Housing

Gentrification, Groupthink, and the Right to Housing Introduction What does the right to housing mean? Many perceive the right to housing as a right to refuge from the world, shelter from the elements, a place where a person wants to be, or a place worth fighting for. One can say that the right to housing means less to the majority of housed people, who take this right for granted, than those whose very existence may hinge on this right. The United Nations states that everyone shall have “a…

regarded as key to overcoming some issues of housing affordability \cite{yates_rhetoric_2001}. Particular the spatial inequality highlighted by many. Kelly and Donegan \cite*{kelly_city_2015} for example, noted individual examples and by Watling and Taylor \cite*{taylor_long_2011} who emphasised the increasing outward movement of relatively affordable housing as gentrification occurs. Reynolds and Wulff \cite*{reynolds_suburban_2005} identified similar housing market and economic spatial…

Housing affordability and the ability of individuals to acquire accessible, affordable and secure housing is an issue which has provoked many legal and non – legal responses aimed at addressing the issue. Legal responses to housing affordability have been highly effective and include the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) and the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS), however, also lack in effectiveness to a smaller extent in certain aspects. On the other hand, non – legal…

estimated over 600,000 Americans who suffer from homelessness on any given night according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. More than one quarter of these individuals are children under the age of 18 (2014). Homelessness is an issue that has been decreasing in America over the past decade due to programs initiated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It has since declined two percent from 2013 to 2014, but this does not necessarily suggest that…

Some negative causes of homelessness include mental illnesses, gender inequality, effects on adolescents, and housing stability. It is extremely important for the homeless to be able to move forward rather than backwards, as many see the problem as worsening. Showcasing all of these unfortunate causes, proves the need for financial help for the homeless to get back…

With respect to public housing, America has fell below the curve in providing adequate and equal public housing for all citizens. In the 1960’s, public housing was perceived to be a ladder of opportunity for whites, but it had become the ladder to nowhere for blacks. The country started to blame the tarnished image of public housing on black people instead of holding the federal government accountable for its absent in the housing sector. The case of Gatreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority…

Transitional Housing Programs Bibliography Meganne K. Arnett Kaplan University . Bibliography Thesis Statement: Due to the inflation of the homeless in the Adams County region, a transitional housing program should be set up to aid those who need a home, are trying to hold on to their home, or are in dire need of assistance with housing payments. Social Solutions. (2015.) Homeless Services. Retrieved from: http://www.socialsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/homeless-US-EB.pdf…

shocking prices in all Canadians’ eyes. As a result, the housing affordability crisis has become one of the most serious issues which should be taken more controls by local government, instead of allowing such huge amount of foreign buyers purchase houses, because of the numbers of empty houses, the houses prices’ rising speed, and local people’s willingness of purchasing houses. The first reason that government should participate into the housing market is because of a huge amount of empty…

Introduction In this essay we will be looking at how the “housing bubble” greatly affected the market during the 2008 crash. The build up from 2002-2006 is a key subject when discussing monetary policy and the housing market. Furthermore, there are many attributing factors that increased the housing bubble during this time frame, including: applying the Taylor rule, monetary policy, housing market sectors, and short-term low interest rates. The Taylor (1993) Rule, which forecasts interest…

2. Housing and Family: center or core of the family dwelling units include sufficient space for food, sit together, sleeping, children's activities, such as doing homework, other activities, discussed the impact of housing on work efficiency and the stability and development of the family is considered here and this concept and goals of social factors that should be considered as housing policy and sense of consistency and compliance with units of family stability and social cohesion is…