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New York Board Green-Lights 3% and 4.5% Rent Hikes in Tight Vote

The split outcome reveals deep fault lines between landlord appeals for repair funding and tenant warnings about worsening affordability

Die Linke Expands Mietwucherapp to Four North Rhine-Westphalia Cities

Reddit Post on Full-Time Houseboat Living Highlights India’s Urban Housing Crisis

Germany Approves “Bau-Turbo” to Accelerate Housing Construction

Spain’s National Short-Term Rental Registry Takes Effect July 1

Working Families Party Ranks Mamdani First to Challenge Cuomo in NYC Mayoral Primary

Rent Guidelines Board cuts proposed two-year lease hikes to 3.75%-7.75% after rare revote

Santiago Council Seeks Housing Stress Zone Status to Curb Rising Rents

Navarra Declares 21 Municipalities as Tensioned Housing Zones, A Coruña Nears Approval

Berlin Districts Intensify Crackdown on Furnished Short-Term Rentals

NYC Rent Board Proposes Increases of Up to 7.75% for Stabilized Apartments

Canada and Toronto Launch $2.55 Billion Housing Initiative to Tackle Rental Shortages

Berlin Extends Housing Protection to Prevent Tenant Displacement

Germany Faces Deepening Housing Crisis as Construction Slumps

Île-de-France Study Identifies Potential to Convert Vacant Offices into 150,000 Homes

Berlin SPD Pushes for Stronger Federal Action on Housing Costs

Berlin Faces Widespread Overcharging in Rental Market, Data Shows

Debate Over Extending Germany's Rent Control Intensifies

German Rent Prices Surge as Housing Shortage Worsens

German States Push for Extension of Rent Control Measures to 2029