Ever wonder what living in a tiny house is really like? Business Insider just went after that very question to find out. Tiny houses are painted as a minimalist utopia — and while many tiny home dwellers love the lifestyle that brings, it doesn’t come without a few challenges. Tiny houses have their perks — [...]
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Oakland to Accommodate Homeless with Shed-based Tiny Homes
OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) – Lake Merritt is often called the gem of Oakland. It’s home to the nation’s first and oldest bird sanctuary. It’s also home to at least 65 homeless people. As a solution, the city is opening 20 community cabins, or ‘tuff sheds’, that will house 40 people at the Henry Kaiser Convention [...]
RE/MAX Collaborates with Henry Ford College to Build “Tiny Home for Tiny Tots”
Tiny Home Auction Will Benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals DENVER – RE/MAX, LLC, (NYSE: RMAX) the Denver-based global real estate franchisor, is building a tiny home with the help of Dearborn, Michigan-based Henry Ford College (HFC) to raise money for longtime RE/MAX charitable partner Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals). RE/MAX agents have helped millions of [...]
Tiny Luxury Season 3 Premiere Tonight on DIY Network
Tonight is the season 3 premiere of Tiny Luxury Season 3 featuring Tiny Heirloom and one of their latest and most unique tiny home builds to date! Inspired by a whimsical fairytale this house will be one you wont want to miss. Dragons, a castle like spa and spiral stair cases are just a few [...]
Temporary Trailers for Homeless Planned in Downtown City Los Angeles
This is a story in the LA Times on how temporary trailers are being planned for homeless people in a downtown city lot. The city plans to build temporary shelter for the homeless on a city-owned lot at the corner of Arcadia and Alameda streets in downtown Los Angeles.1 Highlights Los Angeles city leaders planning [...]
Tiny House Communities Finally Becoming Reality?
This is to announce a project called Constellation ATX which is a project said to bring up to 500 tiny homes to the Austin, Texas area, according to Culture Map and up to 275 tiny homes according to Yahoo! Finance. This could finally be the start of true legal and affordable tiny house living opportunities [...]
Saint Francis University Buys Tiny House to use as ‘Tiny Classroom’!
LORETTO — Saint Francis University is digging into the tiny house trend as part of its Energy Technology and Policy program. The typical American home is about 2,600 square feet, whereas the typical small or tiny house is between 100 and 400 square feet. Saint Francis’ tiny classroom, built in a shell purchased from 84 [...]