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Spain just approved a €7 billion plan to triple public housing investment over four years, tackling soaring rents that have locked many families out of the market. For the first time in decades, the government is making affordable housing a budgetary priority.
Spain just unveiled a national public housing portal where renters never pay more than 30% of their income, with contracts lasting up to 75 years. The CASA 47 platform starts with 800 homes and promises permanent protection so affordable housing stays affordable forever.
More than 57,000 people from 176 countries gathered in Baku to address the global housing crisis and design cities that work for everyone. The unprecedented gathering produced a roadmap for making housing affordable and climate-resilient by 2030.
Ghana just launched a groundbreaking partnership to diagnose and solve its housing shortage, bringing hope to the 60% of citizens who need financial help to own a home. The three-way collaboration will create an evidence-based roadmap for making housing affordable and accessible for millions.
The European Parliament just approved its first-ever plan to tackle soaring housing costs that have pushed homeownership out of reach for millions of young Europeans. The plan focuses on building more homes, mobilizing investments, and providing immediate support to citizens struggling with rent and mortgages.
Australia is turning a decades-old dream into reality with a $66 billion high-speed rail project designed to make housing more affordable. The government just gave the new High Speed Rail Authority $462 million and a leader with a track record of completing massive infrastructure projects.
Churches across New York are partnering with developers to transform their unused land into affordable apartments, protecting congregations from exploitation while addressing the housing crisis. One Queens project will become the neighborhood's largest affordable complex yet.
After a tense migration crisis in Ceuta threatened European unity, 27 nations came together to support Spain's peaceful resolution that saw 70,000 people safely returned home. What could have fractured the EU became a story of coordinated crisis management and renewed cooperation.
Australia could solve its housing shortage and rebuild its manufacturing sector at the same time with a bold new strategy focused on factory-built homes. A new report shows how modular housing could make homes more affordable while creating thousands of new jobs.
San Diego's North County is creating thousands of new jobs but can't house the workers who need them. A new report reveals how this mismatch is reshaping the region's economy and pushing families farther from where they work.
Europe needs 10 million more homes, and traditional construction can't keep up. Factory-built modular homes are now delivering houses 50% faster while cutting waste and carbon emissions nearly in half.
While gas prices soared 55% overnight after conflict shut Middle East energy exports, Spanish households barely felt the impact. Six years of renewable investment just paid off in a big way.
Every minute, a home is demolished somewhere in Europe during an unprecedented housing crisis. Architect Olaf Grawert says we already have the solution: transform the buildings we're tearing down into affordable, sustainable housing.
When workers at De Bortoli Wines couldn't find homes in Australia's food bowl region, the company turned two farmhouses into free temporary housing. Now other businesses in western Riverina are watching closely as housing shortages threaten the region's growth.
Vietnam is freeing up $127 billion stuck in 4,500 stalled real estate projects, a move that could make housing more affordable for millions of families. Over 1,000 projects worth $32 billion have already been revived.
A company born at MIT is building homes in robotic microfactories, slashing costs and carbon emissions while churning out desperately needed housing. The first homes are already standing in Massachusetts, with wildfire rebuilding coming next.
Spain's jobless rate dropped to its lowest level in 18 years, with women and young people leading the historic recovery. The country now accounts for more than half of all new jobs created across the entire European Union.
Victoria is tackling its housing crisis with an $860 million investment to build 7,000 new social housing properties over the next decade. For thousands of families waiting over a year for housing, this means real hope is on the horizon.
Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has given 65 million people access to safe, affordable housing. Now they're inviting everyone to help open doors for the 3 billion people still struggling with housing insecurity.
A European tiny house builder just solved one of small living's biggest complaints: feeling cramped. The Sky tiny house offers two full bedrooms and apartment-like space for just $71,000.
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