Regional Planning and Affordable Housing Development in Nicaragua

Please visit the website for our friends at UrbaMonde. This story is re-posted from their site. The Matagalpa land management project aims to build a regional management body for the Rio Grande watershed in Nicaragua. The Matagalpa region is located in central Nicaragua. It has a rugged topography and has a network of communication channels very deficient. Its… Read More Regional Planning and Affordable Housing Development in Nicaragua

July 16, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Affordable Housing Development in Brazil

This article comes from our friends at UrbaMonde. Please visit their site by clicking here. The project urbaBahia targets all low-income people who do not have sufficient means to maintain rent and do not have a home belonging to them (commonly known as “homeless” in Brazil) of Bahia, represented and articulated through the different… Read More Affordable Housing Development in Brazil

July 8, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Collaborating to Combat Homelessness in Los Angeles County

For the first time in four years, the Los Angeles County Homeless Count saw a 3% decrease in the homeless population. While progress has been made, there are still over 53,000 people living on the streets or in temporary shelters that need to find permanent and supportive housing. To help with this effort, Measure H,… Read More Collaborating to Combat Homelessness in Los Angeles County

July 3, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Top 10 Largest Public Housing Authorities in the USA:

There are somewhere around 3300 public housing authorities in the United States but the majority of them are extremely small with unit counts in the neighborhood of 50-1000. Today I wanted to highlight some of the larger public housing authorities and provide back links if you want to find out more about applying for… Read More Top 10 Largest Public Housing Authorities in the USA:

July 1, 2018 jcrites3 Comments

5 Largest California PHAs by Public Housing Stock

Below you will see which PHAs in California have the largest public housing portfolios. Some of these will not be a surprise. Los Angeles Housing Authority- 7193 units County of Los Angeles Housing Authority-2962 units San Francisco Housing Authority-2483 units Sacramento Housing Authority-1699 units Contra Costa County Housing Authority- 1137 units Any surprises here? Don’t… Read More 5 Largest California PHAs by Public Housing Stock

June 11, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

Smart Housing Policy= True Immigrant Integration

It is a fact of life. As long as there is violence, floods, famines and a lack of opportunity, we will experience refugee outflows around the world. I personally experience the refugee crisis in Germany and Austria when my train was stopped because thousands of refugees had congregated at the border. The absolute horror of… Read More Smart Housing Policy= True Immigrant Integration

May 21, 2018 jcritesLeave a comment

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