Articles for Tiny Houses

Cute cats, tiny houses and the country’s only village – why Singapore’s islands should be on your radar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cute cats, tiny houses and the country’s only village – why Singapore’s islands should be on your radar

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. Not that I’m making excuses – after all, it takes just 15 minutes to reach the island of Pulau Ubin …

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In a Florida boom town, builders and homeless services providers fret: ‘We can’t be L.A.’
1 year, 4 months ago

In a Florida boom town, builders and homeless services providers fret: ‘We can’t be L.A.’

LA Times  

Bulldozers and For most of the last decade, developers and nonprofits in Jacksonville have sought to meet the growing demand, building almost enough houses and apartments to keep even most low-income residents from becoming homeless. L.A. County has about eight or nine times the number of homeless people per capita compared with Jacksonville’s three-county homeless services area, based on local …

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Can tiny and alternate houses help ease Australia’s rental affordability crisis?
2 years, 7 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 …

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Why the tiny house is perfect for now
3 years ago

Why the tiny house is perfect for now

BBC  

Why the tiny house is perfect for now New Frontier Design Just as minimalism found its moment, now it's the turn of the tiny house movement. Even though a video they made showed Joss's head touching his bedroom ceiling when he stood up, they're delighted with their tiny house, claiming it's "exactly like living in a conventional house". Sustainability is …

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Assam man builds tiny houses for stray dogs using discarded TV sets. Viral story
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam man builds tiny houses for stray dogs using discarded TV sets. Viral story

India Today  

A man from Assam garnered a big round of applause from the internet after he made several homes for stray dogs using discarded TV sets. In his post, Abhijit Dowarah said that street dogs suffer profusely during the rainy season and even in harsh winters, and do not have a place to stay. Thereafter, Abhijit transformed the television sets and …

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