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Trump Administration Seeks to Eliminate Funding for Affordable Housing Program
President Trump's proposed budget cuts threaten the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, a crucial source of affordable housing in rural America, impacting tens of thousands of potential developments and disproportionately harming Appalachian communities.
Trump Administration Seeks to Eliminate Funding for Affordable Housing Program
President Trump's proposed budget cuts threaten the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, a crucial source of affordable housing in rural America, impacting tens of thousands of potential developments and disproportionately harming Appalachian communities.
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16% Bias Score
German Housing Program "Jung kauft Alt" Receives Poor Uptake
Germany's "Jung kauft Alt" program, launched in September 2024 to aid young families in buying and renovating older homes, saw only 592 approvals (€70 million) by July 2025, far below its €350 million budget, while the parallel "Wohneigentum für Familien" program performed far better, highlighting c...
German Housing Program "Jung kauft Alt" Receives Poor Uptake
Germany's "Jung kauft Alt" program, launched in September 2024 to aid young families in buying and renovating older homes, saw only 592 approvals (€70 million) by July 2025, far below its €350 million budget, while the parallel "Wohneigentum für Familien" program performed far better, highlighting c...
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12% Bias Score
Gwynedd's Second-Home Policy: A 14% Drop in Purchases
A new policy in Gwynedd, Wales, requiring planning permission for second homes, has led to a 14% decrease in second-home purchases between July 2024 and June 2025, impacting a housing market where 65% of residents are priced out; however, the policy remains controversial due to concerns about job lo...
Gwynedd's Second-Home Policy: A 14% Drop in Purchases
A new policy in Gwynedd, Wales, requiring planning permission for second homes, has led to a 14% decrease in second-home purchases between July 2024 and June 2025, impacting a housing market where 65% of residents are priced out; however, the policy remains controversial due to concerns about job lo...
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44% Bias Score
Sydney Developer Faces Backlash Over Affordable Housing Plan
Time and Place, a developer partially funded by James Packer, plans to replace an 80-unit apartment building in Sydney's Potts Point with a smaller luxury development, including some below-market-rate units, sparking criticism for its net loss of affordable housing.
Sydney Developer Faces Backlash Over Affordable Housing Plan
Time and Place, a developer partially funded by James Packer, plans to replace an 80-unit apartment building in Sydney's Potts Point with a smaller luxury development, including some below-market-rate units, sparking criticism for its net loss of affordable housing.
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60% Bias Score
Trier Loses Rent Control Despite Housing Shortage
Trier, Germany, will lose its rent control ('Mietpreisbremse') on October 7, 2025, due to exceeding the 4 percent vacancy rate threshold according to state data, despite a local analysis showing a 1.3 percent rate; a new rent control regulation takes effect on October 8, 2025, but excludes Trier unt...
Trier Loses Rent Control Despite Housing Shortage
Trier, Germany, will lose its rent control ('Mietpreisbremse') on October 7, 2025, due to exceeding the 4 percent vacancy rate threshold according to state data, despite a local analysis showing a 1.3 percent rate; a new rent control regulation takes effect on October 8, 2025, but excludes Trier unt...
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52% Bias Score
Hong Kong's Housing Crisis Fuels Health Crisis Amid Extreme Heat
Soaring rents and a housing shortage in Hong Kong force 220,000 low-income residents into substandard, often sweltering, subdivided units and rooftop flats, resulting in severe health and emotional consequences amid increasingly frequent heat waves.
Hong Kong's Housing Crisis Fuels Health Crisis Amid Extreme Heat
Soaring rents and a housing shortage in Hong Kong force 220,000 low-income residents into substandard, often sweltering, subdivided units and rooftop flats, resulting in severe health and emotional consequences amid increasingly frequent heat waves.
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40% Bias Score
Berlin's Left Party Proposes "Secure Housing Act" to Increase Affordable Housing
Berlin's Left party will introduce a "Secure Housing Act" requiring larger landlords to allocate up to 35% of their annually vacant apartments to low- and middle-income residents, aiming to address the city's housing shortage and curb rising rents.
Berlin's Left Party Proposes "Secure Housing Act" to Increase Affordable Housing
Berlin's Left party will introduce a "Secure Housing Act" requiring larger landlords to allocate up to 35% of their annually vacant apartments to low- and middle-income residents, aiming to address the city's housing shortage and curb rising rents.
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40% Bias Score
Lower Saxony Housing Crisis Deepens Amidst Construction Permit Plunge
Lower Saxony's housing market faces strain due to a sharp drop in construction permits during the first half of 2025, with only about 7,700 new apartments approved—a decrease of 650 units compared to the same period in 2024, and more than half the number from 2022; the state government is responding...
Lower Saxony Housing Crisis Deepens Amidst Construction Permit Plunge
Lower Saxony's housing market faces strain due to a sharp drop in construction permits during the first half of 2025, with only about 7,700 new apartments approved—a decrease of 650 units compared to the same period in 2024, and more than half the number from 2022; the state government is responding...
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36% Bias Score
Scottish Borders Housing Association Converts Garages into Accessible Homes
The Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has transformed seven derelict garages in Jedburgh into seven luxury, accessible bungalows for social housing, with six more under construction in Hawick, directly addressing the area's housing crisis and providing much-needed homes for people on a len...
Scottish Borders Housing Association Converts Garages into Accessible Homes
The Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has transformed seven derelict garages in Jedburgh into seven luxury, accessible bungalows for social housing, with six more under construction in Hawick, directly addressing the area's housing crisis and providing much-needed homes for people on a len...
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48% Bias Score
Melbourne's Voluntary Affordable Housing Scheme Fails, Raising Concerns for Suburban Rail Loop
Melbourne's voluntary affordable housing scheme, in place since 2016, has failed to deliver any affordable homes despite approving 31,000 new homes, prompting calls for mandatory inclusionary zoning to address the shortfall in the Suburban Rail Loop project.
Melbourne's Voluntary Affordable Housing Scheme Fails, Raising Concerns for Suburban Rail Loop
Melbourne's voluntary affordable housing scheme, in place since 2016, has failed to deliver any affordable homes despite approving 31,000 new homes, prompting calls for mandatory inclusionary zoning to address the shortfall in the Suburban Rail Loop project.
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Housing Crisis: Only Six Affordable Rentals Found for Young People
A study reveals that only six rental listings in Spain's provincial capitals are affordable for young people, highlighting a severe housing crisis that forces many to share cramped spaces or accept precarious living conditions.
Spanish Housing Crisis: Only Six Affordable Rentals Found for Young People
A study reveals that only six rental listings in Spain's provincial capitals are affordable for young people, highlighting a severe housing crisis that forces many to share cramped spaces or accept precarious living conditions.
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52% Bias Score
Repurposed Shipping Containers Tackle Phoenix's Housing Crisis
Phoenix architect Brian Stark is building affordable housing units out of repurposed shipping containers, addressing the city's homelessness crisis with sustainable and rapidly constructed "X-WING" shelters, each housing five people in individual rooms within four connected containers.
Repurposed Shipping Containers Tackle Phoenix's Housing Crisis
Phoenix architect Brian Stark is building affordable housing units out of repurposed shipping containers, addressing the city's homelessness crisis with sustainable and rapidly constructed "X-WING" shelters, each housing five people in individual rooms within four connected containers.
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48% Bias Score
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