Housing
129 articles
West Oakland BART's Parking Dilemma: 762 New Homes vs. 240 Lost Spaces
A massive new residential project at the West Oakland BART station promises hundreds of new homes but threatens to elimi...
The £157,000 Appointment: Why Barnet Group’s New Director is Sparking Outrage
The appointment of former Grenfell Housing Director Laura Johnson to a senior role at Barnet Group has ignited fierce ba...
Northern Ontario's Housing Crisis: Cochrane District Hits Province-High Homelessness Rate
A new report from Ontario's financial watchdog reveals a staggering homelessness rate in the Cochrane District, sparking...
Utah's Housing Crisis: Record $520k Median Prices Outpace Local Wages
A record-breaking surge in Utah home prices has left 91% of renters unable to afford a median home, sparking a state-led...
Spying in Queensland: British Expats Flee Shared Rental After Bathroom Breach
A terrifying encounter with a male housemate has forced a young British couple to vacate their Queensland home.
The Brisbane Bathroom Breach: A Tech Worker's Alleged Voyeurism
A 23-year-old British expat and her partner have fled their Queensland rental after a terrifying encounter with a housem...
Harris County's Record Tax Hike: A Warning Sign for Texas Homeowners
A historic property tax increase aimed at closing a $180 million budget gap threatens affordability in one of the state'...
The High Cost of Informal Help: When Family Housing Turns Into a Police Matter
A well-intentioned offer of shelter ends in a family crisis after an uncle reports his own guests as squatters to the au...
Preservation vs. Density: The Battle Over Calgary's Sayre Estate
A 120-year-old former convent in Mount Royal faces a rezoning bid for 20 new units, sparking a clash between heritage ad...
UK New Build Crisis: Ombudsman Payouts Surge as Defects Triple
A massive spike in complaints and compensation awards highlights growing friction between UK housebuilders and new homeo...
Oil, War, and the 6.71% Mortgage: The New Housing Squeeze
Renewed US-Iran conflict is driving inflation and mortgage rates to their highest levels since July 2025, trapping homeo...
Burnaby’s $92 Million Bet on Family-Sized Rentals
By ditching studios for three-bedroom units, Burnaby is attempting to solve the 'missing middle' for families through a ...
Kelowna’s Battle Over 1649 Pandosy Street: Public Order vs. Harm Reduction
Mayor Tom Dyas wants a supervised consumption site shut down over rising crime, while health officials point to thousand...
Beyond the Daycare Center: How Earthseed Village is Rewriting LA Childcare
A parent-led co-op in Los Angeles is fighting the childcare affordability crisis by building a community-driven alternat...
Mortgage Rates Hit 6.66% as August Housing Demand Cools
Rising borrowing costs and a chronic inventory shortage are pushing U.S. homebuyers to the sidelines despite a slight di...
Parental Anxiety vs. Adult Autonomy: The Case of the Secret Lease Cancellation
A graduate student's attempt at independence was derailed when her father used crime statistics to justify interfering w...
Essex Land Grab: The High-Stakes Game of Retrospective Planning in Willows Green
A £150,000 land purchase and a Bank Holiday blitz have left Essex residents fighting a 'build now, apply later' strategy...
The Boundary Battle: When 'Neighborly' Kindness Becomes Intrusive
A Canadian renter's quest for solitude turns into a struggle against an upstairs neighbor using kittens and garden chats...
Art Over Ancestry: Edinburgh Court Evicts Traveller Family for £100m Gallery
A judge has ruled that a £100 million art gallery project outweighs the human rights claims of an Irish Traveller family...
Glasgow's Refugee Housing Crisis: A Battle Between Holyrood and Westminster
As Glasgow faces a massive budget deficit, new funding from the Scottish Government attempts to plug a gap in asylum see...
Federal Rent Caps: Angie Nixon's Bold Gamble for Florida and Beyond
A Democratic Socialist candidate proposes a 10% limit on rent increases, sparking a debate over corporate greed and the ...
Ottawa's Mayoral Race: Public Housing Surge vs. Labor Market Pivot
From a 30,000-unit public housing push to a crackdown on federal job reliance, Ottawa's candidates are drawing hard line...
Unsticking the Gridlock: Canada and Toronto's $2.7 Billion Rental Gamble
A massive partnership aims to deliver 5,600 homes by funding stalled projects, but the definition of "affordable" remain...
UK Property Market Freezes as 'Mansion Tax' Fears Trigger Price Slashes
From £1.2 million to £900,000: Homeowners are slashing prices as uncertainty over the 2028 mansion tax creates a buyer's...
The Hidden Costs of Moving Day: From Left-Behind Junk to Kerb Disputes
When the key handover doesn't mean a clean slate, homeowners face a legal minefield of removal costs and parking dispute...
UK Property Freeze: The £300k Price Drop Signaling a Market in 'Suspended Animation'
From mansion taxes to stamp duty disputes, the struggle of one homeowner near Stamford reveals a deeper paralysis in the...
The Slow Sink of Coalsnaughton: A Mining Legacy Leaves 100 Homes Uninhabitable
Nearly 100 families in Clackmannanshire remain displaced as ground movement toward a central epicenter continues to thre...
The Soberton Standoff: Fire and Friction in the South Downs
A decade-long battle over an illegal shanty town in the South Downs National Park has escalated into a public safety cri...
The Displaced Archive: Walter Mackins’ Half-Century of San Francisco
A former cabbie's lifelong photographic record of San Francisco becomes a final farewell as he faces eviction from his h...
Toronto’s New Public Developer Model Breaks Ground at Dundas and Manning
A 74-unit mass timber building in Trinity-Bellwoods marks a major shift in how Toronto uses municipal land to tackle the...