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Navigating the Boston real estate landscape comes with its unique challenges! Our city's interplay between state laws and zoning bylaws is a perfect example. Compliance with the 2020 MBTA Communities Law helps promote high-density, transit-oriented development - a step towards sustainability and urban affordability. Yet Milton, a town served by MBTA, is now facing the first lawsuit for allegedly defying this law by restricting such development. 🚉 This reinforces the notion that maneuvering through real estate regulatory complexities is far from simple and can create unforeseen roadblocks. How confident are you in your understanding of local laws and their impact on your projects? 🏡 A seasoned professional like Joe Turco at Turco Group, eXp Realty, brings invaluable insights and solutions to such challenges. Reach out to him for a holistic understanding of your real estate strategies in view of the regulatory realities of Boston. #BostonRealEstate #Boston #BostonRealtor #TurcoGroup #eXpRealty #BostonCondo #BostonHome #MovemetoBoston

111 years ago today, the wife of the Governor General stood on a scrubby hill looking out over a sheep farm and announced that the new capital city of Australia would be called Canberra. Just over 2 years earlier, the Australian government had completed the process of transferring around 2,500 square kilometres from NSW to begin the task mandated in the Constitution to establish a capital city. When federation was being debated across Australia in the 1890s, Melbourne had recently eclipsed Sydney as the biggest city in Australia - Sydney would reclaim the title around 1910. They were of similar size and ambition. Each believed it should be the capital. The other 4 colonies were wary of either Sydney or Melbourne. Looking to the precedents of Washington and Ottawa, the Constitution required that the new nation created in 1901 should establish a new capital. Section 125 of the Constitution specified that the new city be located “in the state of New South Wales and be distant not less than one hundred miles from Sydney”. There were some criteria. People were wary of naval risk so wanted it to be not on the sea. They were well aware of droughts, so it had to have a large and secure supply of drinking water. And they noted that all the great powers in 1901 were in cold climes and deduced that cold produced hardworking virtuous people, so they wanted it to shun the hedonism of Sydney with its warm summers and immoral beach life. No, I am not making this last bit up. The search ranged across inland NSW, including Armidale, Orange, Tumut and Albury. Eventually they settled on the Limestone Plains between Yass and Queanbeyan, and Charles Scrivener conducted a detailed survey that was the basis of the transfer legislation in 1909 passed by both the NSW and Commonwealth parliaments. The new federal capital would be unusual, however. Imbued with the theories of Henry George, the government would own all the land and lease it rather than sell it. The land rents would help pay for the construction of the new capital. Thus we find in s.9 of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1909 that the Commonwealth is prohibited from selling Crown land to create a freehold estate. The new city was proclaimed in 1913, to a design by young American architect Walter Griffin, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. As is so often the case, we have more recently realised that his wife Marion deserves at least equal billing for designing a remarkable city, that conforms to, arises from, but ultimately respects, the ancient landscape in which it sits. 111 years later, the city proclaimed in 1913 has almost 500,000 inhabitants, has far outgrown the Griffin’s plans, and has a life all its own. Australians are cynical of government, with good reason. But they ought to be proud of their national capital, whose design, architecture and respect for its environment, is surely the most impressive of all the world’s capital cities created out of a green field.

Veteran Housing Corp applauds all efforts to build affordable housing but would challenge the US Congress and every local, state, and federal housing agency or affordable housing developer to do better in 2024 and beyond. Veteran Housing Corp demands permanent affordability for all projects receiving government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or other incentives! Veteran Housing Corp demands transparency and every local, state, and federal government agency and other stakeholders MUST provide answers to questions about the housing projects that are built with government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or incentives, including the following: 1. How much funding, federal tax credits, or government benefits or incentives from all government sources did the projects receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? 3. What guarantees exist that tenants will not be displaced after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions!  https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

Washington State professionals in historic preservation: we need your perspective on the relationship between historic preservation and affordable housing! Join the conversation and share your insights on this critical issue. Let's work together to find solutions to the #housingaffordability crisis. As a board member and advocate for historic preservation, your input is crucial. #historicpreservation #housing #boardmember

Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)’s Planning West magazine has a new housing issue that’s a good read. It’s chock-full of impressive contributions, including from my savvy former colleagues, Gary Penway and Britney Dack. Below is my PlanGirl Travels article: housing lessons from Baltimore. #urbanplanning #affordablehousing #plangirltravels #lessonstobringhome

Vancouver's multiplex policy could blow a hole in provincial housing projections Contact me to discuss the latest scoop in real estate! #vancouverrealestate #vancouverrealestateforsale #vancouverrealestatemarketing #vancouverrealestateagent #richmondrealestate #richmondrealtors #coquitlamrealestate #Coquitlam #burnabyrealtors #vancouverrealtors

🏠🤝 Unlock the secrets to successful property management at the Ontario Landlord Watch 5th Annual Housing Conference! We're dedicated to bridging the gap between landlords and housing regulators, ensuring you know your rights and secure your investments. Ready to explore more? Contact us today for expert guidance! 📢💼 #OLWConference #LandlordEducation #HousingInOntario #PropertyManagementExperts #ScottMcGillivray #Hamilton

Spikes in rent, unaffordable and unlivable housing, small businesses shutting down, evictions by developers: urban dwellers are facing a housing crisis across major cities in North America. In response, there has been a growing grassroots movement of tenant and working class communities coming together to take land off the speculative real estate market and reserve it for community benefit. This February, join Chiyi T., a leader in the Community Land Trust movement, for the what, why, and how of community land trusts in this online course. This is an ideal course for anyone with curiosity for alternatives to our current housing and real estate system. This course includes an introduction to: - property and land ownership issues, including colonial private property relations - anti-capitalist approaches to land and participatory models of land use - case studies of Indigenous-led, Black-led, and Chinatown community land trusts in North America - debates, case studies, theoretical literature, and practical tools concerning the CLT movement in North America Saturdays February 3, 10, 17, 24  Time: 12pm - 1:30pm ET on Zoom For more details: https://shorturl.at/anDFZ *Fully-funded spots available*