Housing Bubble Symmetry: Look Out Below
By Charles Hugh Smith Housing markets are one itsy-bitsy recession away from a collapse in domestic and foreign demand by marginal buyers. There are two…
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Renters Struggle As California Home Prices Climb Faster Than Official Inflation Rate
By Jeff Paul The US government likes to pretend that the rising cost of living is under control. People in Southern California know better. According…
Build Your Own Home DIY Without A Bank Loan: “Avoid Regulation, Crime And Floods”
By Mac Slavo Want to build a hideaway homestead, or establish your dream home? If you set it up right, you can get everything you…
Revolutionary 3D-Printed House Takes Less Than A Day To Build And Only Costs $10,000
By Matt Agorist A groundbreaking potential solution to homelessness and poverty is now a reality thanks to a company called Apis Cor. The company, based…
Tiny Homes Banned In U.S. At Increasing Rate As Govt Criminalizes Sustainable Living
By Justin Gardner As the corporatocracy tightens its grip on the masses – finding ever more ways to funnel wealth to the top – humanity…
Two More Counties Say No to HUD, Refuse Federal Funds
By Mike Maharrey Two more counties have joined a Colorado town in rejecting grants covered by HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, effectively nullifying a…
State Forcing Flood Victims to Obtain Permits Before Fixing their Homes
By Claire Bernish Residents in South Bend, Indiana, dealing with several feet of flooding following a record-decimating rainfall now also have to deal with costly…
Soylent CEO Criminally Charged for “Unpermitted” Off-Grid Tiny Home
By Justin Gardner Rob Rhinehart, developer of the “magical milkshake” known as Soylent, has been criminally charged for attempting to build an off-grid “experiment in…
Brace Yourselves, America: The Next Huge Housing Bailout Could Be Coming
By Shaun Bradley The failures of government intervention in the economy have made headlines yet again. Recent stress tests by the Federal Housing Finance Agency…
HUD Wants to Make Living in a Tiny House or RV Illegal
By Daisy Luther The tiny house movement has taken America by storm, in part because our economy is in the toilet. People are striving to…
This Charming Cob Home Was Built By Hand For Less Than $250
By Amanda Froelich What could you do with $250? Buy a one-way plane ticket? Splurge on an evening out? What about build a charming little…
The Lost Home Owner: “Soaring House Prices And Lack of Decently Paid Jobs” Affect Young
By Mac Slavo If it seems like the youngest generation of adults are missing out on starting their lives, and becoming real grown-ups… it might…
War, Winter and the Weary – The Unfolding European Housing Crisis
By Graham Vanbergen Property prices across almost all the 28 EU member states have increased and have grown faster than incomes. The price correction of…
Fed Up With Rent and Dorms, U of M Student Built This Amazing Tiny House
By Heather Callaghan Life is rough and then you have college debt – plus rent. Or, university debt with the privilege of the conundrum. Of…