Spokane, WA cooling mandate could cost landlords millions

Calls are growing for maximum heat bylaws in apartments. The question is: who pays?

Calls are growing for maximum heat bylaws in apartments. The question is: who pays?

Two Washington renter protection plans that will raise your rent, expert warns

Seattle's junk fee ban and Spokane's cooling mandate both skip building new units and push costs onto renters, a landlord group warns.

Tony Walls Workers Party Representative for the Lower Falls has reacted angrily to the Audit Office Report saying the maintenance backlog in Northern Ireland’s health estate has grown to more than £1.6 Billion.

Mr Walls said this is a staggering amount of money and neglect as the report says that 40 of the buildings are not fully compliant with current regulations and need to be upgraded. The health estate has more than 1700 buildings freehold buildings and 200 leasehold that are made up of hospitals, health centres, ambulance stations and fire stations, across 400 sites and the Audit General says many are deteriorating. The report states that the estate is aging and many are not fit for purpose due to age and condition.

Developer looks to bring almost 300 units to Flushing

Flushing is poised to receive an influx of nearly 300 units — many affordable — should Gary Chen secure a zoning change. On Monday, Chen filed an application with the New York City Department of City Planning for a mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place in the Queens neighborhood, the Commercial Observer reported. The zoning change would be bound by 32nd Avenue, Linden Place and Farrington Street. Chen wants to build a 10-story, 296-unit complex at the site, which would also include 33,000 square feet of commercial space and nearly 200 parking spaces. Roughly 25 percent of the units would []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Concerns raised over future of Kelowna’s Knox Mountain Park caretaker role

Among the considerations is no longer having a caretaker living on the mountain, which is troubling news to many people who use the park or live near it.

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New York Developer Seeks to Build 296 Units in Flushing, Queens

Nearly 300 units of new housing might be coming to Flushing, Queens. New York City-based developer Gary Chen has submitted a zoning change application to build a 10-story, mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place, according to a Monday filing with the New York City Department of City Planning. If approved, the project would have a []

Why has it become SO expensive to build a home? Red tape, council levies and design rules have made property cost £76k more

Why has it become SO expensive to build a home? Red tape, council levies and design rules have made property cost £76k more

I met the asylum seekers being moved out of Home Office hotels – this is what I learned

Cramped conditions, unhealthy frozen food, and no space for children to play. These properties are not the all-inclusive resorts many think

Should the city of Berkeley help buy these affordable apartments?

Tenants who have lived at a Sacramento Street apartment complex for decades fear what might happen as their property goes on the market. Mayor Adena Ishii wants to put 1.3 million toward a program that could turn it into permanently affordable housing.

Grocery prices are hurting more than gas | Consumer Confidential

Food prices are putting more pressure on household budgets than rising gas prices, with three practical ways to save at the grocery store. Also: homeownership continues to decline as housing costs climb, a new $25,000 Slate electric truck aims to shake up the EV market, California simplifies food expiration labels, AI pricing software faces gas price collusion claims, oil prices fall as markets stabilize, and M&M’s switches to natural colors using spirulina. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Sell off of private rental properties has driven up prices

The sale of rental properties by private landlords is a key factor in the increase in rental prices in the...

Hundreds of U.S. cities now have starter homes that cost $1 million, Zillow finds

As U.S. housing costs continue to climb, 242 cities across the country now have starter homes costing at least 1 million, according to Zillow. The number of metropolitan areas with basic homes worth at least seven figures has tripled since 2020, the real estate firm said in a new analysis. Zillow defines a starter home as one in the lowest third of home values in a given region.

Plan Change 120 targets the wrong suburbs to create affordable housing - Helen Clark

Plan Change 120 targets the wrong suburbs to create affordable housing - Helen Clark

In Larkin, land leases and a city’s growing pains shape Johor election contest

JOHOR BAHRU, July 7 — Land lease renewals in Kampung Melayu Majidee and the need to modernise public infrastructur...

Hong Kong Residential Purchasing Power Released as Prices and Sales Rise, CRE Investment Momentum Sustains

Core Grade A Offices Lead Rental Recovery, Hong Kong Island High Streets Outperform Kowloon Residential Market: Q2 residential transaction numbers increased by 19 q-o-q and 32 y-o-y to reach more than 22,150 units. Home prices rose by 2.5 during April and May, bringing a cumulative 7.4 ...

Hong Kong private sports clubs must pay land premiums or open doors as leases end

Hong Kong’s 15 private sports clubs must either pay one-third of their land premium, ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of dollars, or open their doors to the public when their leases expire at the end of the year, authorities have confirmed. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said on Tuesday that it has begun notifying the clubs and outlining lease renewal procedures, including premium payment requirements. The arrangement, first announced in 2019, ends the long-standing...

Costa Rica Rents Keep Rising Even as Inflation Stays Low

Costa Rica’s cost-of-living squeeze is showing up in one of the places residents feel most directly: rent. Housing rents rose 3.67 between May 2023 and May 2026, even as the general inflation rate fell by 0.81 over the same period, according to a new analysis by the Costa Rican College of Economic Sciences. The increase [] The post Costa Rica Rents Keep Rising Even as Inflation Stays Low appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

Fuquay-Varina Is Moving Forward with Controversial Plans to Build Ball Fields in a Popular Natural Space

The town says just 3 of Hilltop Needmore Town Park’s 140-plus acres will be developed and no other suitable sites exist to meet growing demand for youth sports. Residents opposed to the plan are suspicious.

NYC Rent Guidelines Board Approves Mamdani’s Rent Freeze

Next they'll complain when the buildings start to rot and landlords cannot make even the simple repairs. Have fun. The post NYC Rent Guidelines Board Approves Mamdani’s Rent Freeze first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

The Welfare Cattle Empire That Controls Your Public Lands

How a 22,000-member lobby bought 248 million acres of your public land for 1.35 a month, and why we’re still paying for it. by Will Pattiz and More Than Just Parks EDITOR’S

Azerbaijan's industrial parks save investors $333 mln through tax incentives

As a result of these incentives, residents of industrial parks have saved AZN 567 million (approximately 333.5 million) to date, including...

Illegal Immigration Demand Shock: Why Your Rent Skyrocketed Under Biden

Illegal Immigration Demand Shock: Why Your Rent Skyrocketed Under Biden

Mamdani's rent freeze passes for 1 million units

New York City's Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The 7-1 decision by the independent board, consisting of mayoral appointees, applies to rent-stabilized apartments in buildings constructed before 1974 and buildings with certain tax breaks. The rent freeze goes into effect starting Oct....