International Observatory on Social Housing
Examine the world of social housing from an international perspective.
Leading a large housing authority is no simple job. There are often thousands of employees and major issues to deal with. Outside of being the CEO of the largest property management firm in the city, an Executive Director must also handle redevelopments, new developments, tenant issues, union issues, crime and violence and employee moral. For... Continue Reading →
I must give credit for this article to Yi-Ling Chen who is an associate professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Wyoming. I met her at the International Social Housing Conference where she gave a nice presentation. I am going quickly give an overview. In 2015, social or affordable housing only made up less... Continue Reading →
The debate is there. Should a social housing company focus all energy on being an excellent housing provider? Why worry about social issues when there are other agencies who can focus on these themes. Many public housing agencies in the USA are looking for ways to improve the social situations for families and residents in... Continue Reading →
There are so many dedicated professionals working on the homeless issue around the world that we can sometimes forget to stop and appreciate the hard work and innovation. Below are 5 interesting programs, developments or ideas that have been implemented around the world. Hyper Aggressive Housing First in Finland: Finland as a country made housing... Continue Reading →
Evan Station Lofts-Denver, Colorado: This is some slick affordable workforce housing at its finest. Located at a transit station and in a mixed income development, this is a spot anyone would want to live at. Evans Station Lofts is a five-story development with 50 residential workforce units and 7,100 square feet of retail and commercial... Continue Reading →
How do Social and Public Housing Associations respond to tenant needs? It is hard to imagine a better example of responsiveness to tenant needs than what is taking place in Copenhagen. I recently met Ulia Gregor who works for a large social housing organization called DAB Copenhagen. In fact, her organization has over 50,000 units.... Continue Reading →
Housing authorities across the USA are always trying to develop or redevelop new or existing affordable housing. In some cases, these redevelopments are multi-million and even billion dollar real estate deals. In these instances, the redevelopment brings jobs, infrastructure and opportunities to areas that might be economically depressed. Lets examine three of the larger projects... Continue Reading →
I recently met and heard from Carina Dantas who works with and in the social housing and aging industry within Portugal. She spoke at the International Housing Festival about demographic change within social housing. Mrs. Dantas let us know that the aging population is growing dramatically not only in Portugal but all around the world.... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing from Ilka Ruby a Berlin based publisher and curator on subjects regarding architecture and urban-ism. She focused on different social housing projects from around Europe, America and Asia. You can find here website here- Mrs. Ruby gave several examples of social housing ghettos... Continue Reading →
I met Dr. John McPeake the CEO from Helm Housing Association in Northern Ireland recently and had the pleasure of hearing about how his agency is working on helping those with dementia. . Dr. McPeake let us know that in the UK the average age exceeded 40 for the first time in its history. By... Continue Reading →
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