Legacy of Trudeau: 67 Per Cent of Canadians Say Country is ‘Broken’
A considerable majority of Canadians believe the country is “broken” as housing and food costs soar and concerns over the healthcare system.
Affordable Housing
Salt Lake City to Build Village of Tiny Homes for the Homeless
The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a land lease that will pave the way for the construction of a village of affordable tiny homes. The village will provide a cost-effective means of proving housing to the homeless population of the city. The project is modeled after an already successful program in Austin, Texas.
Only One U.S. City Affordable for Middle Class First-Time Home Buyers: Pittsburgh, PA
A report from the Urban Reform Institute and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy shows that first-time home buyers who earn middle-class paychecks are being pushed out of U.S. cities across the United States because of high prices.
Breitbart Business Digest: Beige Book Destroys Peak Inflation Narrative
The notion that the March Consumer Price Index marked peak inflation was dealt a sharp blow by the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book on Wednesday.
Investors Buy Mobile Home Parks, Raise Rents for Low-Income Americans
Corporations are buying up mobile home parks across the U.S. and owners of the manufactured housing are being hit with increased rent for lots and new property requirements.
San Francisco Goes Beyond State’s Density Law to Install More Multiple Units in Single Family Home Neighborhoods
California law all but ends single family home zoning, but San Francisco leaders want even denser housing in single family home neighborhoods.
Dave Chappelle Threatens to Pull Investments from Ohio Town over Low-Income Housing Project: ‘You Look Like Clowns’
Comedian Dave Chappelle recently found himself in a heated debate that for once had nothing to do with transgender people. The stand-up comic was involved in a fierce exchange at his hometown council meeting in Ohio this week over a local developer’s plans to erect a housing development with a low-income housing component.
Housing Activists Protest Salt Lake City’s Plan to Demolish Homes, Replace with High-Density Apartments
A protest broke out in Salt Lake City last week after the city council voted for zoning changes that allow homes to be replaced by apartments.
Build Back Better Bill Targets Single-Family Homes in the Name of Affordable Housing
The Build Back Better Act, or the Democrats’ social and environmental spending bill, includes financial incentives for state and local entities to change zoning laws, specifically those that would replace single-family homes with multi-unit properties to provide more “affordable housing.”
Livermore Latest California City to Create Income-Based Housing in Downtown
The Livermore, California, city council has voted to build 130 homes only available to people with lower incomes in the downtown area.
D.C. Mayor Makes Pitch for More Funding: $400 Million for 2,700 ‘Affordable’ Homes by 2023
Mayor Bowser wants to add $150 million to the Housing Production Trust Fund this fiscal year and $250 million more for 2022.
Ilhan Omar Reintroduces Legislation to Cancel Rent, Mortgage Payments During Pandemic
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduces legislation that would cancel and forgive nationwide rent and mortgage payments throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon to Fund Affordable Housing Projects While Driving Up Home Prices
Amazon, the multinational online retail corporation owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is pledging to fund $2 billion worth of affordable housing projects in three United States cities after driving up home prices and rents.
New Jersey Town Attempted to Bill BLM Protester $2,500 for Police Overtime
A teenager who put together a Black Lives Matter protest in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, said she was billed nearly $2,500 for police overtime by the mayor, prompting anger from civil liberties advocates who pressured the town’s mayor to rescind the bill.
Mike Bloomberg’s Bad Jokes Fall Flat at Democrat Debate
Democrat presidential hopeful and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attempted to crack jokes at the Democrat presidential primary debate in South Carolina on Tuesday night and received little laughter from audience members.
Tom Steyer: I Will ‘Force’ Towns to Accept New Housing Units
Democrat presidential hopeful Tom Steyer claimed he would “force” American towns to accept new, affordable housing in certain areas while speaking at the Democrat presidential primary debate held in Atlanta, Georgia, at Tyler Perry Studios on Wednesday.
Watch: Bernie Sanders, AOC Introduce Green New Affordable Housing Deal
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders are introducing a Green New Deal housing bill.
Apple Joins Google, Facebook with Donation to Help Housing Crisis in California, Ups Ante to $2.5 Billion
Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company will contribute $2.5 billion to help the state of California deal with lack of affordable housing.
Illegal Aliens in NYC To Be Eligible for Limited Affordable Housing as Rent Skyrockets
Illegal aliens living in New York City, New York will soon be eligible to rent subsidized housing,which is already limited in quantity amid a homeless crisis and skyrocketing rents.
Oregon Lawmakers: Single-Family Home Neighborhoods Hurt Poor People
Oregon is gearing up to change zoning laws to allow communal living spaces and multi-family units in single-family home neighborhoods.
Poor Californians Rally to Defeat Democrat Bill to Expand Affordable Housing
An attempt by California Democrats to increase affordable housing by ending zoning restrictions near urban transit stations was dropped last month due to a revolt by the urban poor whom the bill was ostensibly intended to benefit.
California Democrats to Solve Housing Crisis with More Taxes & Fees
California’s Democrat-controlled legislature wants to solve the state’s housing crisis by increasing taxes and fees on real estate to fund more affordable housing.
CA Legislature to Force Bay Area to Loosen Land Use Rules for Housing
The California legislature is responding to spiking Bay Area rents by moving bills that would force cities to loosen restrictive land use rules that have impoverished renters and created massive profits for apartment owners.
California Legislature Hopes to Cure Housing Crisis with More Taxes
The Democrat-dominated California legislature is trying to move over 100 new bills to end the housing crisis with higher taxes and more subsidized housing.
How Silicon Valley Made Big-City Housing the Cause of and Solution to Inequality
San Francisco is a living crystal ball of what happens when a city refuses to build enough housing to accommodate the dense clustering of high-tech and service workers natural to modern industries.
Joe Biden Brags About His Income in Affordable Housing Speech
From CNS News: Speaking at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday about affordable housing, Vice President Joe Biden said home ownership helped him pay for his children’s college education, even if that would
