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Could a 'mansion tax' help the housing crisis?
Amid some of the most drastic proposed changes to Australia's tax system in decades and years of skyrocketing home values, one leading expert says it is an idea "worth considering"…
Mamdani’s housing plan will not solve NYC’s housing crisis
Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his solution to New York City’s housing crisis, a nod to his signature campaign promise to boost Gotham’s housing supply. “Block by Block: The Housing…
California’s spiraling housing crisis laid bare by LA homeowner’s insane 4-year battle
Andri Luescher bought a lot in 2022 to build a house. He still hasn’t broken ground.…
Fixing the Global Housing Crisis (Part II)
This is the second of a two-part series on the global housing crisis. Read the first installment here. The affordable housing crisis in America and many other advanced countries ke…
Housing crisis is a matter of governance and not funding, city leaders tell World Urban Forum
Mayors from Turkey to Malaysia told Euronews at the World Urban Forum in Baku that poor coordination between local and central governments is blocking housing delivery worldwide.…
West Coast Cities Turn to Vacancy Taxes to Grapple with Housing Crisis
With a widespread housing crisis and sky-high downtown commercial vacancies, West Coast cities are weighing vacancy taxes to push more units into productive use, but Tacoma and Sea…
The migration maths behind the housing crisis is not what politicians claim
Arthur Calwell argued migration was essential to national survival. Today, the Coalition says it should depend on how many homes get built, but the economics are far from straightf…
Cubans grapple with fuel shortages and blackouts as US steps up pressure
The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.…
House Finally Takes Stab At Fixing America’s Housing Crisis. But Will It Actually Do Anything?
'We urge the Senate to swiftly do the same'…
China’s Endless Housing Crisis Shows Faint Signs of Hope
Property prices in Shanghai, in particular, are rebounding, but the national market still faces an enormous overhang — 90 million empty or unfinished apartments.…
How China’s Housing Crisis Has Global Consequences
Our Beijing bureau chief, Keith Bradsher, describes how China’s enormous housing crash is affecting economies all over the world.…
London housing crisis could be fixed by scrapping stamp duty and council tax, thinktank says
A record number of Londoners are living in temporary accommodation as house prices soar to 12 times earnings…
Scrap stamp duty and council tax to fix London housing crisis, thinktank says
Centre for London report finds levy on property wealth would free up homes, fund social housing and help renters save for deposits Stamp duty should be scrapped and replaced with a…
Too much consultation may not have helped NSW housing crisis
A draft proposal to streamline and unify development proposals in NSW could help provide more housing.…
3.4bn affected by housing crisis worldwide; 13 per 10,000 homeless in India: Report
Quoting data from the Institute of Global Homelessness, the report highlighted homelessness rates translating to 21 per 10,000 people in China, 13 per 10,000 in India, 20 per 10,00…
'No society is immune' to housing crisis, UN chief warns at World Urban Forum in Baku
António Guterres told the World Urban Forum in Baku that no country is immune from the housing crisis, as 40,000 delegates gathered for the second day of talks.…
How this city’s young people are fighting back, one derelict home at a time
As the fabric of daily life in Venice strains under rampant tourism, some locals are taking matters into their own hands.…