Peter Riley5h ago

#Beirut will recover, but what urban realty is formed through repeated cycles of war, and who will inhabit it ?
Since late 2024, more than a million people in #Lebanon have been displaced. In a country of six million, this movement alters how space is inhabited and organized.
https://brooklynrail.org/2026/06/field-notes/war-and-the-production-of-space-notes-from-beirut/

#housingcrisis #landlords #Lebanon #rent #Urbanism

War and the Production of Space: Notes from Beirut | The Brooklyn Rail

Since late 2024, more than a million people in Lebanon have been displaced at different moments of the conflict. In a country of around six million, this scale of movements is equivalent to displacing over 57 million people in the United States, fundamentally altering how space is inhabited and organised. The changes I observe do not only reflect the disruption of the old urban scene, they point to war as a mode of spatial production.

Global News Canada6d ago
1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise in Canada
The most common kind of incentive offered to renters was two months of free rent. On average, this effectively means reduced rents of around 13 per cent.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Landlords
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871961/landlords-offering-incentives-rental-vacancies/
Global News6d ago
1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise in Canada
The most common kind of incentive offered to renters was two months of free rent. On average, this effectively means reduced rents of around 13 per cent.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Landlords
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871961/landlords-offering-incentives-rental-vacancies/
Global News National6d ago
1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise in Canada
The most common kind of incentive offered to renters was two months of free rent. On average, this effectively means reduced rents of around 13 per cent.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Landlords
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871961/landlords-offering-incentives-rental-vacancies/
CBC Calgary6d ago
New campaign tries to fix lack of pet-friendly rentals in Calgary
The Calgary Humane Society says less than 10 per cent of low-cost rentals allow pets. Their new initiative with the City of Calgary on a new campaign aims to start conversations give landlords confidence to rent to families with pets.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-pet-friendly-housing-rent-9.7214330?cmp=rss
CBC Prince Edward IslandMay 28
‘It’s not acceptable’: Some landlords on the Island say their property taxes are too high
Some landlords on P.E.I. say they're being unfairly hit with big property tax increases. They say their rising bills are making it tough to stay in the rental business, so a group that represents them is pushing for change. CBC’s Steve Bruce has that story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7211669?cmp=rss
VictatorMay 27
#rent #landlords #greed #AmericanCapitalismCrisis #americancapitalist #poverty #inequality
*|FNAME|*May 23

RE: https://socialbc.ca/@kamloopsnews/116623581550849585

What is it with these people?!!

Owns four properties, claims an $8000 fine for skirting the rules is a ‘financial hardship’.

Also:

According to a May 14 BC Financial Services Authority decision, former property manager Tao Guo, who goes by the name Terry, filed his appeal 13 months late, but argued he should be given an extension.

Guaranteed Conservative voter.

#Landlords

VictatorMay 22
#freehousing #affordablehousing #landlords
CBC WorldMay 18
World Cup heats up gentrification battle in Mexico City
The looming FIFA World Cup is intensifying gentrification in Mexico City, where advocates say landlords are pushing tenants out to convert long-term homes into short-term rentals — hoping to make a quick buck from tourist demand.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7203435?cmp=rss