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[Link] ‘Thought About Going Back to Peru?’ – Council Asks Family in UK Since 2004
Read: 14/12/2021 www.vice.com
According to an audio recording from the 22nd of November obtained by VICE World News, a housing officer from the Labour-run Southwark council asks the woman, “Have you thought about going back to Peru?” during a consultation for priority social housing.
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[Link] University of California Refuses to Release ‘Preliminary and Conceptual’ Dormzilla Agreement
Read: 8/12/2021 www.vice.com
The University of California rejected a public records request to release its agreement with billionaire Charlie Munger over the megadorm to be built on the Santa Barbara campus because the agreement is “preliminary and conceptual in nature,” the Office of the President determined.
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[Link] Even tent sites could soon be out of reach as the rental crisis deepens
Read: 31/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
The region is bracing for an influx of visitors as intrastate travel bans lift from November 1. Rental vacancies are already at record lows and many long-term locals have been priced out of the market.
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[Link] Zillow Pumps the Brakes on Buying Homes
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
After preparing to go on a massive home-buying spree, Zillow abruptly reversed course and announced on Monday that it will not sign any new contracts for additional homes for the remainder of the year.
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[Link] Millennials are creating housing communes with friends because it's too expensive to buy a home as a single person
Read: 17/10/2021 www.businessinsider.com
First-time homebuying millennials are finding a loophole in today's housing crisis: buying a home with their friends.
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