{"id":2734,"date":"2025-09-12T16:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:44:49","slug":"is-nycs-airbnb-crackdown-helping-housing-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/is-nycs-airbnb-crackdown-helping-housing-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Is NYC\u2019s Airbnb Crackdown Helping Housing? Plus, Everything Else You Need to Know About This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Nudists sue over a no-nudity rule in SoCal, Taiwan\u2019s 7-Elevens are basically second homes, and more.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1066\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/large.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Two years after New York City cracked down on short-term rentals, the partying tourists might be gone, but so is any illusion that it would make a dent in the city\u2019s housing crisis. Rents are still soaring and vacancies are still scarce. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/new-yorks-airbnb-crackdown-in-force-for-two-years-hasnt-improved-housing-supply-eb231536\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/new-yorks-airbnb-crackdown-in-force-for-two-years-hasnt-improved-housing-supply-eb231536\" data-ml-id=\"0\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1757693055843hcb\" data-xid=\"fr1757693055843hcb\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/i>)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The new owners of a Southern California nudist resort have allegedly banned nudity, hiked rents, and let the place fall into disrepair, prompting a civil rights lawsuit from longtime residents. Olive Dell\u2019s community says the &#8220;textile&#8221; rule they\u2019re citing is just a way to push out nudists and boost property value. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/04\/nudists-california-civil-rights\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/sep\/04\/nudists-california-civil-rights\" data-ml-id=\"1\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1757693055843iih\" data-xid=\"fr1757693055843iih\">The Guardian<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>When asked to predict the 2025 Stirling Prize winner, ChatGPT picked one project in particular, Elizabeth Tower, calling it a &#8220;benchmark for national restoration.&#8221; With the announcement just a few weeks away, we\u2019ll see if AI\u2019s crystal ball holds up to what the judges have to say. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/riba-stirling-prize-2025-ais-prediction-for-the-winner\">Architect\u2019s Journal<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwell.com\/article\/design-news-nyc-airbnb-crackdown-spencer-pratt-california-housing-aa30e18d\/7371974506818641920\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 7: Spencer Pratt is seen watching the wildfire as it approaches his house on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California.\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" width=\"455\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pacific-palisades-ca-january-7-spencer-pratt-is-seen-watching-the-wildfire-as-it-approaches-his-house-on-january-7-2025-in-pacific-palisades-california.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>Spencer Pratt is seen watching the wildfire as it approaches his house on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by MEGA\/GC Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Former reality TV heel Spencer Pratt is now one of the Pacific Palisades\u2019s loudest anti-density crusaders, using social media rants to derail California housing bills. Once dubbed &#8220;the garbage boyfriend of the world,&#8221; Pratt is now fighting the YIMBY agenda with the same flair for drama that made <i>The Hills<\/i> a hit. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/09\/10\/spencer-pratt-gavin-newsom-fires-california-housing-column-00552871?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nrid=79f51928-22bb-404b-a1fa-bc27ed405d4c&amp;utm_content=topic\/politics&amp;utm_source=flipboard\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/09\/10\/spencer-pratt-gavin-newsom-fires-california-housing-column-00552871?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nrid=79f51928-22bb-404b-a1fa-bc27ed405d4c&amp;utm_content=topic\/politics&amp;utm_source=flipboard\" data-ml-id=\"2\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1757693055843abi\" data-xid=\"fr1757693055843abi\">Politico<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\u200b\u200bTaiwan didn\u2019t just import the American convenience store, it turned it into a 24\/7 hub where you can pay your taxes, ship a package, dry clean your clothes, grab a hot meal, and even earn gym rewards. Here\u2019s how Taiwan\u2019s 7-Elevens have stretched the idea of convenience so far that for some, it\u2019s no longer just a store, but a second home. (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/09\/08\/taiwan-convenience-store-7-eleven\/\" data-ml-dynamic=\"true\" data-ml-dynamic-type=\"sl\" data-orig-url=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/09\/08\/taiwan-convenience-store-7-eleven\/\" data-ml-id=\"3\" data-ml=\"true\" data-skimlinks-tracking=\"xid:fr1757693055843jfe\" data-xid=\"fr1757693055843jfe\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/i>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Top photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nudists sue over a no-nudity rule in SoCal, Taiwan\u2019s 7-Elevens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2734"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2739,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions\/2739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unlockhost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}