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City Closes $607 Million Financing to Rehab Nostrand Houses

The deal converts the site to Section 8 so the Trust can tap larger federal operating subsidies and issue bonds to fund a six‑phase five‑year overhaul.

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Chicago Council Poised to Choose Between Two Conflicting Renter-Protection Bills

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San Francisco Declares Rent Emergency and Proposes $30 Million Tenant Package

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EU Proposes Affordable Housing Act to Let Cities Curb Short-Term Rentals

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Mamdani Extends Pied‑à‑Terre Exemption Deadline After City Admits 1,210 Mistaken Notices

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Mamdani Administration Skips Council Hearing as Pied‑à‑Terre Rollout Faces Backlash

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Spain Faces Sharp Housing Squeeze as Rent Claims Nearly 40% of Household Income

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Manhattan Rents Hit Record High as Listings Plunge

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Appeals Court Lets NYC Continue Pied‑à‑Terre Rollout While Legal Fight Moves Forward

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Krach Proposes 100 'Rent Police' as Berlin Moves to Create Central Rent Registry

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Paris Approves Steep Surtax on Vacant Homes to Push 20,000 Units Back into the Market

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Paris Doubles Tax on Long-Term Vacant Homes Ahead of 2027

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Catalonia Proposes Fast-Track Urban Law to Cut Building Approvals to Weeks

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Die Linke App Sparks Tens of Thousands of Rent Complaints Across German Cities

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NYC Publishes Enforcement Rules for Pied‑à‑Terre Surcharge

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Developers Announce Plan to Convert L.A. World Trade Center Into 512 Affordable Apartments

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Almeida Uses City Debate to Roll Out Major Housing and Urban Plan

Housing Affordability

City Closes $607 Million Financing to Rehab Nostrand Houses

Chicago Council Poised to Choose Between Two Conflicting Renter-Protection Bills

San Francisco Declares Rent Emergency and Proposes $30 Million Tenant Package

EU Proposes Affordable Housing Act to Let Cities Curb Short-Term Rentals

Mamdani Extends Pied‑à‑Terre Exemption Deadline After City Admits 1,210 Mistaken Notices

Mamdani Administration Skips Council Hearing as Pied‑à‑Terre Rollout Faces Backlash

Spain Faces Sharp Housing Squeeze as Rent Claims Nearly 40% of Household Income

Manhattan Rents Hit Record High as Listings Plunge

Appeals Court Lets NYC Continue Pied‑à‑Terre Rollout While Legal Fight Moves Forward

Krach Proposes 100 'Rent Police' as Berlin Moves to Create Central Rent Registry

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Housing Affordability

New York City Unveils LIFT Tracker Mapping 50,000 Planned Homes on City Land

New York Posts Massive Pied‑à‑Terre Registry Listing About 960,000 Properties

Landlords File Suit to Void NYC Rent Guidelines Board Rent Freeze

Paris Approves Steep Surtax on Vacant Homes to Push 20,000 Units Back into the Market

Paris Doubles Tax on Long-Term Vacant Homes Ahead of 2027

Catalonia Proposes Fast-Track Urban Law to Cut Building Approvals to Weeks

Die Linke App Sparks Tens of Thousands of Rent Complaints Across German Cities

NYC Publishes Enforcement Rules for Pied‑à‑Terre Surcharge

Developers Announce Plan to Convert L.A. World Trade Center Into 512 Affordable Apartments

Almeida Uses City Debate to Roll Out Major Housing and Urban Plan

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Housing Affordability