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fromSalon.com
12 hours ago

That time a foreign-born socialist ran for mayor of New York

Maybe you've heard about the socialist candidate running for mayor of New York City. He's an immigrant from a complicated ethnic background, and his opponents accuse him of being unpatriotic, anti-American, a Communist agent and a supporter of overseas terrorist movements. Some have suggested that electing him mayor will make antisemitic bigotry - already far too widespread in America - much worse, and is likely to fuel a vicious, jingoistic right-wing backlash.
New York City
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
23 hours ago

Coalition of 150 NYC faith leaders endorses Andrew Cuomo for mayor

United Clergy Coalition of 150+ NYC congregations endorsed Andrew Cuomo, citing leadership, rebuilding trust with law enforcement, expanding affordable housing, and neighborhood economic development.
#tiny-homes
New York City
fromCurbed
2 days ago

What Everyone's Saying About Those Housing Ballot Proposals

Shifting approval power from local councilmembers to the mayor and borough presidents seeks to unlock more affordable housing but faces intense City Council opposition.
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
3 days ago

Transform : Traffic Congestion Is a Housing and Transit Problem, Not a Highway Problem - Streetsblog California

Traffic congestion cannot be solved by building more or wider roads; addressing root causes like affordable housing near jobs and improved transit reduces congestion effectively.
NYC politics
fromQNS
2 days ago

Queensbridge residents rally against OneLIC Neighborhood Plan as Council vote approaches - QNS

Protesters and Queensbridge residents demand Council Member Julie Won reject the OneLIC rezoning unless it includes targeted investments for NYCHA repairs, schools, and park restoration.
Real estate
fromPortland Monthly
2 days ago

Property Watch: A Chic Net-Zero Home in an Eco Community

An 11-unit, zero-energy-ready condo development in Cully combines affordable, high-performance homes with shared green spaces, Scandi-inspired design, and community-oriented ownership.
#nyc-housing-connect
Public health
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

Extreme heat risks higher for affordable housing residents

Extreme heat severely threatens residents of affordable housing, with many experiencing weeks of heat alerts and disproportionate impacts on households headed by people of color.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas awards $73M in housing grants

FHLB Dallas awarded $73.5 million in affordable housing grants to 53 projects, funding over 3,700 units across six states, with Texas receiving $45.64M.
#zoning
fromBoston.com
3 days ago
Boston

Boston Zoning Commission approves plan to allow taller buildings downtown

Boston approved updated downtown zoning to allow taller buildings, expand residential use with 20% affordable units, and revive the commercial core through increased density.
from48 hills
4 days ago
SF politics

The surreal world of the supes and the Lurie [Rich] Family Zoning Plan - 48 hills

Market-driven dense luxury development under current zoning displaces residents, fails to secure affordable housing, and privileges developer profit over community preservation.
from48 hills
4 days ago
SF politics

The surreal world of the supes and the Lurie [Rich] Family Zoning Plan - 48 hills

New York City
fromCity Limits
3 days ago

Opinion: Why Section 8 Vouchers Don't Add Up for Larger Families

New York lacks sufficient three-plus-bedroom affordable units and often prices listings above voucher limits, leaving larger families unable to secure stable housing.
#farmworker-housing
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Ministers confirm plans to reduce London's affordable housing quotas

Affordable housing quota for fast-track London developments cut from 35% to 20%, with 60% of that required at the cheapest social rents.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Affordable housing quota for London falls to 20%

London reduces affordable-housing quota for new developments from 35% to 20% to speed planning, incentivise developers, and unlock funding and mayoral planning powers.
#transit-oriented-development
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

It's time for a federal housing policy reset

I've been involved in federal housing policy for more than 50 years, beginning my career at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the 1970s and later serving on the staff of the U.S. House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs now the Financial Services Committee from 1983 to 2000. Over that time, I've watched the federal government's role in housing shift dramatically from builder to partner to convener.
US politics
#london-housing-policy
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 days ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan gets go-ahead to slash affordable housing ratio to 20% to tackle London housing crisis

Affordable-homes target for new London developments will be temporarily reduced from 35% to 20% to unlock housebuilding and fast-track projects until March 2028.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago
UK politics

London housing crisis: Affordable homes ratio 'to be slashed to 20%' after Sadiq Khan crisis talks

London to reduce affordable housing target for new developments from 35% to 20%, split evenly between developer-funded and borough-funded homes.
fromThe New York Sun
3 days ago

The Final New York City Mayoral Debate Exposes Mamdani's 'Youth and Inexperience'

"I'm appreciative that those measures are on the ballot," Mr. Mamdani said, filling his 60-second answer with platitudes and grand promises of more construction.
New York City
Real estate
fromTime Out London
3 days ago

This gigantic new 54 storey tower is planned for east London

77 Marsh Wall is a proposed 54-storey Canary Wharf tower with 820 residential units—38% affordable—mix of flexible living, Build to Rent, apart-hotel, and public amenities.
Real estate
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Could Zurich's housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe's housing crisis? | Peter Apps

A resident-owned housing cooperative in Zurich provides affordable, communal living without landlords or profit, integrating shared facilities and mixed-income residents.
#mayoral-election
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

NYC Mayor's Race: Fiery final debate sees Mamdani duck ballot questions while trading blows with Cuomo and Sliwa | amNewYork

Zohran Mamdani avoided clear positions on key NYC mayoral ballot questions during the final debate, prompting jeers and criticism from opponents and attendees.
fromQNS
4 days ago

Queens council members rally against Mayor Adams' affordable housing ballot proposals - QNS

During a virtual town hall meeting on Monday, several city officials, including Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and council members from the Queens delegation, explained to more than 100 attendees that the proposals would effectively remove community voices from decisions about new development and housing projects. "They're a false choice," the council speaker said of the proposals. "These proposals are going to weaken our ability to ensure true affordable housing and neighborhoods."
New York Islanders
East Bay real estate
fromabc7news.com
4 days ago

Alameda residents concerned about proposal to eliminate only grocery store on Bay Farm Island

A developer's SB 330 proposal could demolish Harbor Bay Landing, removing Safeway and other businesses to build 305 housing units, but it fails city requirements.
New York Yankees
fromInside Climate News
4 days ago

New York City Needs More Housing. Should it Come With Promises to Protect Green Space? - Inside Climate News

Neighborhood opposition preserved Elizabeth Street Garden, halting a planned 123-unit senior affordable housing development and exposing tensions between park preservation and affordable housing needs.
#mitchell-lama
SF politics
fromMission Local
4 days ago

Plans for affordable housing at shuttered S.F. food hall site stuck in limbo

Planned 85-unit affordable housing at 101 Hyde St. is postponed; city extends La Cocina lease and cites funding and state prioritization constraints.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

California business leaders want voters to expedite state's environmental review process for housing, infrastructure

California Chamber proposes a ballot initiative imposing a 365-day limit on CEQA reviews for essential projects including housing, clean energy and wildfire resiliency.
Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

We're a mother and daughter who were planning to move to Texas, but this small-town, affordable community kept us in California

Mother and daughter chose to stay in California after buying a home in Silverwood, an affordable multigenerational community offering intentional, close-knit living.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

The Texas law threatening to break the affordable housing equation

Texas' HB 21 retroactively tightens property tax abatements, threatening affordable housing projects, investor confidence, and tenants' stability.
US news
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Day Around the Bay: Lurie Touts Zero Arrests' at SF No Kings Protests, Probably Hoping to Keep Trump's Troops Out

Mission Hunan is being demolished for a 450-unit affordable housing project; multiple major news items include peaceful SF protests, Trump demanding $230 million, a White House demolition, and a Louvre art heist.
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

40-year-old SF restaurant to be demolished for controversial housing project

Mission Hunan, a Chinese restaurant just steps from the 16th Street Mission BART plaza, is closing after 40 years, a server at the restaurant confirmed to SFGATE. The restaurant's building at 2960 16th St. is set to be demolished to make way for a new affordable housing project. Mission Hunan's final day of service will be Oct. 31, the server said.
San Francisco
#yigby
Real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Massive mixed-income housing development sprouts near San Jose transit station

A 13-acre Berryessa BART urban village will add 708 homes, including affordable units, within walking distance of transit to expand housing in North San Jose.
#zohran-mamdani
#supportive-housing
fromBrooklyn Paper
5 days ago
Brooklyn

Affordable housing lottery opens in Bushwick, with studios starting at $788 * Brooklyn Paper

1601 Dekalb Avenue is a nine-story, 126-apartment development mixing deeply affordable and 120% AMI units with supportive housing, on-site services, and resident amenities.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

Affordable housing units in Parkdale set to be built by fall 2026: Mayor Chow | CBC News

Forty-two rent-geared-to-income supportive housing units at 11 Brock Ave will be completed by fall 2026.
Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

For Boston Sand & Gravel, 700-plus new neighbors is cause for concern

Proposed 705-unit housing adjacent to Boston Sand & Gravel raises safety and coexistence concerns due to heavy daily truck traffic and industrial operations.
Real estate
fromBrownstoner
5 days ago

Bushwick Affordable Housing Lottery Has Rentals for $788

A nine-story Bushwick development at 1601 Dekalb Avenue offers 126 apartments, with 80 lottery units income-restricted for households earning 40–120% of AMI.
New York City
fromtherealdeal.com
5 days ago

The Daily Dirt: A multi-front fight against housing ballot measures

November ballot measures would create fast-track approval options for some affordable housing projects and reduce City Council leverage over zoning and community investment requirements.
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Housing agency buys low-income San Jose housing complex after default

Las Golondrinas, a 50-unit apartment hub at 77 Kentucky Place in the Little Portugal area of east San Jose, has been bought by an affiliate of the County Housing Authority, documents filed on Oct. 17 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office show.. The Housing Authority affiliate paid $4.5 million for the residential property, a purchase that bolsters the Santa Clara County agency's mission to preserve affordable homes in the South Bay.
Real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Housing agency buys low-income San Jose housing complex after default

Las Golondrinas, a 50-unit apartment hub at 77 Kentucky Place in the Little Portugal area of east San Jose, has been bought by an affiliate of the County Housing Authority, documents filed on Oct. 17 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office show.. The Housing Authority affiliate paid $4.5 million for the residential property, a purchase that bolsters the Santa Clara County agency's mission to preserve affordable homes in the South Bay.
East Bay real estate
New York City
fromIntelligencer
5 days ago

The Ballot Question that May Matter More Than the Mayoral Race

Approving charter amendments will speed affordable housing development by limiting individual City Council members' power to block projects.
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 days ago

South Bay affordable housing, resource center aim to help youth aging out of foster care system

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The challenges faced by children aging out of the foster care system are described as traumatic and can lead to a life of homelessness. But a new resource center and affordable housing project aim to ensure that doesn't happen to anyone in the South Bay. The ribbon was officially cut Monday for the Parkmoore Community Affordable Apartments and the Hub - two new buildings that aim to build a better Santa Clara County.
California
Real estate
fromFingerlakes1.com
6 days ago

New York's affordable housing crisis worsened by red tape | Fingerlakes1.com

New York lacks over 631,000 rental units affordable and available for its extremely low-income renters, leaving only 36 units per 100 such households.
East Bay real estate
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

Piedmont residents vow to continue fighting approved housing plan

Piedmont approved at least 132 housing units in a narrow Blair Park area, including 60 affordable units, provoking resident opposition over location and impacts.
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

New Sophie Maxwell Building to open, offering affordable, essential housing for middle class SF

"We're excited. This is big for folks who are actually trying to earn a living, still live in San Francisco, to have a place to afford,"
Real estate
#london-housing
Brooklyn
fromGothamist
1 week ago

A proposed Brooklyn high-rise is winning over some neighbors

A proposed 72-story residential tower at 395 Flatbush Ave. Extension would provide 1,263 units, public plaza, transit and sidewalk improvements, and negotiated park mitigation funding.
fromCity Limits
1 week ago

Opinion: What the Housing Proposals on November's Ballot Mean for Older New Yorkers

The numbers are staggering: over 500,000 older New Yorkers are on the waiting list for affordable housing, with average waits stretching beyond a decade. For many, a decade is longer than they can afford to wait. Behind each number is a person facing the daily uncertainty of where they will live out their later years-whether they can age with dignity, or whether they will spend their final chapter in limbo.
New York City
Real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Los Gatos Lodge bought as builder moves ahead with housing plan

Summerhill Homes bought the Los Gatos Lodge for $78.4 million and will develop 155 townhome residences, including 26 below-market-rate units.
Real estate
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Column | City Council Weighs Jamaica Neighborhood Plan | amNewYork

The Jamaica Neighborhood Plan proposes rezoning to add 12,000+ homes (≈4,000 affordable), 2,000,000+ commercial/community square feet, and 7,000+ jobs amid community infrastructure concerns.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Walters: Newsom tried hard to jump-start housing production. It wasn't enough.

This is a question of who we are, Newsom wrote in 2017. Housing is a fundamental human need let's not forget the human face behind the dire statistics. Housing instability can cause genuine mental and physical adversity, he added, and lead to insufferable decisions: no one should have to choose between paying rent or buying groceries. Knowing that too many Californians face this kind of anxiety breaks my heart.
California
Environment
fromFast Company
1 week ago

In Austin, this 100% geothermal neighborhood is designed to shrink utility bills

Shared geothermal systems combined with energy-efficient design and rooftop solar can nearly eliminate utility bills for affordable homes, lowering long-term housing costs.
Real estate
fromPadailypost
1 week ago

Who will live in city's first development east of 101?

A proposed 145-townhome project at 2100 Geng Road faces recommendations to add apartments and single-floor units to increase affordability and accessibility.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

London developers to be allowed to reduce percentage of affordable homes

Government plans will allow developers to build fewer affordable homes while claiming higher subsidies to accelerate London housebuilding, drawing criticism from homelessness charities.
#homelessness
#housing-finance
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Opponents of Menlo Park affordable housing proposal reach signature threshold for ballot measure

Opponents of a plan to convert downtown parking lots into affordable housing say they've collected enough signatures to put the issue before voters, potentially halting an effort to build 345 affordable units on lots that currently provide more than 500 parking spaces. Save Downtown Menlo Park, a coalition of local businesses and downtown patrons, submitted 3,440 signatures to City Hall last Friday well above the 10% threshold of registered voters needed to qualify the measure for the ballot.
California
fromCity Limits
1 week ago

New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called 'Insufficient'

Four months after the previous developer missed a deadline to deliver the remaining 876 affordable units in the long-stalled Atlantic Yards (aka Pacific Park) megaproject in Brooklyn, New York State endorsed a new development team, which agreed to pay limited penalties for the delayed apartments while a new plan-likely requesting valuable new bulk and public investment-for this key site percolates.
New York City
New York Islanders
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Op-Ed | Rebuild Rikers the right way and use the borough jail sites for homes New Yorkers can afford | amNewYork

Rebuild Rikers Island in phases with modern, humane facilities and convert borough jail sites into affordable housing to avoid an overbudget, disruptive borough-based jail plan.
fromCity Limits
1 week ago

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance

A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city. Here's how to know if you live in one of these apartments, and how to get help if you do. Last week, City Limits released a three-part investigation into New York City's Project-Based Rental Assistance Program, which helps low-income residents afford housing. We found tenants struggling to reach their property managers, get repairs done, and force government agencies to take enforcement seriously.
New York City
#lewisham-redevelopment
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

L.A. planners clear $2-billion project in Skid Row neighborhood

A $2-billion, 7.6-acre Fourth & Central development would replace Los Angeles Cold Storage with 1,589 apartments, offices, retail, and public open space in Skid Row.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

EU executive to propose short-term rental rules to tackle social crisis' in housing

EU executive will propose rules to curb short-term rentals to improve housing affordability and counter rising anti-EU populist pressure.
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Zohran Mamdani endorsed by Brooklyn pastor who previously backed Andrew Cuomo

Bishop Orlando Findlayter endorsed Zohran Mamdani to bolster support among Black, socially conservative Democrats by emphasizing affordability and leadership values.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

ADU innovation spells affordable housing progress in N.C.

Builds affordable four- and five-bedroom infill homes, converting garages for ground-floor bedrooms and targeting about $50,000 land cost per home by using duplex builds.
fromCity Limits
1 week ago

NYC Housing Calendar, Oct. 14-20

Welcome to City Limits' NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
New York City
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

San Mateo County approves $41 million for affordable housing projects

San Mateo County supervisors have approved more than $41 million to help build nine affordable housing developments across eight cities, aiming to ease the region's housing affordability crisis. The funding, announced last week, will support at least 636 new affordable units in Belmont, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, South San Francisco, Moss Beach and North Fair Oaks.
Real estate
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

San Mateo County approves $41 million for affordable housing projects

San Mateo County supervisors have approved more than $41 million to help build nine affordable housing developments across eight cities, aiming to ease the region's housing affordability crisis. The funding, announced last week, will support at least 636 new affordable units in Belmont, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, South San Francisco, Moss Beach and North Fair Oaks. The projects will serve low-income families, older adults, people experiencing homelessness, farmworkers, first-time homeowners and individuals with disabilities, the county said.
East Bay real estate
Real estate
fromBrownstoner
1 week ago

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Luxe Fort Greene Build

The Everly offers 171 rent-stabilized, income-restricted units in a 569-unit tower with studios starting at $1,793 and market-rate studios from $3,360.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Why an affordable slice of L.A. paradise might never recover from the Palisades fire

FEMA and the Army Corps prioritized cleanup of Tahitian Terrace but excluded Pacific Palisades Bowl based on perceived owners' willingness and ability to rebuild.
Remodel
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

50 Social Housing Units DE PEUS A TERRA i el cap pels nuvols / Miel Arquitectos + MARMOLBRAVO + MADhel

A six-story social housing building in Barcelona's Bon Pastor delivers 50 units, honoring community heritage while replacing historic single-story worker homes.
fromCbsnews
2 weeks ago

James McGreevey, James Solomon vying to be next mayor of Jersey City

As mayor, we have to be persistent and deliberate in the approach to affordable housing. I commit in the first four years -- 1,000 units of senior citizen housing, 1,000 units of affordable housing,
US politics
#evictions
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago
East Bay real estate

Amid soaring evictions, Bay Area city gets a state housing grant and a designation that could lead to new solutions

fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago
East Bay real estate

Amid soaring evictions, Bay Area city gets a state housing grant and a designation that could lead to new solutions

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Roll up your sleeves' for the Daily Bread Food Bank's Thanksgiving drive | CBC News

Food bank use in Toronto has reached record highs, prompting Daily Bread's Thanksgiving drive to raise $4.4 million and 225,000 pounds of food.
fromBrownstoner
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn News: A Carroll Gardens Affordable Housing Lottery

No Gut Reno for Iconic Brooklyn Heights Mid Century Modern Townhouse A sharp-eyed tipster noticed what appeared to be rooftop mockups for the Landmarks Preservation Commission happening at 48 Willow Place, the iconic modern townhouse designed by architects Mary and Joe Merz for their own residence. Also visible through a third-story window was what looked to be a gut renovation in progress.
Brooklyn
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Inside the Oshawa youth centre that's now providing affordable housing | CBC News

Affordable, supportive housing with services and rent tied to benefits prevented youth homelessness and improved stability and health for residents in Oshawa.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Why this wealthy South Bay suburb is at the center of the next big fight over California housing

Los Altos Hills initially authorized limited apartment development to satisfy state housing mandates, then reduced planned unit counts to preserve the town’s rural character.
California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks ago

San Jose vice mayor's chief of staff enters District 9 race - San Jose Spotlight

Scott Hughes, longtime District 9 resident and Pam Foley’s chief of staff, is running for City Council to continue homelessness, housing, and public safety work.
New York City
fromCity Limits
2 weeks ago

Ballot Measures Fight Enters Final Month, and What Else Happened in Housing This Week

City Council and unions oppose ballot measures that would fast-track housing, while supporters say the measures will speed affordable housing production and bypass council oversight.
Brooklyn
fromGothamist
2 weeks ago

New development team agrees to pay for some of long-delayed Atlantic Yards housing deal

A stalled plan to build hundreds of affordable Atlantic Yards apartments restarts under a new developer with trust-fund payments and a March 2026 proposal deadline.
Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Millennial homeowner built and rents out 3 tiny homes, earning $4,550 in rent

Portland homeowners can add two ADUs and one tiny home on wheels, enabling rental income, affordable infill housing, and strengthened community.
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