The case for prioritising multigenerational housing
Even prior to Covid-19, multigenerational living was on the rise in countries like the US. Finding and purchasing houses that are suited to this style of habitation is often needlessly difficult.
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A Singaporean firm has become the go-to master planner for African cities
Surbana Jurong has signed contracts to do city master plans in ten African countries. Why is the continent relying on outside firms to map its future?
Manchester follows Asia’s lead in designing age-friendly cities
Perhaps no UK city is better equipped to respond to its changing demographics than Manchester, where one third of the population will be 50 or older by 2040.
What does the preservation of ‘neighbourhood character’ really protect?
Australia needs to build an extra 50,000 houses each year to meet demand. Current policy is making it awfully hard to do so.
To halt evictions, US cities turn to mediation programmes
The idea is to prevent evictions before they happen by pushing landlords to negotiate. One of the biggest hurdles is ensuring residents know how to access it.
Why do wealthy cities have a housing shortage?
Economies and populations have concentrated in a handful of cities, while homes have gotten more expensive and harder to build. A growing movement is calling for change.
The most and least housing-secure US metro areas in 2020
City Monitor's Housing Security Index finds that in the US, metros with high shares of jobs in accommodation and food service face some of the biggest challenges due to Covid-19.
Housing Security Index 2020: United States
Explore metro-area data related to US housing security in our interactive index.
A new wave of remote workers could bring lasting change to pricey rental markets
As Silicon Valley embraces telework, monthly rents are dropping in the area.
Urgently needed: Timely, more detailed standardized data on US evictions
A newly created database is a good start but nowhere near enough.
Could zoning help the UK build its way out of a housing crisis?
A new report takes aim at the UK's arbitrary approach to building permits.
American renters need a lot more help to keep a roof over their heads
Several cities are considering ways to offer rental assistance to prevent evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Airbnbs are reverting to long-term housing, but that doesn’t mean rents will fall
Slight declines could be limited to the upper end of the market.
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