#Housing Market

[animentality]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Those looking for a mortgage to buy a home got a bit of a break earlier this week when the Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate down by a slight margin. But no such luck for renters as a new report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation shows that the average asking price on rents have hit an all-time high in the month of May and Nova Scotia is seeing higher than average price increases.  According to the study, data gathered show the average rental asking price in Nova Scotia jumped by 17.1 per cent, year over year, nearly doubling the national average that increased by 9.3 percent In Halifax, one bedroom apartments are seeing an average asking price sit around $1,925, that’s up 3.8 per cent while two bedrooms saw the biggest jump at 16.3 percent to $2,489. [...]

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[bunhuggerdesign]

Capitalism - Yay we all lose!

[lemonbombsfjl]

You can have a house someday. Vote Harris for POTUS.

[fly-the-pattern]

[hyperlexichypatia]

I’ve been seeing a few viral posts like “You don’t have to move out of your parents’ house when you turn 18; multi-generational homes are good.” And I agree – multi-generational homes ARE good, and cultural stigma on living with one’s parents as an adult IS wrong! Personally, I’ve lived with my parents for most of my adult life, first by financial necessity, and later by choice. If you’re fortunate enough to have a good relationship with your parents, spending time with them can be great.  BUT.  While you don’t necessarily need to move out of your parents’ home when you’re 18, you DO need to start thinking of yourself as an adult and making your own choices, and your parents will need to respect that. If you and your parents can seamlessly make the transition to viewing you as an adult housemate rather than a child under their care, that’s great. Sometimes, though, even the most respectful parents will have a tendency to Meddle, and even the most self-assured young people will have a tendency to Revert to old roles and habits. If this is a problem, you may in fact need to get some physical distance to reinforce the psychological distance. And even more importantly, every young adult deserves the living wage and affordable housing to live on their own, whether or not they ever choose to use it. I’ve been shouting into the wind for years that the “young adults are still children” narrative is an excuse to normalize the low wages and high costs of living faced by Millennials and Gen Z, and “Multi-generational homes are good” seems hardly better in this respect. At best, it’s tonally mismatched to the cultural and economic moment. At worst, it’s normalizing the conditions of abusive control of young people. Somewhere in between, it’s propaganda reframing being unable to afford housing as a wholesome family lifestyle. In fact, I think the demographic this demographic is nominally targeted to – 18 year olds who are freely choosing between two options, having both the financial resources to live on their own, and supportive parents who would willingly share a safe and respectful multi-generational home – are a relatively small segment of the population.  “Multi-generational homes are good” does nothing for the 18 year old living with their controlling parents because they can’t afford to move out, let alone the 18 year old moving in with an abusive partner because it’s the only way xe can escape xyr even more abusive parents, or the 18 year old living on the streets because her parents kicked her out and she’s ineligible for any benefits because she’s assumed to be supported by her parents (who have no legal obligation towards her). And as always, young people most likely to be controlled, abused, rejected, or involuntarily “helped” (which is also abuse) by parents and family – queer young people, disabled young people, young people who’ve made different reproductive or philosophical or religious or life-path choices than their family approves of – are most harmed by having no economic options to live on their own. So can we get universal housing, universal living wages, and universal healthcare and student aid for young people which doesn’t require the involvement of their families FIRST, and THEN, once everyone has the option of living on their own, remind them that multi-generational homes are also good as one option among many?

[brainpukeblog]

[the-ugly-ly]

“tiny home culture”, “van culture” isn’t cute it’s fucking tragic. no i don’t want to live in a fucking shed. thanks but i already lived in a fucking vehicle. MAKE ACTUAL HOMES AFFORDABLE AGAIN. social media is trying to glorify *PAYING* for what is essentially homelessness. NO. STOP IT.

[animentality]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

As housing affordability and skyrocketing rent prices remain top of mind for many renters, a map reveals that there are millions of empty bedrooms throughout Ontario — a figure some say is high enough to relieve the province's housing crisis.  According to the Canadian Census Mapper, the number of empty bedrooms throughout Ontario has only increased over the past several years, with the current number sitting at roughly five million.  The map, which uses 2021 census data, assumes an idealized view that couples share a bedroom and single folks sleep in separate rooms. It was created as a complement to the map of overcrowded dwellings to help identify underused housing throughout the province.  Based on the map of overcrowded dwellings, it's clear that there are households with more than one person per bedroom, not counting couples. [...]

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[the-political-one]

Honestly that price seems low for a Californian house of that size, I mean, c'mon it should be at least 850k.

If you pay 1.2 million, you may even get walls to come along with it, imagine that?

1.5 million if you want the roof.

And 2.8 million if you want plumbing and running electricity.

[knoxrobbins]

"Affordable housing, right?" This piece is based on the work by Jenn Strickland an outstanding artist and animator. Been a fan of her style since encountering her portfolio ages ago and as of recently she's been a co-director and artist on Amphibia.

[vtrealty]

Price Improvement! 202k 3Bedroom 1.5Bathroom Home

[nando161mando]

‘Disenfranchised’ millennials feel ‘locked out’ of the housing market and it taints every part of economic life, top economist says

https://metropost.us/disenfranchised-millennials-feel-locked-out-of-the-housing-market-and-it-taints-every-part-of-economic-life-top-economist-says/

[jesselouiscox]

The housing market in Final Fantasy 14 is truly something else.