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Barcelona Secures Eurocities Vice Presidency to Bolster Affordable Housing Push

The vice presidency secures Barcelona stronger negotiating leverage with Brussels to obtain direct EU funds for social housing.

Two Fires in Granada’s Historic Center Extinguished After Threat to Church and Restaurant

Maharashtra Approves Dharavi Redevelopment Master Plan as Construction Begins

Activists seize former Stasi building in Berlin-Lichtenberg to protest Senate budget cuts

Mumbai Property Tax Bills Jump Nearly 16% After Decade-Long Freeze; Waste Collection Fee Deferred

Mumbai’s BMC Sends Provisional Property Tax Bills With 8–20% Increase

GHMC Cracks Down on 58 Hyderabad Hostels for Regulatory Violations

Hamburg Unveils €30 Billion Plan for Climate, Housing, and Infrastructure

Ahmedabad Clears 2.5 Lakh Sq M in Final Phase of Chandola Lake Demolition

Chicago Advances Transparency Rules for Vacation Rentals Ahead of City Council Vote

Barcelona Parking Garage Evicted After Year-Long Illegal Occupation

València Approves Landmark Tourist Apartment Restrictions Amid Political Divide

Bombay High Court Delays Elphinstone Bridge Demolition, Orders MMRDA to Address Resident Concerns

Spain Targets Illegal Tourist Rentals with Data-Driven Crackdown in Galicia

Mumbai Water Crisis Deepens as Tanker Strike Enters Second Day

Floodwaters Recede in Kinshasa as Death Toll from Severe Flooding Reaches 33

Berlin's Property Tax Reform Maintains Revenue Neutrality Despite Varied Impacts

NYC Man Charged with Murder After Roommate's Torso Found in East River Suitcase

Florence Bans Keyboxes to Curb Tourism's Impact on Housing

Bristol Proposes Monthly Black Bin Collection to Cut Costs and Boost Recycling