#Housing

Amanda Misiko Andere

AmandaAndere

#philanthropy concerned about evictions & preventing homelessness needs to understand how hard advocates fought for basic needs in the last #COVIDReliefPackage thus must invest in organizing, activism, & advocacy with

Jake Vigdor

JakeVigdor

Q: Why is rent so high? (median US renter paid 14% of income for rent in 1960, 24% by 2017.)That’s the topic of my new paper with @EvansUW alum Alanna

DisposableHero

DisposableHero8

So here's the thing: Usually when someone fantasizes about living in a "commune" with all their friends, in my experience, they don't mean a literal commune.Most already successfully manage roommates

Hancen A. Sale

Hancen4Sale

1/ Some housing economics for you. Here's a visual showing how supply constraints could impede the Knox housing market.Pended listings (i.e. under contract) is a forward-looking indicator for home sales

Aaron Carr

aaronAcarr

Slanted benches don’t reduce homelessness.Bolts on steps don’t reduce homelessness.Raised grate covers don’t reduce homelessness. Spiked windowsills don’t reduce homelessness. There’s only one thing that *does* reduce homelessness

Sam Bowman

s8mb

The UK's planning system is the no 1 reason it is so poor – poorer than Germany, the US, Belgium – even France.Everyone knows this – it's why housing is

Rhys Taylor 🔶

syhrtaylor

Okay.UBI is no less 'fantasy' than the NHS was or universal education was.UBI wouldn't replace social security. You maintain housing and health/disability payments, plus UBI.Higher earners would pay back through

Traci Simmons

TraciSimmons1

Power has been restored. Been without since Sunday evening. This was a temporary inconvenience for me. Yes, it was freezing. Yes, it was stressful. It was even dangerous, as tree

Jenny Schuetz

jenny_schuetz

Nine million renters are behind on the rent. If Congress gets its act together & provides assistance to local govts, they should use some of that for emergency rent relief

Encampment Support Network Toronto

ESN_TO

The problem w/ social media is that politicians who make life brutal for ppl living in encampments (increased police, no water) can appear aligned by sharing the media that groups

Anna Bailey

AnnaKBailey

Later today, on his first day in office, President Biden will call on the #CDC to extend the national #EvictionMoratorium through March and help millions of people stay in their

Suhas Gondi

suhas_gondi

THREAD In @JAMAInternalMed we explore why hospitals are investing billions of $ into housing.On the surface, these #SDOH programs are promising. But they might also be a red flag about

Dawn Moore she/her

theantidawn

⁦@JustinPicheh⁩ already has a great thread critiquing this legislation. There are a few things you should know about drug treatment courts.https://www.cp24.com/news/reforms-aim-to-reduce-over-representation-of-black-indigenous-people-in

Dr. Theresa Chapple

Theresa_Chapple

in #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory, I'll share a personal story of a White friend of mine. Her Grandfather, while fighting in the war, made friends with a Black solider from his town. Upon

Mike P. "Ontario Dad" Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅

MikePMoffatt

I'm writing a thing. I suspect this will garner some attention. At the risk of spoilers, here's why Ontario's population is booming. I suspect a lot of this is international

Jess Rediker

jessicarediker

I've been staring at this chart all morning, trying to put words to my sadness. My partner and I are renters, and our household income falls within the middle tier.

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