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Germany Plans Wohngeld Overhaul to Deliver €1 Billion in Savings

The move puts a key housing subsidy at risk for low‑income households.

Paris Court Issues Record €585,000 Fine for Illicit Short‑Term Rentals in Entire Building

Madrid Resets Housing Rules With Tighter Priority and a Pilot for Middle‑Income Rentals

European Parliament Backs Non-Binding Housing Blueprint, Rejects Left Amendments

European Parliament Approves Housing-Crisis Recommendations in 367–166 Vote

NDP Leadership Hopefuls Clash in Final Debate as Party Sets March Vote

Berlin Wins €3.145 Million Repayment in Kreuzberg Subsidy Case After Court Settlement

Lecornu Sets 2 Million-Home Target by 2030 in Housing Relaunch

Catalonia Launches Public-Land Tender for 1,940 Affordable Rentals Under 75-Year Concessions

Katie Wilson Takes Office as Seattle Mayor, Pledging to Tackle Affordability and Trust

Berlin’s Left Backs Elif Eralp to Lead, Sets Sights on Governing

French Lawmakers Approve Private Landlord Status to Spur Affordable Rentals

Soraya Martinez Ferrada Elected Montreal Mayor as Ensemble Montréal Poised to Control Council

Housing Australia Chair Carol Austin Resigns Ahead of Senate Estimates

Newsom Enacts 50-Plus California Laws With Targeted Vetoes

Harrisburg Awards $7.75 Million in ARPA Housing Grants to 13 Projects

French Billionaire Files Complaint After Activists Enter Basque Villa Listed for €15.9 Million

Berlin Initiative Unveils Law to Transfer 220,000 Apartments to Public Ownership

Saxony Housing Funds Dispute Intensifies After Ministry Rebuts Greens’ €200 Million Claim

Council Sets Thursday Vote on Jacobi Supportive Housing for Medically Frail Former Detainees