How this rapid housing project may save lives
A new housing project is expected to open later this month in Cape Breton. The apartment building known as Eleanor's Court will take in 25 people who are living at a nearby Pallet shelter village. The CBC's Erin Pottie reports.
#housing #project #community #CapeBreton
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6728164?cmp=rss
"While she lived on the streets, K's mental illness spiraled out of control. She sometimes stayed in shelters but often got kicked out because of her symptoms and behaviors. When she did take her prescribed medications, she experienced side effects such as incontinence — another disqualification from shelters."
An overhaul of the #housing agency comes on the heels of a congressional deal to fund the government through Sept that increased some housing spending yet did not keep pace with rising rents & the growing demand for federal #aid. The #funding gap could result in about 32,000 #voucher recipients soon losing access to federal #housing aid… on top of additional cuts once funding runs out in a pandemic-era program that expanded voucher availability.
…The White House also plans to dismantle a key office in the #housing agency that helps communities recover from deadly #NaturalDisasters, a move that could slow much-needed #emergency #aid. Separately, #Trump issued an #ExecutiveOrder last month eliminating a decades-old, government wide commission meant to coordinate the federal response to #homelessness.
…The expected cuts to #RentalAssistance reflect #Trump’s broader desire to *shrink the footprint of government & its reach into Americans’ lives* [more like kill the #poor, party with the #rich, eradicate the middle], a project that includes sharp #cuts to federal #antipoverty programs viewed as *too generous or wasteful*.
#Project2025’s #RussVought, #Trump’s director of the Office of Management & Budget [#OMB], previously endorsed an end to the federal #voucher program. He [falsely] wrote in 2022 that the #Section8 program in particular “brings with it crime, decreased property values, & results in dependency & subsidized irresponsibility.”
Federal #voucher programs currently provide assistance to ~2.3M #LowIncome #families, acc/to the govt’s estimates, who enroll through their local public-#housing authorities. The #aid is part of a broader universe of #RentalAssistance programs that are set to exceed $54B this fiscal year. But the annual demand for these subsidies is far greater than available funds, creating a sizable wait list as rents are rising nationally.
…the expected overhaul would most likely amount to more than just a technical change, resulting in fewer federal dollars for #LowIncome #families on top of additional cuts planned for the rest of the Dept of #Housing & Urban Development [#HUD]. On Thurs, the #Trump admin took the first steps toward potentially selling the agency’s HQ in Washington.
Admin ofcls recently discussed cutting or canceling out the #vouchers & other #RentalAssistance programs & potentially replacing them with a more *limited* system of #housing grants, perhaps sent to states, acc/to 3 people familiar with the matter…. The overhaul would be included in #Trump’s new #budget, which is expected to be sent to #Congress in the coming weeks.
The #Trump White House is considering deep cuts to federal #housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of #aid to #LowIncome #families, in a reconfiguration that could jeopardize millions of Americans’ continued access to #RentalAssistance funds.
#law #aporophobia #classism #caste #EconomicDiscrimination
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/housing-aid-hud-federal-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=A1DB4796-EA62-4919-9C07-82BAC2B0A4BE
The overcommodification of housing contributing to homelessness in Canada can be dealt with in a variety of ways. One of which is coast to coast rent control. #housing #homelessness #canada #rentcontrol
https://breachmedia.ca/its-time-for-a-national-rent-freeze/
Hudson's Bay location in Ontario would be torn down for huge 11-tower development
An Ontario mall anchored by a recently shuttered Hudson's Bay location will be totally demolished to make way for an enormous new community with 11 towers.Pre-application plans revealed in April highlight plans to redevelop a portion of the Burlington Centre mall lands ...
#development #retail #housing #construction #Ontario #Burlington
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/04/777-guelph-line-burlington/
Pffff. Just paid the end nota for our new house to the notary. Now I'm poor again 
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But at least I'm a home owner 
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Moving next week 
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Ελλάδα: Τιμές κατοικιών από το 2001 έως το 2024 (ετήσια μεταβολή, %, δείκτης 2010 = 100)
Greece: Residential property prices from 2001 to 2024 (annual change, %, index 2010 = 100)
House prices in the EU, in Q4 2024;
In almost all EU countries, the average house price increased in Q4 of 2024, year on year.
Price declines were seen only in France (-1.9%) and Finland (-1.9%).
The average price increase for new-build and existing homes combined in the EU was 4.2%
Τιμές κατοικιών στην ΕΕ, το 4ο τρίμηνο του 2024
A Galway mother of three interviewed on Morning Ireland this morning illustrates how the housing crisis and poor transport services are two sides of the same coin.
She can't get somewhere to live in Galway City and is driving 100km every day to bring her children to and from school in the city.
It must be costing her a couple of hundred euro every month in motor fuel alone. Vimes' Boots Theory in action.
Developer cancels plans to replace old West Roxbury nursing home with apartments
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/developer-cancels-plans-replace-old-west-roxbury-nursing-home
#Boston #housing
"There were 20,301 applicants on the Housing Register as at 31 December 2024, a decrease of 20.0 percent from this time last year, 31 December 2023."
#NZMSD, 2024
How did MSD do this? At a time when the NatACTs have;
a) stopped public housing builds;
b) announced plans to sell off public houses;
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/01/govt-embarks-on-sale-of-900-state-houses-old-and-new/
c) severely limited access to emergency housing;
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Renter’s Rights Training
04/16/2025 #kihei #communityevent #housing Are you a Renter or a Landlord? Do you have questions about the rights of renters? Maui Housing Hui is hosting an evening of information on April 21st . Free dinner and childcare, 5-7 pm at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Bring your questions!
