Positive Future #734 (Feature photo – Public Housing Buildings – Public Domain) Curbed News journalist Jeff Andrews brings us news about the government stimulus package and housing – real estate. In short there is an escalation of money going into aspects of affordable housing. The federal money flowing into aspects of housing is in the…
Positive Future #722 (Feature photo – Edwina Benner Plaza – Courtesy of MidPen Housing) Inhabitat journalist Lucy Wang brings us the story of a new multi-family housing community in Sunnyvale, California (the heart of Silicon Valley) that boasts net-zero emissions. As the “virus” thing comes under control, it is projects like this will keep the…
Positive Future #679 (Feature photo – Affordable Housing – By The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2857689) Curbed journalist Elija Chiland cover the story of the Los Angeles homeless – people on the rough edge of the national housing affordability crisis. It is a moving crisis. According to Los Angeles,…
Positive Future #667 (Feature photo – Public Housing in Hong Kong – CCA SA 2.5, Baycrest) Curbed journalist Jeff Andrews brings us news on the unfolding debate over affordable housing and homelessness. Public housing is when a government entity – federal or more local – owns and operates the housing project. At present, there are…
Positive Future #619 (Feature photo – Affordable Housing at Rolland Curtis Gardens, courtesy of Jim Simmons) When it comes to affordable housing, the non-profit sector is growing as an answer. For profit and market driven housing works for most people, but is out of reach now for tens of millions of Americans. Curbed Journalist Jenna…
Positive Future #522 (Feature photo – Apartment Projects – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. – SK5893) Curbed News journalist Jeff Andrews takes us to the debates unfolding about affordable housing. It is an eye-opener as relates to the kind of acrobatics and legislation that avoid the key question: Why not just have jobs…
Positive Future #515 (Feature photo – Small Homes – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license – Dan David Cook) In the old days, many so-called poor had a farm and 40 acres, maybe 160 acres. Trying to earn a living farming has mostly proved futile as most family farmers have been economically removed from…
Positive Future #487 (Feature photo – Inside Grocery Store on Wheels – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license – Zache) In a world seeking to serve exclusive high ends, what about a world seeking to serve those on the edge of being excluded? Affordable Housing Finance Magazine…
Positive Future #454 (Feature photo – 3D Printed Building – CCA SA 4.0 International) Affordable housing is challenging the economics of for-profit capitalism. Non-profit New Story with building start-up Icon are re-inventing housing. With low-cost 3d printing technology, the price of basic housing can come down to affordability. Affordability is the economic key for more…
