Housebuilding in London has collapsed to record lows
"Nobody is against high building standards, safety or support for local infrastructure. But botched implementation and a failure to anticipate how policies would interact have created a perverse situation where it is no longer economical to build homes in one of the world’s most prosperous and desirable cities."
- Financial Times, which has weird rules about sharing article links
See all the major developments coming to Brent in 2026
"Over the next 12 months, a number of private and council developments are expected to either begin construction works, be completed, or come before the planning committee...the projects are set to deliver thousands of new homes, community spaces and student accommodation across the borough."
We need more traffic calming and Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods, though.
https://harrowonline.org/2026/01/01/see-all-the-major-developments-coming-to-brent-in-2026/
The housing crisis is pushing Gen Z into crypto and economic nihilism
"Reduced work effort, increased leisure spending and investment in risky financial assets (including crypto) are all disproportionately common among young adults who face little to no realistic prospect of being able to afford a house."
There seems to be a dichotomy between making homes a good investment with prices going steadily up, and providing more affordable housing with prices staying steady and relatively cheap. How are governments reconciling these two disparate goals?
Net change in housing supply vs. rent growth. Indianapolis has the highest rent change and one of the largest decreases in housing supply.
Broken Housing: How Indy’s public housing agency fuels a crisis
"IHA recordkeeping was so poor that HUD officials had a hard time determining if money was properly spent. Errors in IHA’s housing voucher tenant files, for example, were so pervasive that federal officials estimated IHA had put half a billion federal dollars over roughly a decade at risk of being spent on, for example, miscalculated rents, ineligible tenants and landlords"
Broken Housing: How Indy’s public housing agency fuels a crisis
Colorado Safe Parking Initiative ends services due to "funding going away"
It's really interesting how much focus there is in letting people use cars as housing. I suppose you can pay a few hundred bucks for an old car and not have to worry about coming up with rent every month.
YIMBYana Press Release: Opposition to Green Acres Conservation District Proposal
"The group is concerned that the proposal will limit new infill housing in Green Acres, a neighborhood close to Indiana University’s campus, thereby increasing housing costs and reducing availability. This could force students and other residents to seek housing further from campus, exacerbating affordability and accessibility issues"
This Transit Agency Almost Spent $50 Million on a Parking Garage. Now They’re Looking at Housing Instead.
"Even the most hopeful critics of the investment expected the parking garage to return. After all, it was five years in the making and the archetypal “zombie project.” To the surprise of many, six months later...SEPTA specifically inquired about transit-oriented development, or in this case, multi-family housing. "
#Philadelphia #transit #housing
SEPTA Almost Spent $50 Million on a Parking Garage. Now They’re Looking at Housing Instead.
I've heard about the "Missing Middle" in housing lots of times, but I've never seen this nice graphic.
