Housing estate

When the recession hit America in 2008, the effects were brutal, sweeping across all 50 states, resulting in lost jobs, economic hardship, and a decrease in the standard of living. However, no sector was hit as hard as the real estate market, and thousands of Americans lost their homes. Now, as the economy has started to recover, many of those who lost their homes are looking to get back into the homeowners market, and have started searching for a place to own. Home prices are still stunningly…

information to persons in all or part of an organisation. Māori organisations and businesses are increasingly entering into joint ventures. These take a variety of forms; for example, joint activities and initiatives with local or central Government and housing or commercial property developments with public or private…

Disrespectful Residents Taking Over Affordable Housing There are great options available to lower income individuals and families for affordable housing. The options include public and section 8 housing through the city as well as affordable housing through private ownership. Residents have opportunities depending on income, size of family, and senior citizen status. The problem that arises frequently in these housing developments is a common theme of residents that have no respect for the…

The Fair Housing Act is an act creating seven basic guidelines that must be met in compliance with the access requirements of the Act. The guidelines require are that the buildings to be must have an accessible entrance on an accessible course, that the building must include reachable common and public use areas, as well as handy (informal) doors that are usable for a person in a wheelchair. The home must also have an accessible route in and out of the dwelling. Light switches, electrical…

Economic Context of California’s Affordable Housing Shortage As California’s population nearly doubled over the last three decades, the state’s ability to develop affordable public housing has not grown nearly as fast (Governer's Budget Summary 17-18, 2017). Approximately 1.7 million of very-low and low-income households are in the urgent need of subsidized housing because they spend more than one-third of their income on housing costs in the least expensive areas across the state (Mac, 2015).…

annually toward public housing assistance. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has created two main types of housing assistance: project-based, where the subsidy is attached to the dwelling unit, and tenant-based, where the subsidy is given directly to the assisted household (Olsen, 2016). Within the public housing category, there are two kinds of project-based assistance, both of which generally require building new housing projects. The first is public housing, which consists of…

of accessibility for up to 20% of the population (United States Census Bureau 2012). Even worse is that despite laws to ensure building accessibility such as the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA), Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS), and the Fair Housing Accessibility Laws (FHA), many still lack the ability to be accessible for individuals with disabilities. Lack of accessibility in homes forces individuals and families to spend thousands of dollars and several months just to be able to live…

~~~~~~ When it comes to fresh starts, Singapore is a great place to be. However, for many young families, the price of some of the homes may seem a bit extreme, especially when it comes to condominium living. One of the best places for budget living is the area of Holland. This area is always bustling with activity so that you will have all the excitement of Singapore, but the condominiums you will find there are budget friendly. Are you ready to consider your option to own a low PSF condo in…

Walks article on ‘Homelessness, housing Affordability, and the New Poverty’ suggest that there are several low- income families facing housing affordability stress. At a time where we’d think that the economy is holding and people should be generating enough income to put towards their housing, mortgage, utilities, and property taxes that is not the case. A Financial Post article from September of 2013, gives a glimpse of what Canadians are facing in terms of housing affordability problems and…

people today strive to provide adequate housing for their families. Being in an adequate housing means affordable, safe location, accessibility, privacy, comfort, habitable which includes; suitable lighting, safe water supply, and proper heating and air conditioner system. “Many people live in homes that are unsafe, dilapidated, and inadequate” (McNutt & Hoefer, 2016, p. 255). “Others live in housing that they cannot afford and still more lack any permanent housing at all” (McNutt & Hoefer,…