The EU is getting its first housing Commissioner! This is our chance to tackle key challenges like: 🏡Affordable & quality housing 👷Jobs & skills ♻️Environmental impacts of buildings See our manifesto with NGOs, trade unions, governments & businesses➡️https://t.co/N3BZVV1M1a

Introduce yourself #retwit# I’m Zach Molzer (@KCmolzer) I develop multifamily housing in Kansas City. Currently working on a $38.5M historic tax credit project converting a 100 year old building into 122 units + cocktail bar. Airport food connoisseur. https://t.co/se8fVMASXP

Heat pumps too modern for old homes? Think again 🤔 A 100-year-old social housing block in London is now warmed by 'shoebox' heat pumps installed in a cupboard of each flat, using water piped from the earth’s warmth. #MythBusted# #RenewableHeating# https://t.co/aWqXJnD6BU

Big news! The Alliance is backing new energy efficiency standards for @HUDgov and @USDA-financed housing, helping create greener, more affordable homes. Read the press statement: https://t.co/RZe4N7Yo8Q #EnergyEfficiency# #GreenHomes# #AffordableHousing#

Do short-term rentals (STRs), such as Airbnbs affect housing prices? New research by authors @john_morehouse7, @millersdrafts, and @Brett_Garcia_ examine the phenomenon of these short-term rentals and how policymakers can fit into this conversation.

New working paper with @john_morehouse7 and @Brett_Garcia_ on the impact of short-term rentals (Airbnb) on housing prices: https://t.co/UN72k98me3 Prev. consensus in lit. is that Airbnb drives up house prices by giving home-owners a new option. 1/7

In one of the world’s densest cities, Vision City rises as an engineering solution to the urban housing crisis. These five towers, each soaring past 60 floors, accommodate over 5,000 people—stacked vertically to save space where there’s no land to spare. With built-in transit links, shops, and services, it’s a blueprint for future cities where density meets design. For more content like this, please visit: https://t.co/EnvlpS8WI0 #urbanengineering# #visioncity# #hongkongarchitecture# #highdensityhousing# #smartcities#

Chinese firm Broad Group built a ten-story building in just over 28 hours. The rapid building technology depends on fully-fitted modules. Could the technology solve the Gen Z housing crisis in cities? https://t.co/DGQZT6a8Y6

Bhaskareswar Temple: A 12th-century marvel in Pancharatha style, believed to be built by the Ganga dynasty, featuring a unique horizontal tower housing a massive Linga! (1/2) #BharatFromMyLens# #CultureUnitesAll# https://t.co/VPCoJDDuIe

AutomationDirect has added Autonics BTF, BTS, and BPS series miniature photoelectric sensors featuring ultra-compact slim or narrow housings that are easy to install in tight spaces. Learn more now! https://t.co/FjEkEtx6QI

Donald Trump's recently unveiled tariff plans have sparked a stock market meltdown and stoked fears of a looming recession, which experts said would further slow down an already "comatose" U.S. housing market. Read more: https://t.co/iu3FSSdJad #tariffs# #tariffscostus#

Empowering Smart Urban Development in Oman 🏡 🌍 We’re excited to share that #ABB# recently conducted a specialized Smart Buildings Training for the Ministry of Housing, supporting the Sultan Haitham City Project—a transformative initiative shaping the future of Oman’s urban landscape. As the first project under the Ministry’s ambitious development program, Sultan Haitham City will unfold in four phases from 2024 to 2045, ultimately accommodating 100,000 residents as part of #Oman# Vision 2040. During our training session, our experts covered key topics, including: Energy Management System, ABB Ability, 415V Switchgear (ACB, MCCB, MCB), Building Management Systems (#BMS#), KNX & Wiring Accessories and Smart Building Technologies. At ABB, we are proud to support sustainable and innovative urban development in Oman. A huge thank you to our team for delivering an insightful session and to the Ministry of Housing for their engagement! تدعم تطوير المباني الذكية في سلطنة عُمان 🏡 🌍 يسعدنا مشاركة بأن إيه بي بي نظمت تدريب متخصص حول المباني الذكية لوزارة الإسكان، في إطار دعمنا لمشروع مدينة السلطان هيثم—وهي مبادرة رائدة تُسهم في تشكيل مستقبل التنمية الحضرية في سلطنة عُمان. يُعد هذا المشروع الأول ضمن البرنامج التنموي الطموح للوزارة، حيث سيتم تنفيذه على أربع مراحل من عام 2024 حتى 2045، ليستوعب في نهايته 100,000 نسمة كجزء من رؤية عُمان 2040. خلال جلسة التدريب، استعرض خبراؤنا مجموعة من الموضوعات الرئيسية، بما في ذلك أنظمة إدارة الطاقة، وحلول ABB Ability ، بالإضافة إلى لوحات الجهد المنخفض، كما تم التطرق إلى أنظمة إدارة المباني (BMS)، وتقنيات KNX و أحدث تقنيات المباني الذكية. إيه بي بي تفخر بدعم التنمية الحضرية المستدامة والمبتكرة في سلطنة عُمان. شكر كبير لفريقنا على تقديم جلسة ثرية، ولوزارة الإسكان على تفاعلها البنّاء! #SmartBuildings# #OmanVision2040# #SultanHaithamCity# #Innovation# #Sustainability# #UrbanDevelopment# #ABB# #المباني_الذكية# #رؤية_عمان_2040# #مدينة_السلطان_هيثم# #الابتكار# #الاستدامة# #التنمية_الحضرية# #ABBMiddleEast#

This man is a police officer who makes $70k per year He says after taxes he gets about $4k per month but 1 bedroom apartments are all $2,400 per month in his area. Mortgagees are even more, after bills he has nothing left He’s moved back in with his parents and sees no future “And I honestly, I'm discouraged. I'm discouraged. I have a decent job. My job is inherently kind of dangerous -/ And before you're like, well, you can work overtime and details. Yeah, dude, I don't want to work my life away. I have a lot of things I like to do outside of my job. I want to spend time with my family and hopefully I have my own family someday and I want to actually see my kids — I just feel like I'm f*cked. Like I'm f*cked.” The cost of housing is a national emergency in America and nobody in power seems to care

BREAKING: US existing home sales fell -5.9% month-over-month in March, to an annual rate of 4.02 million, the lowest pace of sales for any March since 2009. This also marked the largest monthly decline since November 2022. The drop was significantly worse than the expected a -3.1% decrease. Sales dropped in all four US regions, with the largest declines occurring in the West and South. Demand remains weak as home prices are near record highs while mortgage rates are above 6.5%. The US housing market is frozen.

The Department of Justice has started cutting millions of dollars in wasteful grants. Some of the greatest hits include: $2M for “national listening sessions of individuals with lived experience” $695k for “a parallel convergent mixed-methods case study research design to assess the efficacy of police departments’ LGBTQ liaison services” $250k for “working with incarcerated transgender individuals providing gender affirming care to including housing in gender appropriate facilities” More to come.