Affordable housing

Jimmy Carter Helps Habitat For Humanity Build 1000th Home

Late US President Jimmy Carter Was a Staunch Advocate for Affordable Homes, Decent Housing

After leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build or repair more than 4,400 homes in the US and other countries.
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Biden Administration Will Award $250M for the Development of Affordable Housing Units, Community Facilities

The program is expected to result in 26,400 affordable housing units across the United States. The Biden administration will award $250 million to developers to create nearly 30,000 units of affordable housing across the country.
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US Lacks Enough Affordable Homes for Low-Income Households: Study

A study found that nearly all metropolitan areas have shortages of affordable rental units. The current market's elevated prices has been blamed on a housing shortage, but a new study showed the country has ample homes in the market but lacks enough affordable units for lower income Americans.
Homeless Activists Demonstrate For Affordable Housing In New York

Medicaid Insurer Pledged Nearly $1 Billion To Build Affordable Housing in the US

The fund will allow Centene to create thousands of affordable housing units in eight states. A Medicaid insurer has recently pledged nearly $1 billion to fund an initiative aiming to build affordable housing units in the United States in an effort to address one of the biggest determinants of health.
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Brooklyn Celebrates Grand Opening of 49 Affordable Housing Units on Top of Public Library

Brooklyn Public Library's affordable housing units are the first of their kind in the city. The city of Brooklyn on Wednesday morning celebrated the grand opening of the long-awaited Brooklyn Public Library, which houses affordable housing on top of the building.
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Converting Commercial Real Estate Into Housing Is The New Trend Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The trend of converting commercial spaces into apartment buildings also arose to have access to affordable housing in inner cities.
New York City

New York Hotels and Office Buildings To Be Transformed Under New State Senate Bill

The proposal is limited to struggling commercial real estate which is for sale due to economic woes.
Google

Google to Provide More Affordable Housing Thru North Mountain View Proposal

The Google proposal includes 1,400 affordable housing out of the 7,000 new houses they will build. In the commitment to provide affordable housing in the country, Google has filed a new proposal to create two new neighborhoods in northern Mountain View.
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Amazon Pledges $2 Billion to Give Cheap Housing in Seattle, Nashville, and Arlington

Amazon allots $2 billion to address the affordable housing shortage in three major cities of operation.
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These Are the Metro Areas Where You Can Still Find Affordable Houses to Buy

Mortgage rates may have hit another all-time low but despite homebuying getting more affordable, the contracting supply of homes for sale makes shopping for affordable homes difficult. Despite that, there are still affordable areas where one can find available houses to buy.

Palo Alto Proposes Housing Subsidy for Middle Class

With rents and house prices going nowhere but up these days, the Palo Alto government is looking into how it can provide affordable housing to its residents.

Robots Could Soon Become a Normal Part of Construction and Architecture

With the advent of technology and how fast the pacing of improving them is, it would not come as a surprise that robots will one day be just a normal sight in every sector. For the housing industry, researchers dream of developing robots that would ultimately help build affordable houses for the people.

Millennials Move To Surbubs For Affordable Housing As Urban Properties Become Too Expensive

Millennials are expected to move out of the city and into the suburbs. While many will choose to rent in urban areas, but when they are ready to buy, they will seek single-family homes outside urban areas.

New York City Listings: Places With Affordable Housing

For those who are looking for cheaper housing options, here are some of the buildings and neighborhoods that offer affordable homes for anyone.

Is Video Game the Answer to Easy Building of Affordable Housing?

Real estate experts met with affordable housing advocates to think of ways on how to make building houses affordable. One of the things deemed to be helpful is the use of video games.

Real Estate Developer Troy Kudlack Brings Back Joseph Eichler’s Designs to Life

Joseph Eichler is a genius real estate developer who built Mid-Century Modern design’s affordable housing subdivisions in California in the 1950s-1970s.

181 Units from Pacific Park Towers to Join Lottery in March

One of the Brooklyn’s Pacific Park buildings is getting ready for occupancy soon. The modular tower called B2 at 461 Dean has 181 apartments that are set to enter an affordable housing lottery in March.

Sociologist Documents the State of Affordable Housing in New York

Sociologist and photographer David Schalliol snaps day-to-day photos of residents living in New York's affordable housing sites to get a glimpse on what it really is like to be in their shoes.

New Truganina Residential Development Features Dinosaurs

A new residential site with prehistoric elements has just been launched. What would it be like to see dinosaurs standing somewhere in the neighborhood.

Lincoln Center Tower’s Affordable Housing Lottery Launches with Units Starting at $566 a Month

An affordable housing lottery for 52 below-market rate apartment units was just launched by Glenwood Management in the soon-to-debut rental tower at 175 West 60th Street.

Turnbull Government Calls for Public Submissions on Strategies to Increase Inventory of Affordable Housing

Turnbull Government wants to address affordable housing by asking for public ideas on how to increase affordable supply of houses.
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