Neowin News Feed for: Housing

Airbnb's charitable arm says it'll house 20,000 Afghan refugees for free

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:22:02 +0000

Airbnb's charitable arm, Airbnb.org, has announced it will provide temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees that have left the country in recent days as the Taliban swept to power. Read more...

Facebook designates $150 million to build low-income housing

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:46:01 +0000

Facebook has designated $150 million of its $1 billion Catalyst Housing Fund to build 2,000 homes for those on low-incomes. It said projects can begin requesting money from the fund from today. Read more...

Facebook shares update on its Catalyst Housing Fund

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:52:01 +0000

Facebook has shared an update about its Catalyst Housing Fund, an initiative it began in 2016 with $20 million of investment. The firm says it's on track to invest $1 billion in the next decade. Read more...

Apple announces more money for Californian housing crisis

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:00:02 +0000

Apple has allocated $400 million that will go towards various housing initiatives to ease the housing crisis in California. Tech firms in the area have attracted people, pushing up housing costs. Read more...

Facebook pledges $1 billion to the California housing industry

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:24:01 +0000

Social media goliath Facebook announced today a commitment of $1 billion to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the State of California. The investment will be injected over the span of a decade. Read more...

Well-paid tech workers say home ownership is elusive in new survey

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 05:18:01 +0000

A new survey of more than 1,300 people reveals that more than half of workers at prestigious tech companies would find it too hard to buy a home in the Bay Area thanks to rocketing costs. Read more...