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NYC Draft Plan Says City Must Add 700,000 Homes Over Next Decade

The HPD draft turns that citywide shortfall into nonbinding targets for 59 community districts to inform zoning, approvals, and policy choices.

Houston Council Proposes 'Right to Air Conditioning' for Renters

Los Angeles Converts Thousands of Emergency Vouchers to Section 8, Averting Evictions

Berlin Adopts Central Rent Register to Track and Enforce Rental Rules

Spain Readies July Housing Decree to Reinstate Rental Prórroga and Raise VAT on Tourist Flats

Government to Abolish 1824 Vagrancy Act and End Criminalisation of Rough Sleeping

Italy Delays €2 Mini‑Parcel Fee as EU Ends €150 Duty Exemption

Municipalities Finalize Local Rules to Put Germany’s ‘Bauturbo’ Into Practice

MPs Demand Formal Review of Stamp Duty and Call for Government Consultation

Government Report Says France’s Rent Caps Cut Prices but Weaken Market and Revenues

San Francisco Leaders Unveil Plan to Lift Affordable Housing Fund to $125 Million a Year

Houston Approves High-Risk Rental Ordinance Targeting Unsafe Apartments

Sydney Council Orders Probe Into Targeted Bans on Non‑Resident Short‑Term Rentals

France Unveils Housing Bill Allowing F- and G-Rated Rentals With Renovation Pledges

Government Puts Rentable Garden Homes Plan to Cabinet

Spain Advances €7 Billion Housing Plan as Galicia Widens Access to Protected Homes

White House Puts 10 Million-Home Shortfall at Center of Housing Strategy

Government Funds Councils and Courts as Renters’ Rights Act Takes Effect May 1

Basque Lawmakers Back Push To Secure Benta Berri Social Housing Before 2028

France’s Constitutional Council Backs Law Letting Some Condos Ban Short-Term Tourist Rentals