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Australia's Housing Crisis: Years of Underbuilding Fuel Soaring Prices and Rental Stress
Australia's housing crisis, years in the making, sees median house prices up 64-84% in major cities over five years and Perth rents surging 86% due to insufficient housing construction; impacting renters, first-home buyers and middle-income earners.
Australia's Housing Crisis: Years of Underbuilding Fuel Soaring Prices and Rental Stress
Australia's housing crisis, years in the making, sees median house prices up 64-84% in major cities over five years and Perth rents surging 86% due to insufficient housing construction; impacting renters, first-home buyers and middle-income earners.
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48% Bias Score
Australian Home Prices Hit $1 Million Amid Affordability Crisis
The average Australian home price reached $1,002,500 in the March 2025 quarter, a 5.9% annual growth despite the Albanese government's efforts to combat the housing affordability crisis, while the National Housing Accord is projected to fall short by 262,000 homes.
Australian Home Prices Hit $1 Million Amid Affordability Crisis
The average Australian home price reached $1,002,500 in the March 2025 quarter, a 5.9% annual growth despite the Albanese government's efforts to combat the housing affordability crisis, while the National Housing Accord is projected to fall short by 262,000 homes.
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40% Bias Score
Covenant House's Innovative Model Tackles Youth Homelessness
Covenant House International's Affordable-For-Youth Housing (AFYH) model provides affordable housing for at-risk youth in Los Angeles, California, addressing a critical shortage; two facilities, Linden Commons (12 units) and Olive Tree Commons (16 units) are fully occupied, demonstrating the program...
Covenant House's Innovative Model Tackles Youth Homelessness
Covenant House International's Affordable-For-Youth Housing (AFYH) model provides affordable housing for at-risk youth in Los Angeles, California, addressing a critical shortage; two facilities, Linden Commons (12 units) and Olive Tree Commons (16 units) are fully occupied, demonstrating the program...
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44% Bias Score
Germany Extends Rent Control Law Without Major Changes
Germany's coalition government extends the Mietpreisbremse, a rent control law, until 2029 without substantial changes despite calls for improvements, aiming to address affordability issues but facing debates about effectiveness and enforcement.
Germany Extends Rent Control Law Without Major Changes
Germany's coalition government extends the Mietpreisbremse, a rent control law, until 2029 without substantial changes despite calls for improvements, aiming to address affordability issues but facing debates about effectiveness and enforcement.
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52% Bias Score
Generational Wealth Gap Widens in Spain Amidst Soaring Housing Prices
Spanish household wealth is at a record high, but a generational imbalance exists, with younger generations facing a severe housing affordability crisis due to soaring housing prices, stagnant wages, and limited access to credit, resulting in a sharp decline in homeownership among younger people; so...
Generational Wealth Gap Widens in Spain Amidst Soaring Housing Prices
Spanish household wealth is at a record high, but a generational imbalance exists, with younger generations facing a severe housing affordability crisis due to soaring housing prices, stagnant wages, and limited access to credit, resulting in a sharp decline in homeownership among younger people; so...
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36% Bias Score
German Foreign Residents Pay 10% More in Rent
Foreigners in Germany pay an average of 9.5% more in rent (€7.75/m²) than Germans (€7.08/m²) in 2022, with disparities linked to apartment size and residency length, highlighting housing inequalities.
German Foreign Residents Pay 10% More in Rent
Foreigners in Germany pay an average of 9.5% more in rent (€7.75/m²) than Germans (€7.08/m²) in 2022, with disparities linked to apartment size and residency length, highlighting housing inequalities.
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20% Bias Score
Madrid Housing Crisis: Foreign Investment Fuels Soaring Prices and Social Unrest
In Madrid, a 55-square-meter apartment illegally modified to include basement bedrooms is listed for over €300,000, highlighting the housing crisis driven by foreign investment and tourism, leading to protests and social unrest; this is against a backdrop of high vacancy rates of existing properties...
Madrid Housing Crisis: Foreign Investment Fuels Soaring Prices and Social Unrest
In Madrid, a 55-square-meter apartment illegally modified to include basement bedrooms is listed for over €300,000, highlighting the housing crisis driven by foreign investment and tourism, leading to protests and social unrest; this is against a backdrop of high vacancy rates of existing properties...
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48% Bias Score
Perth Rental Crisis: Soaring Costs and Undersupply Drive Homelessness
Perth's median weekly rent is \$613, second highest in Australia, driven by low building approvals and high demand, creating a rental crisis and impacting homelessness.
Perth Rental Crisis: Soaring Costs and Undersupply Drive Homelessness
Perth's median weekly rent is \$613, second highest in Australia, driven by low building approvals and high demand, creating a rental crisis and impacting homelessness.
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40% Bias Score
Portland Waives Development Charges to Boost Housing Production
Portland, Oregon, is facing a housing shortage, with a plan to add 120,000 units by 2045. To address this, Governor Kotek and Mayor Wilson proposed a three-year waiver of system development charges for multifamily housing, aiming to produce 5,000 units, while permit applications currently stand at 6...
Portland Waives Development Charges to Boost Housing Production
Portland, Oregon, is facing a housing shortage, with a plan to add 120,000 units by 2045. To address this, Governor Kotek and Mayor Wilson proposed a three-year waiver of system development charges for multifamily housing, aiming to produce 5,000 units, while permit applications currently stand at 6...
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40% Bias Score
Soaring Land Prices Fuel Australia's Housing Crisis
Australian land costs for housing development have skyrocketed by 75% since 2020, reaching a median of $8.5 million in 2024, significantly impacting affordability despite government efforts to build 1.2 million homes in five years; construction costs remain high, and the number of homes built is at ...
Soaring Land Prices Fuel Australia's Housing Crisis
Australian land costs for housing development have skyrocketed by 75% since 2020, reaching a median of $8.5 million in 2024, significantly impacting affordability despite government efforts to build 1.2 million homes in five years; construction costs remain high, and the number of homes built is at ...
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44% Bias Score
Canada's Housing Crisis: An Intergenerational Bargain Needed
Canada's housing crisis is fueled by rising home prices that benefit older homeowners at the expense of younger generations, prompting calls for a national task force to address this intergenerational wealth inequality and facilitate a new social contract.
Canada's Housing Crisis: An Intergenerational Bargain Needed
Canada's housing crisis is fueled by rising home prices that benefit older homeowners at the expense of younger generations, prompting calls for a national task force to address this intergenerational wealth inequality and facilitate a new social contract.
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44% Bias Score
US Home Prices Soar 39 Percent Since 2019, Exacerbating Affordability Crisis
From March 2019 to March 2024, US home values jumped 39 percent, leaving 8.7 percent of homes affordable to those earning \$50,000 annually, down from 27.8 percent in 2019, while those earning over \$250,000 can afford 80 percent of homes; this is due to low mortgage rates and limited supply.
US Home Prices Soar 39 Percent Since 2019, Exacerbating Affordability Crisis
From March 2019 to March 2024, US home values jumped 39 percent, leaving 8.7 percent of homes affordable to those earning \$50,000 annually, down from 27.8 percent in 2019, while those earning over \$250,000 can afford 80 percent of homes; this is due to low mortgage rates and limited supply.
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40% Bias Score
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