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Social housing more costly than apartments
NEW YORK: It could be much cheaper to buy homeless seniors their own apartment than provide social housing, based on the cost of recent “supportive housing” projects in the city, all being built to LEED Gold standards.
The cost of creating these latest units for Read More »
Rental housing for seniors remains biggest gap in the market
LOS ANGELES: Rental housing remains the biggest unfulfilled sector in the seniors market.
Traditional housing providers remain focused on snatching the bulk of the proceeds from the sale of the family home, while the over 50s brigade want to rent and either hedge the proceeds, Read More »
Multigenerational suburb to be created with single planning decision
MELBOURNE: Melbourne is creating a new inner-city, river adjacent multigenerational residential suburb in a single planning decision.
A supersized application for six new towers in Fishermans Bend would see almost 1580 apartments constructed in a $600 million housing project south of the West Gate Freeway. Read More »
‘Modular’ housing for homeless seniors to go on display
NEW YORK: Examples of prefabricated “modular” housing that could be used to accommodate homeless seniors will go on display in coming weeks.
A number of modular housing providers, who were expressing interest in providing such housing, will erect a unit each on a designated site Read More »