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Housing Department outlines goals for affordable housing proposals

Speaking to a crowd Tuesday at the City Club of Chicago, Department of Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara said they are pushing for the creation of affordable housing to serve those on the brink of homelessness.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

CHA boss gets earful from City Council members

Ald. Jeanette Taylor complained about CHA property managers. “You all need to be looking at these landlords. They love taking vouchers. But they don’t do any upkeep to the building.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

Qld bottom of per-capita housing spend

The Queensland government has been accused of failing to plan for a growing population as its social housing spend per person is the lowest in the country.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

Plans for massive eco Edinburgh student village with shared garden and 'no cars'

The plans would see 112 student residencies erected on the former site of a workshop and yard. The developers hope the transform the area in an eco-friendly space without cars.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 24, 2023

DR Horton saw home sales plunge in the winter but expects solid spring selling season

D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder by volume in the U.S., saw sales orders plunge in the last three months of 2022 because higher interest rates and inflation continued to create affordability challenges for potential buyers.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Changes to Sefton HMO rules planned to combat antisocial behaviour

Landlords will have to tell the council how they will manage "nuisance and annoyance"

Liverpool Echo · Jan 24, 2023

While people can’t afford to buy, builder constructs thousands of rentals for investors

As potential homebuyers wait for prices and mortgage rates to recede, an Arizona company is moving in to fill the void by buying and renovating rental homes that offer an experience similar to a traditional for-sale subdivision.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Seattle to decide on Social Housing Developer initiative on Feb. 14

On Feb. 14, Seattle voters will decide on Initiative 135, an initiative to create the Seattle Social Housing Developer, a public development authority to own, develop, and maintain what the initiative describes as social housing. According to Initiative 135, this housing would provide publicly financed apartments that are “removed from…

Ballotpedia · Jan 24, 2023

8 crime-ridden Nottinghamshire alleyways to close after becoming anti-social behaviour hotspots

Any person found entering the alleyways faces a £100 fine

Nottingham Post · Jan 24, 2023

Waterfront Midlothian houses rejected over emergency access concerns

The split level houses would have one storey at street level and two more built below on land stretching down to a mill lade

Edinburgh Live · Jan 24, 2023