HOUSING CRISIS

Videos

Shelter Fight For Home / web
9:31

NOT MY SHAME: Britain's Housing Emergency

NOT MY SHAME is a documentary exploring the truthful reality of housing inequality and young people using the power of creativity and activism to take their power back.
Daily VICE
4:05

What It Takes to Own a House with 6 People

A group of six friends recently bought a million-dollar house together in Toronto. But that was only the first step. We find out how they make it work and what happens when someone wants out.
Daily VICE
3:11

This Miniature House Shows How Absurd Rent Is Getting

Artist Anita Bonfini posted a miniature house for rent as a social commentary on how unaffordable cities are becoming. We met up with her to see the tiny house and talk about the backlash her post received.
Weediquette / Clip
7:38

Denver’s Cannabis Boom and Housing Bust

In Denver, the rise of the legal cannabis business has a connection to a major problem: rising rents leading to a lack of affordable housing and increased homelessness.
Weediquette / Clip
2:01

Denver’s Housing Crisis & the Cannabis Industry

Due to new city incomers, a construction boom in Denver has erupted, displacing thousands of lower and middle class residents.
The Great Council House Scam
9:40

Drugs, Prostitution, & Diesel Conversion: Criminal Opportunists Thrive Amidst UK Housing Crisis

In the midst of the UK's biggest ever housing crisis, criminal opportunists have taken advantage of social housing by appropriating council houses for a wide variety of criminal enterprise.
Daily VICE
1:56

We Tour Oakland's Shipping Container Communities

In this extra scene, we meet Heather, who is trying to combat Oakland's housing crisis by building communities from modified shipping containers.
VICE News Specials
7:07

Tearing Down Detroit: Demolishing Houses for the Economy

VICE News reporter Simon Ostrovsky travels to Detroit to find out how wrecking crews are actually improving conditions in parts of the battered city.