As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives
to housing are supporting communities left behind.
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Our proposed build-to-rent-to-own model would mean residents could buy a stake in the development they live in – without a deposit or bank loan.
New research looks at what types of assistance contribute the most to the economic well-being of Canadian renters.
Canadian landlords are able negotiate from a position of structural dominance as tenants confront systemic harms — rent hikes, unsafe conditions and evictions — all on their own.
Modern methods of construction — such as modular and prefabricated housing — are a promising answer to the housing shortage problem.
The same market logics that defined the Gilded Age of the early 20th century have quietly returned in our own century, with devastating consequences.
Equal attention should be paid to the maintenance and preservation of older properties as to the construction of new ones.
In democracies around the world, voters aged 18-34 are abandoning the incumbent in favour of opposition parties, often choosing populist-style politicians. Why? Blame the broken social contract.
The strategy seems to offer the best of both worlds – live in a place you can’t afford to buy while getting a foot on the property ladder elsewhere. But it’s not a panacea for our housing market woes.
What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
Rural planning authorities largely operate according to the rationale that housing and service needs can more effectively be met in towns than in the countryside.
Top contributors
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Professor of Housing and Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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Professor in Law, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina
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Professor and UBC James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Livable Environments., University of British Columbia
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Professor, Structural & Earthquake Engineering, University of British Columbia
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PhD Student, Political Science, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate, Political Economy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor in Urban Studies, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Professor of Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Ph.D. Student in Geography, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Research Scientist at the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan