Russia is literally giving away land for free
• http://www.globalpost.com, Dan PeleschukWhat do you do when you've got enormous tracts of underdeveloped, resource-rich land but precious few people to populate it?
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Housing
US homeownership falls to nearly its lowest level in history
• http://wearechange.org,Home sales may be rising, but homeownership in the United States is heading down once again. After gains in the second half of 2015, the homeownership rate fell to just 63.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, in the first quarter of this year, according
Hong Kong's 'epic' housing bubble is bursting
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Wolf RichterAs in so many housing bubbles, soaring apartment prices feed epic high-rise construction booms with the promise of big profits backed by easy money. Years can pass between initial plan and completion, and now the fruits of Hong Kong's epic construc
Does HUD want to make tiny houses illegal? They already pretty much are.
• http://www.treehugger.com,There's panic among some in the tiny house community about a rule change proposed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Real Story Behind The True Magnitude Of The New Home Sales Collapse
• http://www.zerohedge.comComparing the growth in the number of full time jobs versus the growth in new home sales starkly illustrates both the horrible quality of the new jobs, and how badly ZIRP has served the US economy.
Shipping containers offer welcome homes in Phoenix
• http://www.cbsnews.comPHOENIX -- A stack of shipping containers sitting in a lot in an industrial section of Phoenix has some developers thinking inside the box.
These Are The Best And Worst U.S. Cities To Own A House
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenMoments ago, in its latest update, Case Shiller pointed out that for another month "Home prices continue to rise twice as fast as inflation." Actually that is an understatement: in two-third of the tracked metro areas, the pace of home appreciation o
There are some 'troubling issues' for first-time homebuyers
• http://www.businessinsider.comHome prices rose less than expected in February, according to S&P/Case-Shiller index.
ZED Pod would turn parking lots into sustainable communities
• http://www.gizmag.com, Adam WilliamsParking lots take up a lot of space in our towns and cities - could they be put to better use while still remaining functional? That's the thinking behind a new project by British architecture firm ZED Factory. Its ZED Pod is a small solar-powered
Agenda 21: Developers Plan 'Car-Free' 30-Story Condo in Austin
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kit DanielsLuxury condo dwellers expected to ride city buses
Canary On The Midtown Towers--
• davidstockmanscontracorner.com/---NYC Luxury Condo Market On The Brink
Goldman Slammed With $5.1 Billion Fine For "Serious Misconduct" In Mortgage Selling
• Zero HedgeHot on the heels of Wells Fargo's $1.2 billion settlement, Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs will pay $5.1 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its handling of mortgage-backed securities involving allegations that loans weren't properly vetted be
WeWork's apartments of the future are officially open--
• Business Insider-- starting at $1,375 a month for a Murphy bed
7 Things Every Homeowner Should Know the Location Of
• http://www.artofmanliness.com, Jeremy AnderbergAs a homeowner, there are certain maintenance tasks, safety features, and basic pieces of knowledge about your property which you should know like the back of your hand.
Good Ole Days Return: Nixonian Wage and Price Controls
• mishtalk.comCalifornians longing for the "Good Ole Days" of wage and price controls under President Nixon may get their wish.
HUD Wants to Make Living in a Tiny House or RV Illegal
• dcclothesline.comThe tiny house movement has taken America by storm, in part because our economy is in the toilet. People are striving to reduce their expenses by embracing minimalism.
U.S. Home Prices Are 14% Overvalued According To Bank of America
• zerohedge.comThere has been an odd shift when it comes to US sentiment toward home ownership:
Could you live in a ventilation shaft?
• http://www.gizmag.com, Adam WilliamsPeople's Architecture Office (PAO) has a knack for designing thought-provoking - if impractical - housing ideas.
In Pod-Based Community Living, Rent Is Cheap, But Sex Is Banned
• http://motherboard.vice.com, by NADJA SAYEJAirbnb, once a saviour from overpriced hotels, has become the new overpriced hotels since becoming the short-term accommodation staple. But with the rise of community living and workcations, an alternative might be to just sleep where you cowork.
The oil crash has created America's worst housing markets
• http://www.businessinsider.comMost of the worst housing markets in America have one thing in common: oil. And markets in energy-producing areas make up most of the bottom-ranked parts of America.
Living on the edge: Casa Brutale combines brutalism with Bond villain-chic
• GizmagImagine, for a moment, that you're a super-villain searching for the perfect secret lair. You could do worse than Casa Brutale: a remarkable project that combines brutalist muscle with James Bond villain-chic.
Existing Home Sales Plunge "Surprising" 7.1%, Price Concessions the Norm;
• mishtalk.comWhat Happened?
US existing home sales tumble in warning sign for housing market
• cnbc.comU.S. home resales fell sharply in February in a potentially troubling sign for America's economy which has otherwise looked resilient to the global economic slowdown.
A touch of silver lets smart windows go from clear to translucent
• http://www.gizmag.comElectricity causes Nanowires to compress the elastomer layers, distorting them in the process. As a result, the window goes from being completely clear to taking on a cloudy frosted-glass appearance.
The Stunning Size Of China's Housing Bubble In One Chart
• zerohedge.comOver the past month we have documented the surreal reemergence of China's latest housing bubble (recall the first one burst in early 2014 which forced Beijing to reflate the stock market bubble, which also burst over a year later), in recent articles
Tiny Houses for the Masses: 84 Lumber Launches Packages Starting at $7K
• http://www.cnbc.com, Jenny XieIf you thought the tiny house movement was just a fad, think again...
Israel Demolishes Homes and School in Palestinian Village
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzBuildings Leveled for Being in Military 'Firing Zone'
Pending Home Sales Sink 2.5 Percent, Economists Expected Plus 0.5 Percent
• mishtalk.comThe pending home sales report was a shock to economists this morning. The Econoday Consensus estimate for existing home sales was a rise of 0.5 percent.
100% solar-powered super villa makes Arab housing sustainable again
• http://inhabitat.comAfter oil ushered in an era of excess, many people in the Middle East stopped building sensible homes adapted to harsh weather conditions.
Bling is so last decade. Now everyone wants their own bourgeois bunker
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Rosie MillardFarrow & Ball paint? Check. Playroom? Check. Home office? Yep
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