This article confronts the global affordable urban housing crisis by critically examining what has arguably become the dominant policy rhetoric in advanced economies: the accelerated market-based housing supply. This approach promotes efficient land and housing markets, fashions an enabling approach to ...
“I’ve been doing housing work for 30 years — the housing affordability challenge is the worst I’ve ever seen in my career,” said Shaun Donovan, a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama years who now leads the nonprofit Enterprise...
Visualized: The Decline of Affordable Housing in the U.S. Over80% of U.S. residentshave chosen to live in an urban setting, as of 2023. And with that number set to rise to nearly 90% by 2050, house prices are rising, with significant consequences to housing affordability. ...
“innovative solutions for urban areas to respond to this triple C crisis of COVID, climate and conflict” as stated by UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd Sharif, the 2022 WorldCitiesReport calls for greater commitment by national, regional and local ...
Helping Solve The Housing Affordability Crisis Since 2001, I've been to fundraisers that supported political candidates focused on building more affordable housing in the City. I've seen affordable housing legislation, passed years ago, that still hasn't broken ground. Housing change happens at a...
While many areas of the world are suffering from the housing affordability crisis, some regions have introduced and implemented new and innovative ways to address this housing gap such as Buy-to-Rent, Rent-to-Buy and Single-Family Rentals (SFR). One such innovation is Build-to-Rent (BTR) ...
Even during times of great uncertainty—the global financial crisis, the pandemic, and the driest, hottest year all come to mind—in fact, especially during times of great uncertainty… Panama is where I’d rather be. It’s boringly stable, comfortable, and convenient. It’s number one in...
“A global housing crisis exists, and 1.2 billion people worldwide struggle with homelessness and can’t afford shelter. ICON’s technology can make housing more affordable. I believe in the next couple of years, you will see a 3D printed house with a for sale sign in front of it here ...
He told The Day he was not surprised but was “certainly disappointed that Rep. Dubitsky continues to deny that the housing crisis is real, especially in his district.” In Chaplin, 3.3% of housing meets the state definition of affordable. That’s how many units are eithe...
relaxing and remitting in waves as it crossed and recrossed boundaries, travelling at a different pace around the world and impacting cities, neighbourhoods, and communities with variable intensity at different times. Whilst it was a health crisis, its impacts disrupted every facet of urban life ...