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Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin

Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin

by John G. Stevens | Sep 14, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News

Airbnb is putting $250 million behind a new effort to get stalled housing developments moving, an unusually direct intervention in the housing-supply debate from a company that has spent years facing criticism over the effect short-term rentals can have on local...
Affordable Housing Isn’t One Problem. We Need to Stop Treating it Like One.

Affordable Housing Isn’t One Problem. We Need to Stop Treating it Like One.

by John G. Stevens | Sep 7, 2026 | Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

We use the term “affordable housing” constantly in this industry. I use it. WRE News uses it. Developers, elected officials, housing agencies and advocates all use it. The problem is that two apartments can both legally and accurately be described as affordable...
British Columbia Real Estate Agent Suspended and Fined for Buying and Renting Affordable Housing Unit

British Columbia Real Estate Agent Suspended and Fined for Buying and Renting Affordable Housing Unit

by Phil Hall | Aug 31, 2026 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A real estate agent in Victoria, British Columbia, had his license suspended for six months and was fined $200,000 for violating rules related to a provincial affordable homeownership program. Castanet.com reports the British Columbia Financial Services Authority...
Mark-Dana Corp. Opens New Affordable Multifamily Community in Houston

Mark-Dana Corp. Opens New Affordable Multifamily Community in Houston

by Phil Hall | Aug 17, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mark-Dana Corp. announced the opening of Lost Oaks, a $25.9 million affordable multifamily housing community in north central Houston. The five-story development, which is now 60% leased, offers 78 apartments for households earning between 30% and 80% of the Area...
Mamdani Drops Campaign Pledge to Build Affordable Housing at Site of Lower Manhattan Garden

Mamdani Drops Campaign Pledge to Build Affordable Housing at Site of Lower Manhattan Garden

by Phil Hall | Aug 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reluctantly jettisoned his campaign promise to demolish the 20,000-square-foot Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan in favor of affordable housing for seniors. The garden would have been razed in favor of a 123-unit housing...
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