#housing-crisis

#housing-crisis

The Maui County Council's housing committee voted 6-3 to pass a bill that aims to eliminate a significant portion of vacation rentals to address a housing shortage.

Many families feel the impact of the housing crisis, wishing adult children would move out to repurpose their bedrooms into functional spaces like home offices.

Sir James Cleverly accused Sir Keir Starmer of fuelling public frustration over asylum seeker housing, stating the Prime Minister has amplified the situation by claiming lots of housing is available.

"The housing shortfall has built up over more than a decade and continues to push home prices out of reach for many Americans," said Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale.

The 2023 California law requires local governments to provide a slate of pre-approved ADU plans, significantly speeding up the permitting process to 30 days.

Housing remains far and away the biggest concern in every opinion poll. The Government is under pressure to allocate funds to alleviate the housing crisis, alongside health.

Jennifer Whitmore accused the government of being 'epic wasters', stating public spending has increased by 50% alongside a deteriorating housing crisis and record homelessness.

Economic mobility is essentially the changing of one’s economic status over time, being a crucial aspect of the American Dream where children aspire to surpass their parents' achievements.

The 2025 Silicon Valley Pain Index highlights that housing, food insecurity, and education remain critical issues in Silicon Valley, revealing systemic failures in addressing inequality.

In April we declined an offer of $60,000 to license a song of ours to an Airbnb commercial. Airbnb continues to make money from stolen Palestinian land and contributes to the housing crisis worldwide. We do not wish to promote or profit from this. Free Palestine. Eat the Rich.

Around 65 percent of the island's nearly 12,000 housing units are occupied by seasonal residents, leading to a severe housing shortage for the local workforce.

Life under occupation focuses on the strength, dignity, and mutual care that residents build in a space marked by legal uncertainty. Rather than framing the occupation as a protest alone, the work highlights it as a solution – an act of urban resistance and survival led by working-class families.

According to Zillow, the average rent for all property types and sizes as of July 10, 2025 is now $2,100 a month.

A couple appearing in eviction court faced a judge without legal representation, only an interpreter, as the landlord’s attorney communicated via phone. The judge denied their request to return home.

Hundreds of locals marched across the city to demonstrate being fed up with rising housing prices, an overwhelming number of tourists, a growing wave of digital nomads, and gentrification.

Over 15 years ago, my husband and I thought we'd built the 3,000-square-foot home of our dreams. We added extra bathrooms, another bedroom, and focused on having tons of space for loved ones.

Kinga and her disabled daughter Victoria face challenges in temporary accommodation that is not wheelchair accessible, causing difficulties in daily living and travel for school.

The property at 80 Willow Road isn't officially on the National Register of Historic Places because the owner objected to the listing, but the California Environmental Quality Act requires the property owner to complete an environmental impact report regarding the history.

The dramatic move by Gavin Newsom, Scott Wiener, Buffy Wicks and the Democratic establishment to eviscerate CEQA made not only national but international news.

Cllr Isidoros Diakides expressed deep concern over overcrowding, emphasizing its tragic impact on families in one-bedroom flats, leading to significant emotional distress, particularly for children.

Mamdani claims he will freeze rents on one million rent-stabilized apartment units and pour in $100 billion to build 200,000 public housing units, funded by raising taxes on the wealthy.

London faces a housing crisis, and Mayor Sadiq Khan emphasizes the need for more flexible local planning to expedite housing development and address this urgent issue.

Sen. Mike Lee withdrew his proposal to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public land amid bipartisan backlash, celebrated by conservationists.