2) Good article from #RTE detailing the current state of the #IrishHousing market. It seems likely that pricing has hit stall speed with the end of #COVID and the increase in inflation rates

IMHO, an increase in #housing affordability however is unlikely unless the number of units constructed is dramatically increased from ~30k units. I’ve seen various estimates in the past year which range from 40k to 62k.

#Mastodaoine #IrishHousingCrisis #IrishEconomy

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0427/1378859-ireland-europe-housing-market-analysis-spring-2023/

3) This is one of the many truly awful realities of the #IrishHousingCrisis.

‘I’m 78, and by the end of this month I will be homeless’

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/06/opinion-im-78-and-by-the-end-of-this-month-i-will-be-homeless/

4) The cost of #SocialHousing construction is dramatically higher then elsewhere in the country. Some of this cost is attributable to greater complexity of bid process by private sector builders competing for construction contracts

How to get value for tax payer money?

#IrishHousingCrisis #HousingCrisis

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/05/23/dublin-councils-paying-up-to-twice-as-much-for-social-housing-than-regional-counterparts

6) A lot to learn from this excellent article from the #NYTimes.

This is the type off #journalism that does not get enough attention. It points to solutions to the global #HousingCrisis which can likely be replicated in other geographies

Does Montgomery County have it all figured out? Hardly, but they have decades of successful practice in working with both private and public sector developers this is instructive

#SocialHousing #Housing #AffordableHousing

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/business/affordable-housing-montgomery-county.html