Articles for New Housing

The beautiful Yorkshire villages hoping to ban building new second homes to combat overtourism
1 week ago

The beautiful Yorkshire villages hoping to ban building new second homes to combat overtourism

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have released a local plan which will be subject to a formal …

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Rayner unveils overhaul of planning system in drive for 1.5 million homes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rayner unveils overhaul of planning system in drive for 1.5 million homes

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. Read our privacy policy Angela Rayner has announced an …

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No 'quick fix' to housing crisis warns RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter
7 months, 1 week ago

No 'quick fix' to housing crisis warns RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter

ABC  

In short: RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter says rising prices and government moves to streamline approvals are prompting more property developers to plan new housing supply. RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter says rising prices and government moves to streamline approvals are prompting more property developers to plan new housing supply. However, RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said there are some …

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Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget
7 months, 1 week ago

Australia's housing crisis in 10 graphs, from the federal budget

ABC  

The Albanese government knows Australia has a housing problem. "Australia's housing system has been unable to build enough new housing stock to keep up with the needs of our population," it warns. Australia's housing supply is low by international standards The government has pointed out that Australia has fewer dwellings per 1,000 people than the OECD average. Supply shortages contribute …

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Los Angeles voters want more housing but worry it won’t help them, poll finds
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles voters want more housing but worry it won’t help them, poll finds

LA Times  

A strong majority of Los Angeles voters support building more housing across the city but are skeptical that it will benefit them or ease cost pressures in their neighborhood, a new poll has found. A plurality of voters, 49%, said that new housing in their neighborhood would drive up costs and push residents out compared to 40% who said the …

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National cabinet sets new housing target and touts 'better deal for renters'
1 year, 4 months ago

National cabinet sets new housing target and touts 'better deal for renters'

ABC  

The prime minister has touted a "better deal for renters" and a blueprint to boost housing supply following a meeting with state and territory leaders in Brisbane. Key points: National cabinet has set a target for new homes built over five years from July 2024 States and territories will move towards limiting rent increases to once per year and requiring …

Homes Supply New Housing Cabinet Five Years Target Increases
Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing
1 year, 5 months ago

Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes. The protest on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as …

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Orange County’s big shift: Older cities lose population as Irvine, south county boom
1 year, 7 months ago

Orange County’s big shift: Older cities lose population as Irvine, south county boom

LA Times  

A team of masons put the finishing coat of stucco on a two-story house in the Pavilion Park neighborhood near Irvine’s Great Park. Within Orange County, demographic data shows some suburbs — like the Great Park neighborhood — and exurbs have been able to thrive with growing populations while nearby urban areas like Anaheim, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana have …

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The water brokers
1 year, 7 months ago

The water brokers

Salon  

This story is published in partnership with the Reno Gazette-Journal, with support by The Water Desk, an independent journalism initiative based at the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for Environmental Journalism. Grist / Mikayla WhitmoreKyle Roerink, a water-conservation advocate who runs the nonprofit Great Basin Water Network, told Grist that he's observed Vidler trying to find ways around the "beneficial …

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Hiranandani Group to invest ₹1,000 cr to develop new housing project in Mumbai
1 year, 8 months ago

Hiranandani Group to invest ₹1,000 cr to develop new housing project in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Realty firm Hiranandani Communities will invest ₹1,000 crore to develop a new housing project in Mumbai to tap rising demand. The company will invest ₹1,000 crore to tap the growing mid and luxury home demand in Panvel realty market, Hiranandani Communities said in a statement on Thursday. Niranjan Hiranandani- CMD- Hiranandani Communities, said, "the launch of this new residential sector …

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Two billion homes needed over next 80 years, studies show
2 years, 5 months ago

Two billion homes needed over next 80 years, studies show

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. For example, in France the average household size fell …

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Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
2 years, 8 months ago

Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost

Associated Press  

BOSTON — After her home flooded five times in the past year, Tilicia Owens was on edge with every impending storm and ready to leave her Detroit neighborhood behind. With President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill floundering and federal Emergency Rental Assistance running out in some places, the funds have become a critical source of money to address a …

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L.A. must add more than 250,000 homes to zoning plan by October, state rules
2 years, 9 months ago

L.A. must add more than 250,000 homes to zoning plan by October, state rules

LA Times  

Los Angeles must rezone to accommodate an additional quarter-million new homes by mid-October after state housing regulators rejected the city’s long-term plan for growth. Gustavo Velasquez, director of the state housing department, praised the city’s efforts to develop a plan that welcomes new housing, promotes the construction of low-income apartments and ensures protections against displacement of residents. The process, known …

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Amid housing crunch, officials want Orange County to stay the way it is
2 years, 11 months ago

Amid housing crunch, officials want Orange County to stay the way it is

LA Times  

Yorba Linda resident Dee Dee Friedrich with Wyatt at their backyard stable. “I’m not a NIMBY,” Huang said, using an acronym for “not in my backyard.” “I just think it’s important for people to understand that one size fits all doesn’t work, and that’s the very policy Sacramento is pushing on us.” Yorba Linda City Councilwoman Peggy Huang stands in …

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California enacts two laws to slice through local zoning rules
3 years, 3 months ago

California enacts two laws to slice through local zoning rules

LA Times  

California single-family neighborhoods could see existing parcels split in half to build new housing under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. That’s not enough to keep from undercutting local control, 241 cities joined by the League of California Cities said in a letter to Newsom, though they acknowledged that affordability and homelessness “are among the most critical issues facing California …

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L.A. had a golden opportunity to house homeless people in hotels — but fell short of its goal
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. had a golden opportunity to house homeless people in hotels — but fell short of its goal

LA Times  

Guest services associate Mia Rogers, left, and guest Fire Wilson keep a social distance while chatting at a Project Roomkey hotel in Los Angeles on July 22, 2020. In Los Angeles County, it offered the hope that the most at-risk homeless people could ride out the pandemic in hotels — and eventually be placed in permanent housing. “So many are …

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Showdown looms in Sacramento over plan to split some single-family lots for more homes
3 years, 4 months ago

Showdown looms in Sacramento over plan to split some single-family lots for more homes

LA Times  

Under Senate Bill 9, up to four new housing units could be allowed on a single property in certain neighborhoods that are currently zoned for standalone houses only. Dubbed the “duplex bill,” Senate Bill 9 marks the most conservative effort in a string of so-far unsuccessful measures by Sacramento lawmakers in recent years to permit more housing density in single-family …

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L.A. sets goal of 25,000 new housing units for homeless people
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. sets goal of 25,000 new housing units for homeless people

LA Times  

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a goal of building 25,000 new housing units for the city’s homeless population. Facing an acute housing crisis and rising public anger over tents in public spaces, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved an ambitious goal of building 25,000 units of new housing for homeless people by 2025. Housing & …

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Evictions and debt could spike when COVID rent comes due
3 years, 10 months ago

Evictions and debt could spike when COVID rent comes due

LA Times  

Lamonte Goode, an out-of-work dancer, outside his West Hollywood apartment. Significantly, they bar landlords from using rent debt accrued between March 2020 and June of this year to deny future housing — a nod to fears that unpaid rent may affect people’s housing for years to come. Yet I still have to pay the debt for something I am not …

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NT Government won't commit to new houses on homelands, despite pleas
3 years, 10 months ago

NT Government won't commit to new houses on homelands, despite pleas

ABC  

More than 800 houses in some of Australia’s smallest, remotest Aboriginal communities have fallen into disrepair, according to a new report, which suggests a failure in government policy is partly to blame. Key points: The NT Government has released a review into Aboriginal homelands after months of pressure to do so Report finds housing across 500 homelands in "generally poor …

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Shapoorji Pallonji's platform Joyville to invest Rs 700 crore on new housing project in Pune
4 years ago

Shapoorji Pallonji's platform Joyville to invest Rs 700 crore on new housing project in Pune

India TV News  

Business conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji's mid-income housing platform Joyville on Tuesday announced development of a new housing project in Pune, comprising over 1,100 flats, as part of its strategy to expand presence in major property markets. Joyville is a USD 200-million platform by Shapoorji Pallonji Group, ADB, IFC and Actis to develop housing projects in India. In a statement, Shapoorji Pallonji …

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Micro-Apartments Boom in Amsterdam: Affordable Housing Solution or a Housing Crisis?
6 years, 8 months ago

Micro-Apartments Boom in Amsterdam: Affordable Housing Solution or a Housing Crisis?

Dutch News  

Micro-apartments are gaining popularity in the Netherlands, with developers launching numerous projects to address the shortage of housing for newcomers on the housing market. These tiny homes, typically measuring between 29m2 and 32m2, offer a solution for those seeking affordable housing options. While many micro-apartments are rented out for above the €710 rent-controlled threshold, IC's micro-homes cost €885 a month, …

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