300-square-foot home ― and the …

My tiny house reality: When the downsized life is the only life you can afford
8 years, 7 months ago

My tiny house reality: When the downsized life is the only life you can afford

Salon  

If you go to Amazon and click the Crafts, Hobbies & Home category of books, you’ll notice two trends: 1) decluttering and 2) tiny-house living. The latter may have been jump-started by ‘Tiny House, Big Living’ on HGTV, but it is now a craze — a movement of people downsizing to live in homes no bigger than a child’s tree …

Are tiny homes a solution to homelessness in the US?
8 years, 10 months ago

Are tiny homes a solution to homelessness in the US?

Al Jazeera  

In the backyard of one Nashville church, tiny pitched roof homes offer an alternative to homelessness. These tiny homes have brought attention to the church and its desire to play a role resolving the Music City’s growing problems with homelessness and a shortage of affordable housing. When, in 2015, Reverend Jeff Carr conceived the idea, crowdfunding more than $60,000 to …

Can tiny homes ease the housing crisis or are they a risk to health?
9 years ago

Can tiny homes ease the housing crisis or are they a risk to health?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Inside a 38sqm Pocket property …

Living Small In The City: With More Singles, Micro-Housing Gets Big
10 years, 1 month ago

Living Small In The City: With More Singles, Micro-Housing Gets Big

NPR  

Living Small In The City: With More Singles, Micro-Housing Gets Big Enlarge this image toggle caption Franklyn Cater/NPR Franklyn Cater/NPR Back in 2012, something unusual got started in an alleyway in an already tightly developed part of northeast Washington, D.C. On an 11th-of-an-acre lot next to a cemetery, behind a block of row houses, tiny houses started to go up. …

The tiny house movement: Could you live in a miniature home?
11 years, 1 month ago

The tiny house movement: Could you live in a miniature home?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The average British house has shrunk …

Home, squeezed home: Living in a 200 sq ft space
12 years, 3 months ago

Home, squeezed home: Living in a 200 sq ft space

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Austin, 23, sees the tiny home he's building …

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