Fair housing

Life in a big city is not cheap. And housing cost is probably the most substantial part of any big city family’s monthly budget. San Francisco, as well as many other US megalopolises, suffers from a lack of affordable housing. People in the area commonly blame computer industry for the problem. Indeed, world’s biggest IT marketplace, located in Silicon Valley, “continue to attract rich, smart people, who are willing to pay high prices”. This people’s flow in its turn boosts the region’s economy and

The Positive Impacts of Affordable Housing in a Community What is affordable housing? Well affordable housing is housing that is affordable for those who have little to no income. The researcher who chose this topic wanted to inform the readers of the positive outcomes that come out of affordable housing and how it could impact you. Furthermore, this subject also goes more in depth, so you could understand what’s going on in your community. While it may hurt the community, people should consider

Addressing California’s Housing Crisis: Affording Dignity in Shelter Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that housing is a fundamental component to a decent standard of living, yet few city governments--even in the most developed economies--have proven themselves capable of ensuring such a basic right to their constituents (United Nations, General Assembly). Ranked 49th among the 50 U.S. states for its number of housing units per capita, California has notoriously struggled

was able to get section 8 (which can be considered as the Housing Choice Voucher which is money given to low income families to help pay the rent), it is still very tough to find a home which the voucher covers.

focuses on implementing sustainable low-income housing projects that help address the economic and social needs of society, it has invested in a long term and in demand project. When one thinks of low-income housing, one tends to think of section 8 and automatically invasions crime, unsanitary living conditions, and an overcrowded and loud environment. Why is this the natural assumption and vision one gets? The answer is because for many years low-income housing has brought forth residents with high stress

Issue #2 – Housing The Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) are collaborating to create sustainable communities and promote housing quality, affordability and choice across Canada (“Housing”, 2017). In this section, cities in the five provinces – British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba – are discussed and addressed how do the city’s needs and wants affect the housing strategy. In British Columbia, Nathan Lauster, the associate professor

Alternative 3 - Home to Stay One way D.C. can enhance the performance of Rapid Re-Housing programs and lower the rate of individuals/families returning back to homelessness is to emulate the model that NYC has been following for the past few years. A few years ago NYC launched the Home to Stay program (Bornstein, 2014). Home to Stay is a partnership between New York’s Department of Homeless Services and four other organizations committed to fighting homelessness (Bornstein, 2014). Home

Needs Affordable Housing It is often easy to castigate large cities or third world countries as failures in the field of affordable housing, yet the crisis, like an invisible cancer, manifests itself in many forms, plaguing both urban and suburban areas. Reformers have wrestled passionately with the issue for centuries, revealing the severity of the situation in an attempt for change, while politicians have only responded with band aid solutions. Unfortunately, the housing crisis easily fades

Client DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling upon us as a policy analysis team to evaluate the Homeward DC plan. This plan is a living document that is to be continually updated with informed and comprehensive analytical feedback to bridge the gaps within the strategic plan. Through the provision of our annual policy analysis Muriel Bowser is confident that resolving homelessness in the nation’s capital within the next four years is an achievable end. Stakeholders DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser is

interest in gentrification is the popular subculture known as the “hipster”. Often known for their idolization of thing ironic, retro or authentic the hipster culture has taken an interest in these urban cities not only as a way of obtaining cheap housing but also as somewhat of a fashion statement. But the only irony here is that their interest in a more authentic motif is actually hurting the authenticity they so