"People are fleeing Austin, #Texas in droves. The city lost -13,500 ppl to outbound migration in 2024.
The biggest drop the city has ever experienced.
This outmigration has now caused Austin's #housing market to collapse. With home prices down 19.5% over the last two+ years.
Some of these ppl leaving Austin head to the suburbs like Williamson & Hays County, others are going back to CA & NY."
-N Gerli
It's hell living in TX -many ppl are fleeing the fascist state.
#Fascism #RedStates #USPol
(Electric) cargo bikes are like the can opener for #parenting / #housing / #transportation if cities and suburbs were cans of beans or something. #urbanism #BikeTooter
Partially renovated log house with a little land, in the nearby village, €15k.
In case you want to be our neighbour 
And we're done until the next one. Fast meeting, but they're still early in the process (and have probably been already in progress for at least 6 months to get to this point, for context).
(Now I need to go back and do image descriptions.)
Tonight, a super-local meeting for #SomervilleMA -- a development proposal for 205 Broadway in Ward 1.
Meeting is hosted by Councilor Matt McLaughlin. Anne Vigorito is the attorney rep for the developer, Prospect Commons LLC.
Flyer and joining link here: https://www.somervillema.gov/events/2025/03/17/neighborhood-meeting-205-broadway
Tokyo police have uncovered a series of home improvement scams that use similar tactics as those carried out by fraudsters impersonating relatives or public agency officials over the phone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/crime-legal/housing-renovation-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #housing
The People Trump and DOGE Hurt
https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-people-trump-and-doge-hurt
"when fair #housing groups lose... funding, a lot of people suffer as a result...
This isn’t about making #government more effective. It’s about #cruelty. That’s the point... leaving families without a #safety net and putting countless lives and futures at risk. The freeze would have devastating consequences for millions of #Americans, regardless of political affiliation."
Elon Musk’s DOGE Quietly Kills Affordable Housing Program
#Trump is making a massive cut to affordable #housing, as fears over the #economy grow.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192653/musk-doge-trump-cut-affordable-housing
" #DOGE has cut funds & programs across the federal #government without regard to the purposes they serve or the lives that depend on them. Many of the people who depend on this #HUD program are low-income #seniors or destitute #families who have little or no other options."
https://www.newsweek.com/us-housing-market-shortage-prediction-2042732 “The reason why new construction finally outpaced new household formation is sobering: at least 1.6 million expected Gen Z and millennial households did not form in 2024 because of factors which included a lack of affordable housing. In short, people are not settling down and becoming homeowners because they can't afford to.” #housing #shortage #poverty #inequality #economics #parenting
It may be easier for Washington State residents to find an affordable home within walking distance of good transit in the future.
A “transit-oriented development” bill has made it halfway through the legislature, on its long path to becoming law.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bill-to-allow-more-housing-near-bus-stops-and-rail-stations-progresses-in-olympia
#KUOW #News #Government #WashingtonStateLegislature #Seattle #Housing #Government
Very good overview of housing in Singapore and why it’s not replicable elsewhere (nor should it)
https://www.academia.sg/academic-views/chua-beng-huat-public-housing/
Yes, and if you have family or friends who live in those areas, you should be prepared to take them in, possibly permanently, b/c govt is not going to help them. Just the opposite: feds & local govts will refuse to build new affordable housing, refuse to forgive unpayable underwater mortgages, deny unemployment, and refuse to guarantee jobs for US climate refugees.
The fact that this is what the Magats voted for won't exempt them, btw.
As we know the 'clever' wheeze of shared ownership that was meant to make more affordable housing available is unravelling as the loophole of service fees is being exploited to raise the overall costs of homes (once the resident has been captured).
Its worth stressing (again) that only a massive increase in social housing (either built or re-purposed) can start to alleviate the problems of the UK dysfunctional housing market!
(and ending the Right to Buy!)
Removing blighted properties in #Detroit increases nearby home values by just $162 on average. At that rate, it would take 50 years for property tax gains to cover demolition costs.
#housing #demolition
https://buff.ly/7n7RNQX
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin. One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”
It's starting to look an awful lot like City Hall purged the OIG to kill an investigation into how the city awarded jobs and contracts to an affordable housing nonprofit that contributed to Mayor Andre Dickens' election campaign. https://atlpresscollective.com/2025/03/06/whistleblowers-in-office-of-inspector-general-allege-widespread-corruption-at-highest-levels-of-city-government/
#politics #ATLPol #Atlanta #housing
“What they’re fighting for is the international rule of law [and] #Australia stands ready to assist. We have contributed $1.5bn with $1.3bn for military assistance directly.
*There’s discussion at the moment about potential #peacekeeping*, and from my government’s perspective,
we’re open to consideration of any proposals going forward, as Australia has historically played an important role in … a range of peacekeeping areas.”
What a weak bunch of *#nts. Elections are soon and #Labor needs to be seen to bd tough. Watch what the PM and his loyal mob say Australia can’t afford at election time for Australians. It’s all too hard and costly.
#education / #housing / #MedicalServices / #ClimateEmergency / #science / #FirstAustralians <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/04/australia-news-live-kevin-rudd-donald-trump-election-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-cost-of-living-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-67c630848f089f573b767a2e#block-67c630848f089f573b767a2e>
"In December 2024, the median down payment in the San Francisco metro area was $375,000, according to real estate company Redfin, which analyzed data from the 40 most-populous U.S. metro areas"
A new bill would kick hedge funds out of the housing market.
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