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"We have to move beyond the narrow, almost futile task of making affordable housing and start working on the broader and more meaningful effort of making housing affordable," writes Charles Marohn in Strong Towns. Read more about how cities can escape "the housing trap" and reframe this common phrase to something more useful: https://lnkd.in/g-FvmADp #housing #housingcrisis #newmarketstaxcredits

Are you curious how our housing staff help Torontonians struggling to find stable and affordable housing? Learn more in this Q&A with our Manager of Housing Services. https://lnkd.in/g27r5FwZ

The UK’s housing crisis is not just about homes; it’s about community, connection, and belonging. The New York Times article highlights the urgent need for new towns that prioritise both affordable housing and social infrastructure. At the Belonging Forum, we understand that homes are more than just physical spaces—they’re one of the foundations of our sense of belonging. As we explore solutions to the housing crisis, let’s ensure we’re building communities that foster connection, well-being, and inclusion for everyone. Read the full article for insights on how we can create more inclusive and connected communities: https://lnkd.in/eserpeWa #HousingCrisis #Belonging #Community

In our current housing crisis, one million people in Florida spend more than 50% of their income on housing. Read more about the efforts Jacksonville is making to bring affordable houses to Jacksonville’s Eastside. #FloridaHousing #HousingCrisis #HousingAffordability https://lnkd.in/gq3jVWD4

Looking at ways to implement SB 4? Interested in regulations for cottage housing? Want to better understand the unique perspective faith leaders bring to affordable housing development? Then this paper is for you! I spent the last bit of the Partnership for the Bay's Future Fellowship working with Jasmine Tarkoff to compile our lessons learned on regulating affordable housing on faith-owned land and working with faith-based organizations. We hope this resource helps others build, fund, and otherwise support cottage communities on faith-owned land #affordablehousing #middlehousing

Nationwide serving its community! 💙 The Weingart Towers, a 19-story, 278-unit permanent supportive housing development in Skid Row, Los Angeles, celebrated its grand opening June 19, 2024. Here are the key points: Purpose and Hope: The project aims to improve and transform Skid Row, which has been the epicenter of the region’s homelessness crisis. Elected officials and homeless services providers expressed hope that this initiative will make a positive impact. Amenities: Weingart Tower I features amenities such as a cafe, a club room, a gym, music and art rooms, a computer lab, dog runs, terraces with community gardens, and common balcony areas. It provides high-quality apartment living for homeless individuals. Cost: The first tower cost an estimated $165 million, with approximately $595,000 per residential unit. Funding came from Proposition HHH, a $1.2 billion bond measure approved by Los Angeles voters in 2016 to support affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness.   This project represents an important step toward providing dignified housing and support services for those in need.

This is a real issue. Unfortunately, residents rarely show up to public meetings in support of any type of new development. Higher density and commercial zone changes being the most contested. This is also especially true, (but not exclusive) to areas with higher retirement community populations, like those in Southern Utah. The problem is that the same demographics (retired equity buyers and young families) doing most of the complaining, are both simultaneously increasing demand on services (retirees) and not participating (IRL) in the conversation and decision process (young families). We end up with a labor crisis exacerbated by an affordable/attainable housing crisis. When there are no advocates of change at public meeting, how could NYMBYism not be an influence on elected officials or who runs for public office? A good start? Get educated, write in, and show up. There are competing factors that communities must carefully balance and elected officials need to hear from more people than just those who feel like they are negatively impacted.

Happy Wednesday! This week's article highlight is, "Extension Efforts to Address the Current National Housing Crisis." This article discusses common challenges communities face when addressing these issues locally and provides Extension perspectives on community housing issues. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gYaiAU6X Have you faced housing challenges in your community? Share your thoughts in the comments! #cooperativeextension #housingcrisis #LocalIssues #housing

"Part of the craziness of the current system is that there is no local mooring for housing prices. There is no entry-level product providing an anchor to upwardly accelerating home prices.. We have to move beyond the narrow, almost futile task of making affordable housing and start working on the broader and more meaningful effort of making housing affordable." #housing #housingcrisis #housingsolutions

"Our model is a limited-equity cooperative model, which means families will be building some wealth as they are living in the cooperative. Building wealth is something that doesn't exist in much affordable rental housing because that hasn't been the model. But our approach is also about spreading out the risk, collectivizing as much of it as we can, so that the individual impact is lessened from individual families. Ours is also a project about remembering ancestral ways of doing things more collectively, more communal."   Read more about the BLUU x UHW Cooperative Housing Initiative ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/giMpcy8y