Greece Launches "My Home II" Program: 20,000 Low-Interest Home Loans
Greece's "My Home II" program, starting January 15th, 2025, will provide 20,000 low-interest loans (up to €190,000, covering up to 90% of property value) to first-time homebuyers aged 25-50, with income limits based on marital status and number of children, using a €2 billion budget from the Recover...
Greece Launches "My Home II" Program: 20,000 Low-Interest Home Loans
Greece's "My Home II" program, starting January 15th, 2025, will provide 20,000 low-interest loans (up to €190,000, covering up to 90% of property value) to first-time homebuyers aged 25-50, with income limits based on marital status and number of children, using a €2 billion budget from the Recover...
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48% Bias Score
MacKenzie Scott's $2 Billion 2024 Philanthropy: A Focus on Repeat Grants and Economic Security
MacKenzie Scott donated $2 billion to 199 organizations in 2024, including repeat grants to several nonprofits working on affordable housing, such as Enterprise Community Partners ($65 million) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($65 million), reflecting a focus on economic security and a...
MacKenzie Scott's $2 Billion 2024 Philanthropy: A Focus on Repeat Grants and Economic Security
MacKenzie Scott donated $2 billion to 199 organizations in 2024, including repeat grants to several nonprofits working on affordable housing, such as Enterprise Community Partners ($65 million) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation ($65 million), reflecting a focus on economic security and a...
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28% Bias Score
Edinburgh Approves 3,000-Home Development to Tackle Housing Crisis
Edinburgh City Council approved a £1bn, 3,000-home development on a 29-hectare former airport runway in west Edinburgh on Wednesday, aiming for zero carbon emissions and including affordable housing to address the city's housing emergency.
Edinburgh Approves 3,000-Home Development to Tackle Housing Crisis
Edinburgh City Council approved a £1bn, 3,000-home development on a 29-hectare former airport runway in west Edinburgh on Wednesday, aiming for zero carbon emissions and including affordable housing to address the city's housing emergency.
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44% Bias Score
German Evictions: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Defies National Trend
Despite a national rise in evictions in Germany to 30,275 in 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern saw a decrease of 72 evictions (10%) to 656, while North Rhine-Westphalia had the highest number (8,998).
German Evictions: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Defies National Trend
Despite a national rise in evictions in Germany to 30,275 in 2023, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern saw a decrease of 72 evictions (10%) to 656, while North Rhine-Westphalia had the highest number (8,998).
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36% Bias Score
UK Government's 1.5 Million New Home Plan
The UK government plans to build 1.5 million new homes in England over five years, prioritizing city regions with unaffordable housing, utilizing brownfield sites and some grey belt land, despite concerns from local councils about infrastructure and worker shortages.
UK Government's 1.5 Million New Home Plan
The UK government plans to build 1.5 million new homes in England over five years, prioritizing city regions with unaffordable housing, utilizing brownfield sites and some grey belt land, despite concerns from local councils about infrastructure and worker shortages.
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40% Bias Score
UK Government Mandates 370,000 New Homes Annually to Tackle Housing Crisis
The UK government announced mandatory housing targets requiring local councils to build 370,000 homes yearly, aiming for 1.5 million over five years, to address the housing crisis involving high homelessness and limited homeownership. This plan prioritizes brownfield and then lower-quality green bel...
UK Government Mandates 370,000 New Homes Annually to Tackle Housing Crisis
The UK government announced mandatory housing targets requiring local councils to build 370,000 homes yearly, aiming for 1.5 million over five years, to address the housing crisis involving high homelessness and limited homeownership. This plan prioritizes brownfield and then lower-quality green bel...
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44% Bias Score
Insufficient Housing Construction Drives Up Prices in America
America's housing crisis stems from insufficient new construction, not from investor activity or withheld housing; increased supply, even luxury housing, helps affordability through "filtering", contrary to common progressive arguments.
Insufficient Housing Construction Drives Up Prices in America
America's housing crisis stems from insufficient new construction, not from investor activity or withheld housing; increased supply, even luxury housing, helps affordability through "filtering", contrary to common progressive arguments.
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52% Bias Score
Super Funds Pledge \$15 Billion for Australian Social Housing
Australian industry super funds plan to invest \$15 billion by 2030 in social and affordable housing via the IFM Investors' proposal, contingent on government policy reforms and aiming to deliver 100,000 homes to alleviate a critical housing shortage.
Super Funds Pledge \$15 Billion for Australian Social Housing
Australian industry super funds plan to invest \$15 billion by 2030 in social and affordable housing via the IFM Investors' proposal, contingent on government policy reforms and aiming to deliver 100,000 homes to alleviate a critical housing shortage.
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40% Bias Score
Berlin's Social Housing Approvals Surge to 5,100 in 2024"
Berlin approved almost 5,100 applications for social housing units in 2024, a significant increase from previous years, aiming to offset the decrease in social housing units over the past 25 years. However, exceeding available funding in the future could pose challenges to the long-term sustainabili...
Berlin's Social Housing Approvals Surge to 5,100 in 2024"
Berlin approved almost 5,100 applications for social housing units in 2024, a significant increase from previous years, aiming to offset the decrease in social housing units over the past 25 years. However, exceeding available funding in the future could pose challenges to the long-term sustainabili...
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40% Bias Score
Labour Accused of Creating 'Slum Housing' Through Unregulated Office Conversions
Labour's policy allowing office-to-residential conversions without planning permission has created over 100,000 homes but raised concerns over substandard housing, with critics citing poor ventilation, cramped spaces, and lack of outdoor access; this contrasts with Labour's past pledge to scrap the ...
Labour Accused of Creating 'Slum Housing' Through Unregulated Office Conversions
Labour's policy allowing office-to-residential conversions without planning permission has created over 100,000 homes but raised concerns over substandard housing, with critics citing poor ventilation, cramped spaces, and lack of outdoor access; this contrasts with Labour's past pledge to scrap the ...
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56% Bias Score
UK Government Unveils 370,000 Annual Housing Target Amidst Rural Development Concerns
The UK government announced plans for 370,000 new homes annually in England, prioritizing previously developed land and lower-quality green belt areas to tackle housing affordability, with higher targets for London and the South East, but facing criticism for impacting rural areas.
UK Government Unveils 370,000 Annual Housing Target Amidst Rural Development Concerns
The UK government announced plans for 370,000 new homes annually in England, prioritizing previously developed land and lower-quality green belt areas to tackle housing affordability, with higher targets for London and the South East, but facing criticism for impacting rural areas.
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32% Bias Score
Spain Needs 3.5 Million Affordable Homes to Balance Housing Market
Atlas Real Estate Analytics finds Spain needs 3.5 million affordable homes—far exceeding government targets—to achieve a 30% housing effort rate; Madrid and Barcelona alone require 1.6 million.
Spain Needs 3.5 Million Affordable Homes to Balance Housing Market
Atlas Real Estate Analytics finds Spain needs 3.5 million affordable homes—far exceeding government targets—to achieve a 30% housing effort rate; Madrid and Barcelona alone require 1.6 million.
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48% Bias Score