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Atherton introduces ADU ordinance updates to align with recent state laws; council approves first reading
Town planner Britney Bendix presented amendments to Atherton Municipal Code Chapter 17.52 to align local ADU rules with multiple recent state bills. Council debated scope and interpretation of 'existing' multifamily properties and passed the ordinance on first reading; staff will return with final language in December.
Jake Berman@lostsubways.com
Let's be real here: a lot of older units in NYC's outer boroughs have *already* been converted to SROs, under the table. Walk around Jackson Heights, and you'll Spanish ads everywhere for individual rooms. (At least new SROs would be built to modern standards!)
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Opinion | No one’s come up with a better model for affordable housing than this
With more than 100,000 “affordable” housing units needed in Minnesota, the current methods of addressing the problem will never solve it. Enter the Community Land Trust model, Richard McGuire writes.
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Why are housing prices rising?
Many people are understandably concerned about ‘why’ housing prices are rising. Most media outlets are reporting on the increases but not disclosing the various things driving up the prices. As an Eco...
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Legalise Portugal's Unofficial Housing Stock & Give People a Chance to Buy & Sell!
Legalise Portugal's Unofficial Housing Stock & Give People a Chance to Buy & Sell!
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A Bold Plan For Mixed & Sustainable Housing That Might Ease Many Of Portugal's Real Estate Challenges?
A Bold Plan For Mixed & Sustainable Housing That Might Ease Many Of Portugal's Real Estate Challenges?
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Protesters target Kainga Ora plan to can and sell off 81-unit New Lynn social housing project in West Auckland
“It’s really in the perfect location ... right next to the train station ... It’s a perfect place to be building public housing,” she said about the Totara Ave site. The Government came to power focused on slashing Kāinga Ora’s...
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'Unjust': International students trading their rights for a bed
International students relying on education agents to study in Australia might be misled about the country's housing situation. #universities #rental #housing
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In the right hands, AI can help solve the housing crisis
Last week the NSW Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) – the body created last year to fast-track major housing approvals – reportedly stood down a senior staff member for using AI software to collate and standardise planning data. I don’t know...
Robert Greer 
