Little Boxes
• http://fee.org, by JENNA ROBINSONTiny houses, entrepreneurship, and regulation
Contents Pages by Subject
Housing
The Fracturing Energy Bubble Is the New Housing Crash
• http://www.lewrockwell.com-David StockmanLet's see. Between July 2007 and January 2009, the median US residential housing price plunged from $230k to $165k or by 30%. That must have been some kind of super "tax cut".
Merry Christmas for short sellers: Mortgage debt forgiveness is back
• http://www.inman.com-Brittany MorrisOne-year retroactive extension covers 2014 deals.
Voluntary Ghettos: A Radical Idea for Reclaiming Urban Space
• http://www.wired.com-Margaret RhodesWhat do Burning Man, Israeli kibbutzim, and neighborhood block parties have in common? "They are fascinating examples of how people can appropriate a territory for themselves and reclaim it," says architect Stéphane Malka, in response to his own
Can You Buy a Quality Cabin For $5k? This Company Thinks So.
• http://tinyhousefor.us-EsteeLet's get this out of the way at the beginning: it's not a Quonset hut. This isn't a Black Friday deal.
Can You Buy a Quality Cabin For $5k? This Company Thinks So.
• http://tinyhousefor.us-EsteeLet's get this out of the way at the beginning: it's not a Quonset hut. This isn't a Black Friday deal.
Welcome to Arched Cabins!
• http://archedcabins.com-HostMonsterArched Cabins is a growing business with two locations, one outside of Houston, Texas in the Cypress area and the other in Timberon, New Mexico.
Wisconsin BKR Judge Orders Wells Fargo to Disgorge Payments It Received
• News LinkCONCLUSION The Debtors' motion for reimbursement of the payments made on Wells Fargo's disallowed Claim is granted, subject to offset for real estate taxes paid by Wells Fargo. Within 30 days of the date of this Order, Wells Fargo must pay $73,0
Sustainable Community Revolutionizes Housing for the Homeless
• arcleinAlthough MLF has plenty of work to finalize some of the facilities, the large community garden has been producing a wide variety of vegetables, eggs and honey for quite some time. The food has been distributed by the MLF food truck, which navigates t
Ultimate Gift Guide 2014: The High Life
• http://robbreport.com, Bailey S. BarnardAn Aeroscraft customized by Andrew Winch Designs that would be the world's largest flying residence.
This $330 Million Flying Mansion Would Have 20 Bedrooms...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Baily S. BarnardThis $330 Million Flying Mansion Would Have 20 Bedrooms, Cruise At 130 MPH, And Carry A Megayacht
Out of the Box: 10 Amazing Underground Homes
• http://www.details.com, By Kristen DoldTall buildings have long symbolized towering achievement, but architects in the know say the new up is down--into the ground, that is.
Russell Brand on New Era rent row - video
• http://www.channel4.comComedian Russell Brand tells Channel 4 News why he is supporting tenants at the New Era estate who fear their rent could be increased after a takeover by a US property company.
Slab City
• http://www.desertusa.comJust past Salvation Mountain is the entrance to Slab City, "The Last Free Place."
Moving Walls Transform a Tiny Apartment Into a 5-Room Home
• http://www.wired.comMicroapartments make living in a big city semi-affordable, but tiny, featureless boxes can hardly be called homes. When Madrid-based graphic designer Yolanda Pila decided to renovate her cramped chambers, she turned to PKMN Architecture (pronounced P
Strategic Relocation: Survival Retreat Strategies For When Something Big Goes Down
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Joel SkousenIn previous briefs we covered several key aspects of relocation, including How To Position Yourself To Survive A Major TEOTWAWKI Event and The Reality Of Survival Communities and Ready Retreats. There's also an incredibly insightful guide on the Th
Foreclosure Fraud?
• Jonathan TurleySince the Great Recession officially started in December of 2007, millions of people have lost their homes to foreclosures. It turns out that many of those foreclosures may have been fraudulent or in violation of foreclosure laws.
City of the future sinks into the ocean
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Julian RyallJapanese firm devises plan for an Ocean Spiral community that descends nine miles to the seabed
Urban Planning Ideas for 2030, When Billions Will Live in Megacities
• http://www.wired.comThe statistics are staggering: Researchers predict that by 2025, the world will have 37 megacities, defined as urban areas with more than 10 million people.
Off-grid Malawi school built using shipping containers
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Adam WilliamsShipping container-based buildings can suffer – indeed, usually do suffer – from significant insulation issues.
Take A Look Inside These $3 Million Luxury Condos Buried 174 Feet Underground
• http://www.businessinsider.comThe 2011 rapture turned out to be a dud, and the world didn't end at the end of the Mayan Calendar, either. But that hasn't eased everyone's fears about an apocalyptic event.
Off-grid tiny home project crams all mod cons into a Matchbox
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsLiving in a tiny house can be as much about lifestyle as it is the size of dwelling. Tiny house living naturally requires an efficient use of space, but that efficiency can also encompass other parts of life. Jay Austin's Matchbox embodies just that
Adapting to Life Outside the System
• http://wakeup-world.comSome time has passed since I last chronicled my ongoing adventure, living on the top of a mountain in the Australian Bush with my wife Sarah in totally sustainable living accommodations made from 2 shipping containers. We have had just a few amazing
Total Strangers Let This Photographer Crash for a Night in Their Homes
• http://www.wired.comBieke Depoorter has an unorthodox way of working: The photographer has been wandering cities in Russia, the US and Egypt asking strangers if she can spend the night in their home.
HuSh2 Deployment Animation
• http://www.youtube.comDeployment video for the latest model of hurricane shelter developed by Extremis Technology.
How to Grow A City in Honduras, Part I: Governance as Technology
• https://www.youtube.com, ReasonTVIt's a place ravaged by the drug trade and political instability, where as recently as 2009 the military ousted a president pushing to modify the constitution in order to extend his own term. It may seem like the last place on earth where businesses
How to Grow A City in Honduras, Part I: Governance as Technology
• https://www.youtube.com, ReasonTVIt's a place ravaged by the drug trade and political instability, where as recently as 2009 the military ousted a president pushing to modify the constitution in order to extend his own term. It may seem like the last place on earth where businesses
Schmoes and the housing bubble and collapse
Menckens GhostBelow is a priceless and insightful email from a friend of mine on the housing bubble and collapse. He and I were discussing the fact that the mainstream media and conventional wisdom blame banks and Wall Street for people buying homes they couldn't
Homeless Woman Fined For Building Her Own Home
• http://libertycrier.comA First Nations woman in Northern Ontario faces thousands of dollars in fines and a stop-work order on the cabin she is attempting to build in the place where she grew up.?
At $195 million, Beverly Hills estate sets U.S. high-price mark
• http://www.latimes.com,Agated 25-acre estate in Beverly Hills has come on the market at $195 million, making it the most expensive home to be publicly listed for sale in the U.S.
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