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In my recent interview with Mayor Mat Siscoe of St. Catharines, we discussed innovative housing solutions for our city. Mayor Siscoe shared an interesting perspective: "We don't need to build high-density residential units in the middle of low-density neighborhoods. Just build them on top of parking lots." With St. Catharines experiencing a 7% increase in housing demand over the past year, compared to only a 3% increase in home starts, how can we find balanced solutions to accommodate new residents while maintaining community character? #Housing #UrbanDevelopment #StCatharines #CommunityGrowth #RealEstate

Discover the Three P's of HOA living and find out how new communities can steer clear of these common challenges by being proactive in the early stages of development. Don't miss out on essential insights for homeowners and HOA members in our latest blog post! Read at https://lnkd.in/gahBZg49 #blog #informative #communityassociation #residentialconstruction #homebuilders #boardmember #hoaboard #housing #communitymanager #hoa #tips #communityliving #consultants #california #readnow

Leading the way in the affordable housing marketing through our People, Passion, and Purpose. . . #MakeADifference #TeamStratford #PeoplePassionPurpose #realestate #affordablehousing #affordableliving #affordableappartments #community #LIHTC #familyliving #affordablefamilyliving #apartments #housing #apartments #apartment

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🏡 Myth Bust Monday: "Affordable Housing" vs. "Housing That Is Affordable" Club 720 Development Corp. takes a different approach to creating truly affordable housing that meets community needs. #MythBusters #AffordableHousing #CapitalStacking #EconomicDevelopment #WorkforceHousing

How do you think ownership affects the quality of your neighborhood? If most residents do not own their homes, does that make their commitment to to the place and people less? Does it increase resident instability? Decrease the likelihood that local institutions and networks will be built and a sense of community emerge? What is your neighborhood like? You can look it up in this fascinating report by Regrid on non-local ownership of U.S. housing - https://lnkd.in/ebUD8rEa. Alex Alsup Strong Towns Placemaking Education PlacemakingX #housing #placemaking #investing #neighborhoods #realestate

We’ve been thinking lately about how very useful rural exception sites are to rural communities, and how they might be under appreciated! Most of the community land trust led affordable housing projects that we support are built on rural exception sites. Many of these are simply a corner of a farmers field in a village where housing need is high and it’s hard to build new homes because of planning constraints and high land values. We’ve seen rural exception sites working beautifully for many places like this. Community land trusts leading small developments of affordable housing (usually social rent) for local people on rural exception sites bring forward sites that meet community needs, at costs that make schemes possible - and provide exemptions from the right to buy so that homes remain affordable for local people forever. Knowing that the homes are not at risk of being sold through right to buy is a massive motivator for community groups to work on delivering affordable homes in their places. Although the CLTs we work with deliver in partnership with a housing association, they appoint their own architects and work closely with them to get the homes they know local people will welcome.

The Rising Housing Market in Detroit: What You Need to Know Discover the impact of rising housing prices in Detroit and how it's affecting the community. Learn about the influx of people into the suburbs and the potential for increased prices. Explore the opportunities for businesses in Detroit's thriving market. #DetroitHousingMarket #RisingPrices #SuburbanLiving #BusinessOpportunities #CommunityImpact #DetroitLife #MidtownDetroit #RealEstate #EconomicGrowth #BusinessInDetroit

Last month the GLA Housing Committee visited #CitizensHouse, and subsequently held a formal meeting to learn how CLTs, housing co-ops and other community-led housing models work, how they contribute to Londoners, can be inclusive and can scale up. Thanks to Community Land Trust Network, Gida Housing Cooperative community led housing london Paul Nicoll Niall Mulholland Bernadette Marjoram for speaking. The Housing Committee has now issued a 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 "to understand the benefits of these schemes for Londoners; and what opportunities there are to support [their] development". The GLA wants to hear from CLTs, housing co-ops, organisations and networks that support them; LAs; developers, policy and advocacy groups or researchers; thinktanks and academics. 📣 You can help us make the case for CLTs and co-ops and place community agency at the heart of the GLA's housing policy. 🏡 👉 Info and guided questions (there are quite a few - sorry!) https://lnkd.in/evvJjwmB 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 22 August. Through our own research with Robert Read and Impact on Urban Health we know the benefits of CLTs for local people – their physical and mental health improves – and for local authorities – #CitizensHouse had an unprecedented 100+ letters of support at planning stage. We know that Londoners want these homes! 😊 Citizens UK Archio Ltd Levitt Bernstein Greenwich Citizens Housing Forest Community Land Trust Rural Urban Synthesis Society CREATE STREETS

A NIMBY - “Not In My Backyard” - opposes nearby development, often citing concerns like noise, traffic, or property values. A YIMBY - “Yes In My Backyard” - supports building housing and infrastructure to address affordability and growth. NIMBYs actively organize to block projects, but what do YIMBYs do beyond voicing support? It seems easier to be a NIMBY when developments are required to seek community review. How do YIMBYs move from principles to action?