By Emily Casebeer Development costs in western Washington and across the United States continue to increase. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Associated General Contractors of America, the cost of construction is rising (Anderson, 2018). Hard construction makes up a large portion of these costs. 30% of hard construction costs are… Read More Affordable Housing is Unaffordable to Build
Take a look around you. Look at the leaders of the Chicago Housing Authority. Look at the leader of the New York Housing Authority. What is happening down in Atlanta and on the coast in LA and Seattle? In many large public housing authorities across the country, you are seeing a lot less executive leadership… Read More Why Do Large Public Housing Authorities Not Hire Executive Housers?
Diversification of tenant needs is a broad topic. This morning pitch of the Collaborative Housing session showed all in attendance that trying to start a whole new housing industry from scratch is the definition of responding to tenant needs. Estonia started a major housing reform around 10 years ago. Estonia is a good example… Read More How Estonia is Managing Major Housing Reform
The latest assault by the Republican Administration on affordable housing should have every executive team at every PHA across the nation thinking about ways to diversify, streamline and mix up their operations. One of the most interesting ways to protect your PHA might just be to get into the Moving to Work game. If you… Read More Why Every PHA Should Go For Moving To Work (MTW)
Access to affordable housing is a challenge in this 38 million EU member state. While that can be said in probably every EU country, the culture of families taking care of each other might hide some of the underlining issues. Many poles stack up with relatives and deal with being under-housed. The government in Poland… Read More Affordable Housing in Poland
A few years ago I told a group of friends in Germany that I had been in more European cities than American. In fact, in 2015 at the age of 34 I had never visited New York City. A few months later, I finally made my way into the Big Apple and was amazed by… Read More China Is Building a City 3X Bigger Than New York: Housing and Urban Policy
We at ^Housing Futures believe in highlighting those who dedicate their careers to the provision of social housing. Today we learn about the Executive Director of Home Forward in Portland, Oregon. Q: What is your background (place of birth, place of residence, education, profession)? I grew up in a small town in Washington state and… Read More Public Housing Profile: Michael Buonocore from Home Forward in Portland Oregon
Portuguese Social Housing: Stronger, Smarter and Better Than Before. As I walk around the beautiful old neighborhoods of Lisbon, it is not easy for me to believe these are social housing units. The bright colors of the buildings seem to fit in well with the sunny skies and intensely colored lemon and orange trees. The… Read More Fear and Loathing in Portugese Social Housing Part I:
I stepped out of the cab to meet my guide. He was a few minutes late. My mustache and beard froze within 2 minutes where my breath came out. Welcome to a hard-Russian freeze. I visited St. Petersburg in March as they were experiencing a cold-snap which made me reconsider my visit. My guide walked… Read More Homeless in Russia: The Start of The Largest Homeless Non-Profit:
This article was created before the devastating hurricane that hit a week ago. Puerto Rico sustained over 1 billion dollars in damage and many of the residents are still without electricity and power. Another major hurricane is on the way as of writing (9/19/17) and it is hard know how bad the damage will be.… Read More America’s Second Largest Public Housing Authority: The Unique Case of Puerto Rico
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