But we can't do it alone. REINZ reports that, over the course of 2020, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, house prices across the country rose 17.3 percent. Voter Suppression: The Deep Roots of Racism in the GOP's Pursuit Towards Autocracy, Ten Years After Fukushima: The Experts Examine Lessons Learned and Forgotten, Four Things to Know About How Residents of the World's Largest Refugee Camp Have Braved Covid-19, Biden's Neoliberal Rescue of For-Profit Health System Proves We Need Medicare for All. Housing Crisis Leading To Huge Numbers Of Homeless LGBT+ Youth It's time for activists and young people to get out and protest even more about the housing crisis. Over the course of 2020, however, the average Queenstown house still managed to eke out 0.3 percent of growth, aided by 5.7 percent growth in the last quarter. The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. Tillie McInnisDomestic Communications Coordinator202-293-5380 x117E-mail Dan BeetonInternational Communications Coordinator202-239-1460E-mail, WASHINGTON - Absent a massive increase in direct financial assistance to struggling renters and homeowners, the findings of a new analysis by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), released today, suggest that millions of strapped renters and homeowners will go deeper into debt, face more hardship and insecurity, and ultimately lose or be evicted from their homes. Â, Nearly one-in-three renters experienced housing insecurity, on average, each week from late April 2020 through July 2020. Housing affordability crisis by the numbers. Start your day with our best stories in your inbox. Compared to 2019, that’s an increase of about 13 percentage points for Hispanic renters and 8 percentage points for Black renters.Â, Roughly 44 to 45 percent of Hispanic and Black households with children were housing insecure each week between April and July 2020, and the racial and ethnic gaps in housing insecurity were wider than at any point from 2017 to 2019.Â, “Housing insecurity existed before the pandemic, but it is quickly pushing it into a crisis” notes Yixia Cai, CEPR economist and co-author. Housing crisis affects estimated 8.4 million in England - research 23 September 2019 Britain’s housing crisis in 3 numbers Posted 26th September 2015 & filed under Blog, Housing. Reserve Bank admits bringing back loan-to-value mortgage restrictions won’t rein in galloping housing prices – so is answer a merry and bright-line Christmas? Read and post comments with a Newsroom Pro subscription. Because of people like you, another world is possible. Help us to get through the next 100 days. REINZ noted sale prices declining slightly across the country in the June 2020 quarter, but subsequent growth more than made up for that. Among homeowners, about one-in-six were housing insecure during this period. Children are becoming emotionally distressed because of their living conditions as demand for emergency housing escalates. She said that a lack of supply (listings are down 50 percent from December 2018) was driving the crisis, as well as low interest rates that made buyers more willing to pay higher prices. We’re back in lockdown and our vendors have again lost their ability to make an income. Box 443Portland, ME 04112-0443USA, Common Dreams is a small nonprofit with a big mission. Additionally, 11 regions and 27 districts saw record high median prices – a continuation of the pattern we’ve seen in the housing market for the last few months – highlighting how strong the residential housing market is in all parts of the country," Bindi Norwell, REINZ chief executive, said. There are no national figures documenting homeless people demography at this time. We don't survive on clicks. By Matt Levin, CalMatters California’s housing crisis is nothing new for many Black Californians. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. Consented last year 10,000. Systemic racism in public policy and the private housing market has long made finding a … House prices in Queenstown fell much more significantly – by 7.4 percent in the three months to the end of August, according to CoreLogic. This analysis shows the increase in housing insecurity today, particularly among renters, than before the pandemic. Ontario renters were already struggling in a hostile and unaffordable housing market before COVID-19 arrived. Common Dreams is not your normal news site. Tauranga, Wellington and the Kapiti Coast also saw average house prices jump by more than $100,000 over the year. Jacob Riis wrote about, documented, and photographed the poor and destitute, although not specifically homeless people, in New York City tenements in the late 19th century. The ultimate impact of the housing emergency is the huge numbers of people forced out of their homes altogether. A Newsroom investigation has uncovered a Ministry of Social Development initiative to provide emergency housing that made the housing crisis worse and enriched a small set of landlords. We want the world to be a better place. 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More on Race and the Housing Crisis, By the Numbers August 01, 2008 | Last updated: July 31, 2020 A piece I wrote last week on the racial disparity in lending that occurred during the housing boom drew the kind of responses I’ve come to expect when raising questions about credit and race. Anaheim, Calif., is giving a vacant site—valued at as much as $10 million—as part of an agreement with a developer to create a $52 million affordable housing project on the land, BisNow reports . As politicians prepare to return to Wellington after their summer holidays, the housing crisis is poised to dominate the conversation. Photo: Lynn Grieveson. Every donation—large or small—helps us bring you the news that matters. The housing market faces its next crisis as May rent and mortgages come due Millions of homeowners and renters already are behind on payments in … Talk about turning the bleak page: On his first day as A.G., the honorable Merrick Garland was movingly welcomed by a jubilant applauding crowd; he offered them the alluring vision of an independent DOJ that will "show the American people by word and deed the DOJ pursues equal justice and adheres to the rule of law." 12 thoughts on “Guest Commentary: Student Housing Crisis by the Numbers” Craig Ross July 22, 2018 at 8:58 am While Russell Blvd and Mrak Hall diddle, Rome burns. Opinion 31 October, 2018 . It includes new numbers that increase last year’s estimate of the number of people homeless by 5,000 a day or 35,000 a year. California’s housing crisis is nothing new for many black Californians. The NHF predicts that a further 1.25 million could find themselves in the same situation if spending cuts go ahead. When it comes to surveillance, police argue they’re damned if they do and they’re damned if they don’t. UK House Price Index: December 2020 Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland. "Today’s figures further highlight that we urgently need a combined response from Government and industry to solve the housing affordability issues the country is facing," Norwell said. The NHF projection is based on cuts indicated in December's pre-Budget report. Instead, we rely on readers like you, to provide the "people power" that fuels our work. And nobody cares. Current Shortfall of homes 35,000. Congress Can Stop These GOP Voter Suppression Laws, Cold. There are many battles to be won, but we will battle them together—all of us. While more than 60% of white California households and 58% of Asian California households are homeowners, only 33% of black households own … So for now, all indications are that the fervent growth in property values will continue throughout the summer at least. There are now a record 4.5 million people on waiting lists for affordable housing. Emissions reductions from the Government’s revamped $31b investment in Auckland’s transport network won’t keep up with population growth. As our journalists work to ask the hard questions about our recovery, we also look to you, our readers for support. "For the fourth month in a row, New Zealand has seen house prices reach a new record; with December seeing a new national median house price of $749,000. Twitter: @marcdaalder. In Auckland, average house prices have spiked by nearly $100,000 over the past year, according to CoreLogic. . We ARE in a housing crisis - and there are plenty of reasons for it. That means the average house price in Queenstown jumped by $65,051 between September and December. REINZ, which says its methodology produces data that is more recent by several weeks or even months, also projected higher growth in Auckland house prices over the past year (18.1 percent) than CoreLogic (9.1 percent). Marc Daalder is a senior political reporter based in Wellington who covers Covid-19, climate change, energy, primary industries, technology and the far-right. Homes completed last year 7,200 6,800. Matt Levin Read the full article … “On average, Black Californians see a larger chunk of their paychecks going to housing costs than any of the state’s other major demographic groups. The UK is embroiled in a housing crisis, and you’re unlikely Nearly one-in-three renters experienced housing insecurity, on average, each week from late April 2020 through July 2020. And, "Can we start arresting people today or do we have to wait? CoreLogic came to the same conclusions on what was fuelling the fire.