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NYC Rents Reach Record Highs as Mayor Moves to Freeze Stabilized Units

The freeze is intended to cut costs for about two million residents and has triggered legal threats and warnings about landlords’ financial strain.

Cabinet Approves Overhaul of Germany's Planning Laws to Fast‑Track Housing

Klingbeil Proposes Federal Affordable-Housing Company, Seeking Constitutional Change

Germany Weighs Federal Housing Company After SPD Proposal

Germany Sets July Start for €300 Million Office-to-Home Grants

Berlin and Federal Plans Move to Fast-Track Housing, Expand City Powers

NYC Approves First ELURP Project, Fast-Tracking 84 Affordable Homes in the South Bronx

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

Berlin Raises Housing Misuse Penalties as Linke Launches Tenant Push

Germany Freezes Civilian Conversion of Former Military Sites to Reserve Space for Bundeswehr Expansion

Maharashtra Sets Up Panel to Plan Mumbai Police Housing Township Across 75 Sites

Airbnb Urges World Cup Rental Exemption in Vancouver as B.C. Says No

Germany Housing Permits Jump 30% in July, Signaling Tentative Turnaround

Ottawa Threatens to Withhold Toronto Housing Funds Over Partial Sixplex Rollout

Berlin Unveils Wohnungsbündnis 2.0 to Boost Apartment Construction

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Sees One-Third Fewer Housing Permits in Early 2025

German Housing Permits Show Second Month of Growth, But Challenges Persist

Berlin Passes Law to Expedite Construction Amid Housing Shortage

NYC's 'City of Yes' Zoning Plan Faces Intense Scrutiny and Support

NYC Council Debates Mayor Adams' 'City of Yes' Housing Plan