Hacker News with Generative AI: Housing

'Passive house' survives fire in California (yahoo.com)
The California wildfires are still ravaging the Los Angeles area a week after they started. The stories of residents who live in the area and have lost everything are heartbreaking.

California Wildfires, Housing, Architecture, Climate Change, Disaster

33 points by tehnub 2 days ago | 61 comments

Ask HN: Have any of you become homeless? (ycombinator.com)
If so, how was it like? What happened?

Social Issues, Personal Experiences, Housing, Homelessness

12 points by thatxliner 3 days ago | 11 comments

Tiny home on a bicycle provides shelter for the chronic homeless (tinytinyhomes.ca)
At Tiny Tiny Homes, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. We've developed a tiny home on a bicycle to provide shelter for those experiencing chronic homelessness. Join us in our mission to replace unsafe tent encampments with secure, mobile homes and help rebuild lives with dignity and hope.

Homelessness, Housing, Sustainability, Design, Social Impact

14 points by cf100clunk 20 days ago | 18 comments

U.S. homelessness jumps to record high amid affordable housing shortage (npr.org)
More than 770,000 people were living in shelters or outside in January, according to an annual federal report on homelessness by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Homelessness, Housing, Social Issues, United States

112 points by geox 21 days ago | 217 comments

Should more of us be moving to live near friends? (architecturaldigest.com)
25 years ago, Toby Rush and his friend group at Kansas State University received some valuable advice from elder mentors that would shape their entire adult lives.

Friendship, Lifestyle, Housing, Sociology, Community

621 points by Geekette 23 days ago | 487 comments

The rock houses of England's last cave people (bbc.co.uk)
It was the middle of the 20th Century when England's last cave dwellers gave up their homes in a rural part of the country near Birmingham.

History, Archaeology, England, Culture, Housing

12 points by gnufx 23 days ago | 2 comments

Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen (nytimes.com)
The insurance crisis spreading across the United States arrived at Richard D. Zimmel’s door last week in the form of a letter.

Climate Change, Insurance, Housing, United States

44 points by Townley 31 days ago | 85 comments

The affordable housing shortage is reshaping parts of rural America (nbcnews.com)
A surge in home prices over the past several years is pushing homebuyers further out from city centers with big implications for America's small towns.

Housing, Real Estate, Rural America, Economics

24 points by PaulHoule 32 days ago | 52 comments

She didn't get an apartment because of an AI-generated score (theguardian.com)
Three hundred twenty-four. That was the score Mary Louis was given by an AI-powered tenant screening tool. The software, SafeRent, didn’t explain in its 11-page report how the score was calculated or how it weighed various factors. It didn’t say what the score actually signified. It just displayed Louis’s number and determined it was too low. In a box next to the result, the report read: “Score recommendation: DECLINE”.

Artificial Intelligence, Housing, Discrimination

10 points by impish9208 35 days ago | 0 comments

Parkchester – The Bronx: Last Stop on the Orphan Train (theneighborhoods.substack.com)
I originally learned about Parkchester from my mother-in-law, who spent the first few years of her life in the recently opened enormous housing development that gives the neighborhood its name. Her only memory of living there was when her mother would say, “Time to air the children,” before taking her and her sister out to one of the development’s many green spaces.

History, Housing, Architecture

18 points by Thevet 42 days ago | 2 comments

NYC votes to approve City of Yes upzoning plan (abc7ny.com)
The New York City Council voted 31-20 to move forward with the Adams Administration's City of Yes affordable housing plan on Thursday.

Politics, Housing, Urban Planning

29 points by apsec112 43 days ago | 9 comments

Why housing shortages cause homelessness (worksinprogress.co)
Why do high-cost cities have more homelessness? It’s not just about rents — it’s also about the rooms friends and family can’t afford to share.

Housing, Homelessness, Urban Planning, Economics

90 points by apsec112 43 days ago | 138 comments

New York City Council Votes to End Broker Fees Squeezing Renters (bloomberg.com)
New York renters would no longer be on the hook for costly broker fees when signing a new apartment lease, under a measure passed by the city council Wednesday.

Real Estate, Renters, Housing, Politics

258 points by JumpCrisscross 65 days ago | 170 comments

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for 6th straight week (apnews.com)
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight week, returning to its highest level since early July.

Finance, Housing, Economics

13 points by paulpauper 70 days ago | 13 comments

The silly rule that keeps housing costs high (nytimes.com)
In too many American cities, numerous downtown office buildings sit barely used, their absence of workers gutting nearby businesses. Meanwhile, hundreds of residents, too poor to afford shelter, sleep on the streets. Addressing these problems is within our grasp.

Housing, Urban Planning, Economics, Inequality

3 points by dr_dshiv 72 days ago | 0 comments

Company renting SF sleeping pods for $700 a month gains city approval (abc7news.com)
After over a year, San Francisco finally approved the startup's tiny sleeping pods to be leased out by renters. Here's a look inside.

Real Estate, San Francisco, Startups, Housing

14 points by theredsix 81 days ago | 12 comments

The American Elevator Explains Why Housing Costs Have Skyrocketed (nytimes.com)
My mission to understand the American elevator began in 2021 when I came down with a crippling postviral illness.

Housing, Economics, United States

10 points by therabbithole 86 days ago | 2 comments

Why Does This Building by the Subway Need 193 Parking Spots? (Yes, 193.) (nytimes.com)
The apartment building under construction at 975 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn is the kind of project that city officials and economists say New York needs to solve the city’s severe housing shortage.

Housing, New York, Urban Planning, Development

5 points by tysone 88 days ago | 4 comments

Possible housing crisis solution? New kind of public housing for all incomes (npr.org)
A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow.

Housing, Public Housing, Urban Development, Social Issues, Policy

9 points by pseudolus 102 days ago | 0 comments

Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels (grist.org)
Matthias Weyland loves having people ask about his balcony. A pair of solar panels hang from the railing, casting a sheen of dark blue against the red brick of his apartment building. They’re connected to a microinverter plugged into a wall outlet and feed electricity directly into his home. On a sunny day, he’ll produce enough power to supply up to half of his family’s daily needs.

Solar Power, Germany, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Housing

40 points by andsoitis 106 days ago | 10 comments

Monopoly Round-Up: Corporate Slumlords and Housing Cartels (thebignewsletter.com)
Today’s monopoly round-up is chock full of market power news. I divided it up into good and bad news, as usual, and I did a special section on the end of the Google antitrust trial.

Economics, Business, Antitrust, Housing, News

6 points by pseudolus 110 days ago | 0 comments

Hot Friend Compounds: The 'let's all buy a house together' dream, but real (sfstandard.com)
The ‘live near friends’ movement has morphed into Hot Friend Compounds.

Real Estate, Housing, Friendship, Community, Lifestyle

6 points by archagon 112 days ago | 0 comments

Argentina Scrapped Its Rent Controls. Now the Market Is Thriving (msn.com)

Argentina, Economics, Housing, Rent Control

26 points by bilsbie 115 days ago | 2 comments

AOC Proposes $30B Public Investment in Affordable Housing (bloomberg.com)
Democrats in Congress introduced far-reaching legislation on Wednesday to designate a new federal housing authority, one that would provide billions in funding and financing for affordable homes across the US.

Politics, Housing, Economics, Legislation

9 points by rbanffy 121 days ago | 30 comments

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations (ft.com)
Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations

Housing, Economy, Finance, Global Issues

20 points by paulpauper 131 days ago | 7 comments

Americans Voted Their Way into a Housing Crisis (bloomberg.com)
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Housing, Politics, Economy, United States

14 points by zealtrace 131 days ago | 28 comments

Landslides are destroying multimillion-dollar homes in CA, and are getting worse (cnn.com)
Landslides are destroying multimillion-dollar homes in California, and they’re getting worse

Natural Disasters, California, Climate Change, Housing

19 points by rntn 132 days ago | 9 comments

NYC's rules one year later: Higher prices for travelers, no housing impact (airbnb.com)