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Philadelphia Renter-Protection Bills Clear Committee Again After Court-Ordered Redo

A full Council vote as soon as April 16 would test support for tougher rules on unsafe rentals.

Newsom Issues Final Warnings to 15 California Communities Over Housing Plan Violations

Rezoning Sought to Turn Brooklyn’s Watchtower Complex Into 661 Homes

Tufts Analysis Says Massachusetts Rent Cap Could Erase $300 Billion in Property Value

Edinburgh and Highland Set 300% Second-Home Premiums From April

Holden Again Rejects MBTA Housing Zoning, Setting Up Next Steps in AG Lawsuit

PSOE Demands Probe After PP Palencia Councillor Got Subsidized Chalet Without Public Lottery

NSW Confirms Bays West Redevelopment With 8,500 Homes as Glebe Island Bulk Port Set to Close by 2030

Balearic Plan to Bar Non-Resident Home Buyers Fails as Catalonia Weighs Use-Based Limits

Wu Backs Statewide Rent Cap Ballot Measure if Beacon Hill Stalls

Hubig Targets 2026 Passage for Tenancy Law Overhaul Curbing Rent Loopholes

Berlin Raises Housing Misuse Penalties as Linke Launches Tenant Push

Barcelona Adds 296 Public Housing Units Through 2025 Purchases, Moves to Loosen 30% Rule

Dutch Housing Market Tightens as Rents Rise and Average Sale Price Tops €500,000

Summit Wins Auction for 5,100 Rent‑Stabilized NYC Apartments as Judge Denies City Delay

California Supreme Court Lets Ruling Stand Forcing Huntington Beach to Comply with State Housing Plan

Greystar to Pay $24 Million, End Hidden Rental Fee Practices in FTC–Colorado Settlement

Germany Sets Out 'Gebäudetyp E' With New Contract to Make Building Simpler and Cheaper

England’s Housing Supply Falls to Lowest Since 2015, Undercutting Pace for 1.5 Million-Home Pledge

Massachusetts Rent Control Drive Submits Surplus Signatures for 2026 Ballot Push