Hacker News with Generative AI: Housing

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
6 points by alwa 8 hours 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
193 points by ColinWright 3 days ago | 141 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 3 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
289 points by speckx 5 days ago | 724 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
299 points by lifeisstillgood 8 days ago | 341 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 16 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 18 days ago | 318 comments
Officials blame late Section 8 rent payments on federal disarray (gothamist.com)
Government, Housing, New York
13 points by geox 33 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 41 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 48 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 52 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 53 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 54 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 69 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 70 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 73 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 73 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 81 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 82 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 84 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 92 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 93 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 93 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 115 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 119 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 122 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 130 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 136 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 138 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 152 days ago | 0 comments