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Royal Trio Tours Sustainable Housing Project in Cornwall

King Charles III, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner toured the Nansledan sustainable housing project in Cornwall on Monday, highlighting the government's 1.5 million new homes target and addressing construction industry labor shortages through skills training and s...

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Two-Thirds of Renting Australian Retirees Live in Poverty

A new report reveals that two-thirds of renting retirees in Australia live below the poverty line, a figure set to worsen as younger generations, facing a housing crisis, age into retirement without owning their homes. The report calls for a 50 percent increase in rental assistance.

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Madrid Housing Protest Highlights Spain's Crisis

On Sunday, tens of thousands protested in Madrid against Spain's housing crisis, demanding rent control and government intervention amid record-high housing prices (€2,164/m2).

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Vancouver to Develop and Manage Rental Apartments to Tackle Housing Crisis

Vancouver will develop at least 1,100 rental apartments across two downtown towers on city-owned land, generating revenue and addressing the housing crisis; this follows a city council decision and a recent $38.5-million acquisition of a completed building with rents ranging from $2,350 to $3,510.

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Munich Public Works Addresses Labor Shortage with Employee Housing Amidst German Housing Crisis

The Munich Public Works Department is tackling a severe labor shortage by building employee housing, highlighting Germany's housing crisis that makes attracting skilled workers extremely difficult, especially in sectors with lower wages, forcing companies to include employee housing in their busines...

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Madrid PSOE Mayors Challenge Regional Government on Housing Policy

Ten PSOE mayors in Madrid are jointly proposing a legislative initiative to the regional assembly, aiming to grant municipalities the power to declare areas as 'residential tensioned markets', bypassing the regional government's veto on rent controls; this follows the regional government's repeated ...

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Record-High Housing Prices in Spain: A Consequence of Post-2008 Austerity

Spain's average housing price hit a record €2,086 per square meter in 2024 due to a decade-long housing shortage caused by post-2008 austerity measures that restricted construction and credit, creating a high-demand, low-supply market significantly impacting affordability for the middle class and yo...

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500 Apartments Planned for Sydney's Camperdown to House Essential Workers

The NSW government will develop a former WestConnex site in Camperdown, Sydney, into a 500-unit housing complex, with at least 200 units subsidized for essential workers like teachers, nurses, and police, addressing the housing crisis impacting essential workers and revitalizing Parramatta Road.

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Spain's PP Proposes Centralized Report System to Speed Up Housing Construction

The Partido Popular in Spain proposes a law to centralize the approval of urban development reports under the General State Administration, aiming to reduce processing times from up to one year to three months by creating a single-window system, and applying "silencio positivo" after three months fo...

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Barcelona to Buy Building to Prevent Evictions Amidst Housing Crisis

The Barcelona City Council will buy the Casa Orsola building for approximately €9 million to prevent the eviction of its tenants, including a teacher, who were facing displacement due to a plan to convert the building into short-term tourist rentals; this follows months of protests against gentrific...

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Turkey Earthquake Aftermath: Reconstruction Challenges and Legal Disputes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay

Two years after the devastating earthquakes that claimed over 53,000 lives in Turkey, BBC Türkçe reports from Kahramanmaraş and Hatay, detailing the ongoing reconstruction efforts, challenges faced by residents, and legal disputes over designated reserve areas that are impacting the lives of many wh...

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Toronto Hospital Tackles Homelessness and Staff Housing Crisis

The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto launched two housing projects: a 51-unit transitional housing project for frequent ER users and a 100-unit affordable housing complex for its employees, addressing issues of homelessness, addiction, and staff retention.

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