#Housing

Anna Stansbury

annastansbury

One recent paper that's substantially influenced my thinking is German Gutierrez & @so_piton: "Revisiting the Global Decline of the (Non-Housing) Labor Share"The headline: (non-housing) labor shares have *not declined* in

Sara Kimberlin

skimberCA

New annual poverty data released today by @uscensusbureau --showing that pre-#COVID19, when economy was strong, *more than 1 in 6 Californians* was living in poverty. What does this mean? THREAD

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Leaseholders at @SkylineCentral1 have had a very rough deal from govt. Back in July 2019, they contacted @RobertJenrick asking for help with costs to remove dangerous cladding. But they were

Henry Kraemer 🧦🌇🚎

HenryKraemer

CALLING ALL HOUSING TWITTER! Our leading tenant advocate (and a great pro-housing voice) on the Portland city council, @ChloeEudaly is fighting for reelection vs. a NIMBY (& corporate & cop)-backed

fry

anniefryman

Patrick is right: build housing, among many other things.My addendum a less-discussed part of housing twitter is the devastating impact that real estate booms & busts have on job

🏳️‍🌈 Lori Droste

loridroste

I can’t believe I have to write this in the middle of a pandemic when people are struggling but here we are.Tuesday night 4/14, Berkeley will consider the following item

Sarah Dorman

SarahxDorman

Controversial opinion. Income is not wealth. Labour need to tackle unearned wealth more urgently than earned income. Doing stuff round the edges for higher income and leaving wealth untouched is

Sharmarke Dubow

deardubow

Rent is too Damn High!! Housing stability is crucial in a public health emergency in which containment and treatment rely on individuals staying indoors and not being forced to seek

TransitCenter

TransitCenter

We're live with @jarjoh and @tracyacorley talking about @TransitMatters regional rail campaign and how advocates are building momentum for more frequent, affordable rail service that works for rider with lower

Louis Mirante

louismirante

Here’s my view: SB 1120 was held to the literal 11th and a half hour because Rendon became aware he couldn’t just kill the bill by not letting it come

Alec Schierenbeck

aschierenbeck

Our housing debate is changing so much faster than the politicians realize. This week, *a Community Board* @BrooklynCB6 called on the City to: End Apartment Bans In Single-Family Hoods Legalize

Faye ⚧🟥⬛ — Arm the people. Disarm the state.

FayeEcklar

Have you ever wondered why "low income" or "Section 8" housing is so shitty? Why they have shitty linoleum floors, cheap ass appliances, no dishwasher, janky door handles, etc.It's not

Orla Hegarty

Orla_Hegarty

More than half of these are likely one Public Private Partnership (PPP) deal, where the contractor won’t receive any payment until homes are occupied.. & then €1m /month, every month

Kate M 🧢

RogueSocialWrkr

INCOMING RANT.How can homeless advocates, who TAUGHT US that homelessness is primarily caused by poverty, send out newsletters about increasing funding for vouchers aka means testing and in-kind resources, perpetuating

Nick Timiraos

NickTimiraos

"Absent a liquidity facility, many nonbank servicers will run out of money and face insolvency as the number of forbearance requests increases, turning the COVID-19 economic shock into a systemic

Governor Phil Murphy

GovMurphy

BREAKING: I’m signing an Executive Order to further our aggressive efforts to enforce social distancing.All non-essential construction across New Jersey will CEASE, indefinitely, effective 8:00 PM Friday. Exceptions include projects