The sunset shots of Somerville don't disappoint. That said, while the #HousingStock and density here are admirable, it's hard for me to to look at this and not wonder if there's not opportunity being lost when all the homes are short buildings, most with individual yards and driveways.
New Brunswick not properly maintaining public housing stock, says auditor
New Brunswick's auditor general says the province's public housing agency is not properly maintaining its stock of subsidized homes.
#housing #politics #audit #NewBrunswick #Canada #housingstock
https://globalnews.ca/news/11231003/new-brunswick-housing-stock/
Labour's Public Housing Sell Off Is Scandalous

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The end of #landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to the #UK #HousingCrisis

Mass-scale #housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough #HousingStock. But we need to learn the wisdom of the last century when it comes to #landlordism
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis
#AlternativesToToryPolicies

The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to the UK housing crisis

Mass-scale housebuilding isn’t necessary – there is already enough housing stock. But we need to learn the wisdom of the last century when it comes to landlordism

The Guardian
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry
Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.
#globalnews #Canada #Housing #HousingCrunch #housingstock
https://globalnews.ca/news/10120119/nova-scotia-housing-crunch/
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry

Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.

Global News
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry
Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.
#globalnews #Canada #Housing #HousingCrunch #housingstock
https://globalnews.ca/news/10120119/nova-scotia-housing-crunch/
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry

Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.

Global News
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry
Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.
#globalnews #Canada #Housing #HousingCrunch #housingstock
https://globalnews.ca/news/10120119/nova-scotia-housing-crunch/
N.S. housing crunch must be treated as ‘once-in-a-generation challenge’: industry

Statistics Canada data from July to September 2023 found that residential construction costs were up by 8.4 per cent in Halifax compared to the same quarter last year.

Global News

We also like how he talked about the #embeddedEnergy in the existing #housingStock and #officeSpace.

He points to how industry is encouraged to #waste due to govts giving #taxBreaks and other #perks for #newBuilds, rather than encouraging #developers to #refurbish or #renovate existing #heritage and #realEstate.

It has a terrible impact on our #carbonFootprint - but is great for #GDP!

If you're concerned with #sustainability you need to know the effects of #overdevelopment.