Tag: housing

AirRabbit and Taskbnb - Combining Sharing Services

By Mike Brown

04.09.13, 3:24pm Comments (0)

One of my goals throughout this year of living in the Sharing Economy is to experiment with how the various sharing services can work together. Read more »

The Micropreneur’s Business Case for Airbnb

By Mike Brown

03.28.13, 6:20am Comments (0)

If you don't feel like breaking out a speadsheet to evaluate Airbnb as a micro-business, no worries because our sharing lifestyle blogger has done if for you. This is what he found. Read more »

Airbnb Helps Homeless Sandy Victims Find Free Shelter

By Beth Buczynski

11.08.12, 8:50am Comments (0)

Airbnb and the City of New York partner to connect survivors with people who are able to provide free housing. Read more »

Utilihab: The Modular Open Source Home

By Kelly McCartney

09.18.12, 6:22am Comments (8)

Utilihab utilizes aluminum T-slot studs from the world of industrial automation as the basis for the open source home. Read more »

New State Bank Bills Address Credit and Housing Crises

By Ellen Brown

03.06.12, 9:57am Comments (1)

Seventeen states have now introduced bills for state-owned banks, and others are in the works. Read more »

Wee Shall Overcome: Tiny Houses, Big Plans

By Jessica Dur

02.08.12, 10:21am Comments (5)

Bigger isn't necessarily better. Jessica Dur takes an in-depth look at the tiny house movement. Read more »

Occupy Barcelona

By Regina Winkle-Bryan

12.13.11, 11:23am Comments (2)

Spain's Okupas move into buildings for many reasons, but citizens' constitutional right to housing is a big one. Read more »

Where Do We Occupy from Here?

By Malcolm Harris

11.30.11, 12:12pm Comments (0)

Rather than being demoralized, let's see the removal of the occupiers from the parks as an opportunity. Read more »

From Foreclosure to Occupation

By Mira Luna

11.28.11, 10:22am Comments (0)

A group of low-income San Franciscans has come up with a solution to the housing crisis: buy foreclosed buildings. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #6: Homes as Sharing Hubs

By SELC

10.20.11, 9:27am Comments (0)

Our homes are the most obvious hubs for the sharing and collaborative consumption movements. Here are policies that cities can enact to encourage sharing. Read more »