#housing-crisis

#housing-crisis

I went to London 40 years ago with 2,000 of debt. Full of ambition, I worked hard and I was successful. Today, I own six houses, five cars and six boats.

Spain's new housing plan, worth 7 billion euros, triples government investment in public housing over the next four years, addressing rising rental and housing costs that have priced many out of the market.

"This is the largest fine ever imposed on a landlord. It is a huge victory, especially as this is a professional landlord with eleven properties, which is typical of companies that rent out properties en masse."

When Israeli missiles destroyed entire homes in my neighborhood in southern Lebanon's city of Tyre, we decided it was time to save our lives again. More than 227,549 people had crossed the three official border points from Lebanon into Syria, according to the latest numbers from the United Nation's International Organization for Migration (IOM).

"There are very real economic forces that are limiting the options for non-college-educated men in the United States. Some of what we're seeing is simply rational responses to a system that's pricing them out."

Just over 88% of children in London were offered their first choice of primary school this year, slightly up on last year but below the national average, according to data by London's Councils.

"Promises made, not kept. His claim to fame was affordable housing. I'm not disappointed because I didn't expect him to keep his word. It is what it is."

"It has been estimated that one million five hundred thousand houses each year for a period of 10 years will be needed to relieve the urgent housing problem of this country. The enormity of such a need cannot even be partially satisfied by building techniques as we have known and used them in the past."

Couples and families who paid deposits and signed contracts for new homes in a Co Meath housing estate have said they will consider legal action after being told that 'an enforceable contract does not exist'.

"The homes have to be built: that is the primary need right now. Luxury takes time, and we do not have time."

The development community is very excited about eliminating reviews for what they say is affordable housing, which of course they could have been building all along, she said at a hearing.

One of the solutions to the housing crisis can be found in our backyards, our attics, or our basements - in an Ancillary Dwelling Unit. By making it easier for New Yorkers to turn their homes into an extra place for a loved one or a little more income, we're allowing our city to grow while keeping the character of the neighborhoods we love.

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia - famous for its modernist architecture, world-renowned museums and contemporary foodie scene - welcomed 16 million visitors last year, a figure that has been rising significantly since its post-pandemic levels of around 12.4 million in 2022.

This is both a huge victory, getting vouchers into people's hands for the first time is an incredible win. But the crisis means we need much more. With a housing voucher, households typically spend 30 percent of their income on rent and the government pays the landlord the rest.

San José is still way behind. It's way behind on its housing, and it's way behind on its thinking about what development should look like. We either build a lot of housing on this site, and we're actually serious about solving the housing crisis, or we have elected officials and civic leaders who continue to pay lip service to housing while doing nowhere near enough to solve the real issues.

From April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, the law will progressively increase the tax for holiday rental guests to a maximum of €12.5 per night, up from €6.25. Hotel guests would pay a maximum of between €10 and €15, up from the current €5 to €7.5, depending on the category of the hotel. Luxury establishments will be able to charge more per guest, according to the law.