17 articles
China
Check out China’s ‘Orange County’
Did you know that China has its own version of California’s Orange County? Just an hour’s drive from Beijing, a meticulously designed suburb...
Carl Samson
Florida
4 fair housing groups sue Florida over law banning Chinese citizens from owning property
Four fair housing and real-estate groups are suing Florida over its new law preventing buyers from China and six other foreign countries fro...
Michelle De Pacina
Government
Korean Americans join Washington landlord’s protest against tenant who owes $80K in rent
A Washington landlord organized a protest outside his rental home against a tenant who is reportedly leveraging legal loopholes to avoid evi...
Ryan General
Australia
Chinese property buyers have limited impact on Sydney home prices, study suggests
The findings suggest that concerns about Chinese capital inflow causing housing affordability issues in Australia may have been overstated ...
Economy
API households have highest housing payment burdens, report finds
The report urges policymakers to recognize the increased discrimination and barriers that API households face and ensure progress toward hou...
News
Philadelphia 76ers arena developers reveal planned high-rise will have 20% ‘affordable housing’
The Philadelphia 76ers have revealed new renderings for their proposed arena, which include an adjacent high-rise meant to provide affordabl...
Bryan Ke
More than 100 SRO families in SF Chinatown rally against proposed budget cuts
Single room occupancy (SRO) tenants in San Francisco’s Chinatown protested against Mayor London Breed’s proposed budget cuts on Wednes...
Crime
California announces $5 million support for displaced Half Moon Bay shooting victims
On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $16 million fund to support homeownership for farmworkers, including $5 million to...
55-square-foot micro flat sparks debate in China
A 55-square-foot micro flat with 1,600 yuan (approximately $225) monthly rent in Shanghai has gone viral on Chinese social media. A video s...
Iris Jung
Business
South LA’s first Costco could have 800 apartment units built on top
If approved, South Los Angeles’ first Costco could be part of a mixed-used development that would see 800 apartment units sitting on t...
Kenneth Mejia makes history as first Asian American elected to citywide office in LA
Kenneth Mejia, a 32-year-old accountant and leftist community activist, made history as the first Filipino American Los Angeles city contro...
Public housing units in Singapore now sell for $1 million
Government-built apartment units in Singapore, known as Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats, are now selling for over 1 million Sin...
Lifestyle
Low-income Asian Americans received the lowest rental aid amid COVID-19, study finds
A University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) study examined the demographics of more than 534,000 California renters who applied to Califo...
Celine Pun
Asia
Tokyo’s Largest Town is Giving Away Brand New Houses to Applicants
A Japanese town in one of the most expensive cities to live in the world is offering brand new homes for free to select families in a new ho...
China Now Has a $10,000 ‘Plug-in House’ that Can Be Built in Less Than 24 Hours
A sleek, modern, yet affordable house assembled in less than 24 hours in Beijing, China is gunning for the “World Building of the Year...
NYC Chinatown Residents Organize Against Eviction and Neglectful Landlord
It’s been a long time coming, but the war against development is still alive and well in New York City’s Chinatown, especially within the tw...
Viviane Eng
Hong Kong’s Outrageous Rent Forces Young Professionals to Live in College-style Dorms
The co-living trend is becoming a practical solution to the housing problems that trouble many young professionals in Hong Kong. As prices f...
Kyle Encina
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