Hacker News with Generative AI: Housing

America's Magical Thinking about Housing (theatlantic.com)
The city of Austin built a lot of homes. Now rent is falling, and some people seem to think that’s a bad thing.
Housing, Economics, Urban Planning, Texas
7 points by lantry 8 days ago | 2 comments
A Postmortem of a Startup (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortems, Housing, UK, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
167 points by jamierumbelow 10 days ago | 128 comments
A Postmortem of the startup Tract (buildwithtract.com)
Between May 2023 and March 2025, Tract attempted to build a venture-backed company to address Britain’s housing crisis by improving the planning permission process.
Startup Postmortem, Housing, UK, Venture Capital
11 points by Ozarkian 12 days ago | 2 comments
Homeless in Colorado may sleep in their cars if they have a job (nytimes.com)
On the side of a highway leading to some of the most coveted slopes in the world, in a parking lot covered in snow, a form of affordable housing has emerged.
Homelessness, Housing, Colorado, Social Issues, Economy
25 points by harambae 12 days ago | 7 comments
Demystifying Development: Does It Pencil? (ternercenter.app)
The developer journey to build and finance new housing is long and complicated. Throughout this process, a developer must take into account several market and regulatory factors that impact whether or not they can successfully propose and build residential projects.
Housing, Finance, Urban Planning
10 points by coldsunrays 16 days ago | 2 comments
A Man Who Went to Fake Prison Also Went to Real Jail (nymag.com)
Last October, William Banks posted on Instagram that he was looking for a subletter: $1,025 a month for eight months in a prewar building in Crown Heights with three roommates. It’s the kind of message that many New Yorkers put out, hoping to cover their rent during an arts residency or a luxurious season of travel.
New York, Crime, Social Media, Housing
6 points by loeber 29 days ago | 3 comments
The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California (supernuclear.substack.com)
It’s now much easier to build a friend compound in California.
California Law, Housing, Architecture, Community Living
156 points by simonebrunozzi 31 days ago | 210 comments
Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 28.5% YoY (calculatedriskblog.com)
Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 28.5% YoY
Real Estate, Market Trends, Housing, Economics
15 points by speckx 36 days ago | 4 comments
Why rents are still rising too fast (economist.com)
Across advanced economies, the rental market is undergoing a profound change.
Economics, Housing, Real Estate
27 points by jcartw 40 days ago | 83 comments
I create buildings from mushroom components (nature.com)
Mtamu Kililo creates alternative construction materials to confront Kenya’s housing crisis.
Housing, Sustainability, Architecture, Kenya
22 points by gnabgib 47 days ago | 4 comments
U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment (propublica.org)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is considering taking a first step to using cryptocurrency, according to a meeting recording and other materials reviewed by ProPublica and three officials familiar with the matter.
Cryptocurrency, Housing, Government, United States
8 points by alwa 48 days ago | 1 comments
Finland applies the “Housing First” concept (2020) (thebetter.news)
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
Social Policy, Housing, Finland
194 points by ColinWright 51 days ago | 143 comments
UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level (bbc.co.uk)
The number of UK homes installing heat pumps supported by government-funded incentives rose to a record level last year.
Renewable Energy, Climate Change, UK, Government Policy, Housing
23 points by RobinL 51 days ago | 23 comments
How the U.K. broke its own economy (theatlantic.com)
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
Economy, United Kingdom, Housing, Energy
291 points by speckx 53 days ago | 733 comments
The housing theory of everything (2021) (worksinprogress.co)
Western housing shortages do not just prevent many from ever affording their own home. They also drive inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, obesity, and even falling fertility rates.
Housing, Economics, Inequality, Climate Change
301 points by lifeisstillgood 56 days ago | 342 comments
Billions in Tampa Bay hurricane relief funds in limbo amid proposed cuts to HUD (tampabay.com)
Tampa Bay leaders say federal hurricane relief funds hang in the balance after the New York Times reported Thursday that the Trump administration has planned sweeping layoffs to an office overseeing recovery from the largest U.S. disasters.
Hurricane Relief, Federal Funding, Politics, Tampa Bay, Housing
11 points by howard941 64 days ago | 1 comments
Barcelona buys apartment building at center of eviction protests (bloomberg.com)
After months of protests, the city stepped in to buy an apartment block where tenants faced eviction. But anger over high rents and real estate speculation continues.
Real Estate, Politics, Housing, Spain, Protests
130 points by toomuchtodo 67 days ago | 318 comments
Officials blame late Section 8 rent payments on federal disarray (gothamist.com)
Government, Housing, New York
13 points by geox 81 days ago | 0 comments
Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years (texastribune.org)
A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.
Real Estate, Housing, Austin, Texas
56 points by matthest 89 days ago | 63 comments
They Built Their Fireproof Dream Home. Even If It Lasted, Would They? (nytimes.com)
They had built their house on a rugged peak in the Santa Monica Mountains to maximize the views, and now Phillip and Claire Vogt went to their bedroom window and saw fires burning in the nearby canyons and black smoke rolling across the Pacific Ocean.
Wildfires, Housing, California
7 points by anyonecancode 97 days ago | 3 comments
'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 100 days ago | 62 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
13 points by thatxliner 101 days ago | 11 comments
Some homes withstood the LA fires – architects explain why (bloomberg.com)
More than 12,000 structures have been consumed by the wildfires raging across Los Angeles, many of them single-family homes that have stood for decades.
Architecture, Wildfires, Los Angeles, Housing
45 points by JumpCrisscross 102 days ago | 81 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 118 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 118 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 121 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 121 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 129 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 130 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 133 days ago | 0 comments