#housing

Last week @HazelChu criticised the government for not doing anything to stop the ludicrous situation whereby we put tourists into houses and people who need houses into hotels.

But I guess there's more money to be made from the status quo.

The €6.7m that the government paid for the use of this Rathmines hotel over ten months works out at €8,600 per room per month. If you bought houses for those people you'd have got your money back in two years.

https://archive.fo/DpNUa

#Housing #AirBnB

https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/rep-garcia-reintroduces-people-over-parking-act-to-address-housing-shortage-promote-walkable-communities “We shouldn’t be paving parking lots where homes, stores, and restaurants should be” #zoning #housing #inflation #ParkingReform #USPolitics

Why Warehousing Homeless People Doesn’t Work—And What Does

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-owfbKhr0

If we want to end homelessness, we must fix the system meant to help—starting with our shelters. In this podcast episode, we speak with homeless service providers. They share how their organizations are breaking away from the outdated model of warehousing people and instead embracing low-barrier, housing-focused care.

#Homeless #Recovery #Successful #NewMethods #Housing #Shelters

A good news story
"While some planning applications elsewhere have been halted because the developers did not survey for bats or consider rare newts, this development has incorporated nature throughout, with bat boxes hanging from trees, and wetlands for newts directly next to the blocks of flats"

#Housing #Wildlife #Nature #Biodiversity #London

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing | Wildlife | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/london-development-shows-harmony-between-nature-and-housing

Day 16 cont

“two leaders (#LNP / #Liberal / #Coalition / #Labor) drew swift criticism for promising #tax breaks and deposit #guarantees that could fuel #demand for homes without doing enough for #supply, prompting economists to warn of a surge in #HousePrices.”

#AusPol / #housing / #NegativeGearing / #InvestmentProperties <https://archive.md/JNmvu> / <https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-and-dutton-s-signature-policies-risk-inflaming-housing-crisis-20250413-p5lrdh.html> (paywall)

Day 16 cont

“Leaders brush off warnings from #economists that duelling #housing #policies will drive up prices in #Australia”

When the #Political lass tell you their existence matters more than other Australians.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Nationals / #Labor / #HousingCrisis <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/14/economists-criticise-labor-coalition-housing-policies-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-property-prices>

Maison Vauron Celebrates 25 Years As New Zealand’s Home Of French Wine & Cheese https://www.diningandcooking.com/2015878/maison-vauron-celebrates-25-years-as-new-zealands-home-of-french-wine-cheese/ #25 #aş #aucklands #business #Cafe #celebrates #Celebrating #Cellar #Cheese #come #deli #events #food #founders #francais #france #French #FrenchLunch #gray #hidden #home #housing #jeanchristophe #lunch #MAISON #muchloved #new #newmarket #Of #peter #poizat #reflect #ropati #scott #space #started #team #their #they #theyve #vauron #wellstocked #where #Wine #years #zealands

Day 16 cont

“One is left to wonder, why do parties of both major #political persuasions keep doing things which they know will put upward pressure on #house #prices, and thus exacerbate the #problem they say they are trying to solve?

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the reason is that they know there are only about 110,000 people who each year succeed in becoming first home buyers. And even if you assume that for every one who does, there are five or six who don’t, that’s still only 700,000 or so votes, tops, for policies that might restrain the rate of house price inflation or halt it altogether.

Politicians also know that at any point in time there are more than 11 million voters who own their own homes, and more than 2.25 million who own at least one investment property. The last thing those 11 million to 13 million voters want is anything that might restrain – let alone halt – the rate of property price #inflation.” — #SaulEslake

#AusPol / #OpEd / #housing / #Australia / #LNP / #Liberal / #Nationals / #Labor <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/14/the-housing-policies-of-both-major-parties-are-bad-for-aspiring-home-buyers>

Day 16 cont

REPORTER “Mr Dutton, you’ve brought your son Harry out here, he talked about how hard it is to save for a #deposit … Why won’t you support him a bit and give him a bit of help with buying a #house?

DUTTON “I haven’t finished the excellent points I was making. The next point, as to why people should vote Liberal, is we can manage the #economy well …”

#AusPol / #Liberal / #LNP / #Coalition / #housing / #rent / #HousingCrisis <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/14/australia-federal-election-2025-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-housing-tax-cost-of-living-labor-coalition-greens-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff#block-67fc6df18f0825dc3aa153ff>

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-city-council-signs-off-on-more-single-stair-buildings/ Congratulations #Austin ! Interesting note here that allowing more affordable infill #housing forced a budgetary conversation about #FireSafety .

#auspol #AnusTaylor #Housing #Election2025 #ABCRN

10s of 1,000s of stalled house building projects alone in his electorate? Don't believe.

Encourage extra 30,000 houses every year?

I think it's a rort to get money to mates.

Where are they getting all the money from? Good economic managers? Left country with nearly 1 trillion in debt, which #Labor has reduced.

Fuel excise cut not going to do much imho.

The cost-of-living crisis seeds were sown in the 10 years they in power.

On my short drive to work there are two houses.

One of them is for sale and one of them is for rent. They've had signs in front of them for more than a month now.

Before #Helene these would have vanished before they could put the signs in the yard.

These are the real signs that #Asheville has lost some of its shine. I'm kind of 50/50 on this. We were thriving #tourist destination but the cost of everything especially #housing was (is) insane. Maybe just maybe it will come down to just nuts.

#POLITICS ... I don't have time for politics!

#Food #banks #money #war #housing #welfare government #energy #extraction #uspol #ukpol #Tech #BigTech #STEM #Freemo
#FressSchool #Quote #Quotes

https://www.europesays.com/uk/17078/ How Germany’s wealth inequality led to far-right surge, explained #Books #EU #Europe #FromTheMagazine #Germany #Housing #Inequality #LearningAndEmployment #Politics

The UK has more self-storage units than any other country in Europe (although the per person levels may more similar?), which might imply:

as we become more packed into small (new) houses we need somewhere to put stuff when we form new households?

for those forced into a cycle of moves from rented home to rented home it offers some stability where one's belongings can reside... or

perhaps, seeking security in something we just hoard possessions?

#storage #housing

h/t Elaine Moore (FT)

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/texas-property-tax-cuts-budget/ #Texas #TaxRelief #housing

@peterrenshaw
At risk of stating the obvious.

The problem is not demand, the problem is supply.

#auspol #housing #homelessness

Day 15 cont #Labor

“A re-elected #Albanese government would allow all Australian first home buyers to purchase with a 5 per cent deposit, avoiding lenders mortgage insurance, in an expansion of an existing scheme.

The government will also commit $10 billion to build 100,000 new #homes exclusively for #FirstHomeBuyers, and will introduce a $1,000 instant #TaxDeduction from 2026-27

Last minute policy. Details? Cant we address the existing problems?

#AusPol / #LaborParty / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/election-2025-labor-five-per-cent-deposits-first-homebuyers/105169984>

Day 15 cont #LNP

“#Coalition Leader #PeterDutton has announced a plan to allow first-time buyers of newly built homes to be able to deduct interest payments on up to $650,000 of their #mortgage from their income taxes.

The #policy would mean a family on average incomes would be around $11,000 a year better off — or $55,000 over five years”

Last minute policy. Details? More deductions from the government instead of fixing the existing problems.

#AusPol / #Liberal / #coalition / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/coalition-first-home-buyers-mortgage-taxes/105170766>

#introduction

Hey #Mastodon. I didn't think I would be here for this but here I'm. We all know that world is not a good place to be alive but they don't let us leave either. Euthanasia is hidden behind government control...

Anyway, I'm about to be #homeless in 2 weeks and I need #help.

I'm 21 years old #Turkish #trans #girl. I need #housing and #money. Canadians know how messed up it's to live here and I can't live alone as an #immigrant.

I'm fine with #sex too. #Virgin not experienced.