Surrealing in the Years: Protect our cultural history or solve the housing crisis? Neither, thanks

IT’S HARD TO know what lessons we can learn from watching the global economy crash, rebound and then crash again at the whim of one man whose motivations appear to be entirely vindictive.  Is it a good thing that our collective economic futures depend upon …

Housing crisis, stagnant wages are community emergencies | letter

Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

A MAJOR eviction operation targeting an illegal settlement in Ibiza was abruptly suspended on Wednesday. Thanks to a last-minute court ruling, the eviction of Can Rova 2 residents in Santa Eularia was halted just hours after it began. The operation, which …

Oregon lawmakers aim to tackle state housing crisis

How candidates would tackle the housing crisis

This is the first in a series of questions posed to candidates running in Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry ahead of the upcoming election April 28. Question 1: What concrete steps will you take to address the housing crisis? Canada is facing a housing crisis …

From rent cap to condo rules: How WA is working to solve state’s housing crisis

One of the most hotly debated housing-related bills of the 2025 legislative session — at least, an overhauled form of it — passed the state Senate Thursday. The original version of House Bill 1217 aimed to cap annual rent hikes at 7%. But the upper chamber …

Government's reputation will rest on handling of housing crisis

Addressing a crowd of hundreds in Croke Park earlier this week, the most senior civil servant in the department of housing coined a new term before immediately trying to pull back on it, as he foreshadowed soon-to-be-published fresh Government plans on …

Should flood-damaged homes be demolished during a housing crisis?

Janece Korn agreed to sell her house to the New South Wales government in the wake of Lismore's 2022 floods after being assured it would be made available to anyone willing to relocate it. She restored the 1940s bungalow in 2020 and again after the …

A New Plan to Fix Mexico’s Housing Crisis

Lined by purple jacaranda trees and lush tepozanes, the walkable streets of Mexico City’s Condesa neighborhood connect a dense urban environment where contemporary apartment towers rise alongside squat multifamily buildings designed in a mix of …

Australia's looming election brings housing crisis into focus

Yang Tian Reporting fromSydney ShareSave "Pretty diabolical" - The BBC speaks to people in Sydney about Australia's housing crisis Buying or renting a home has become unaffordable for the average Australian, driven by a perfect storm of …