Few policies raise economists’ ire as much as rent control. “In many cases,” Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck famously said, “rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city — except for bombing.” Nonetheless, President Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, recently proposed a…
City Council members are raising concerns about the next step of Mayor Eric Adams’ landmark “City of Yes” plan to bring thousands of apartments to the East Bronx — claiming the chosen area lacks crucial infrastructure. Lawmakers sounded the alarm last week over the Bronx Metro-North Neighborhood Plan, which will…
In the shopping streets and housing estates of the South London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life. At a former school, peeling walls are getting a new coat of paint, and laundry hangs on a line to dry. Over at a disused youth centre,…
Increased attention to home prices comes as the housing crunch becomes an increasing issue in upcoming elections. The Biden administration is announcing new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the…
Half Moon Bay, California – Almost a year and a half after a mass shooting took the lives of seven farmworkers in the town of Half Moon Bay, California, a new project is seeking to address the poor living conditions experienced by many of the area’s agricultural workers. On Tuesday,…
Hanoi, Vietnam – In the Vietnamese capital’s Thanh Xuan district, where labyrinthine alleys bustle with residential life and the energy of nearby universities, memories of last year’s deadly apartment fire linger. Late on the night of September 12, 2023, a blaze ripped through an apartment building on Khuong Ha Street…
Cape Town, South Africa – In the backyard of a small house in Cape Town’s Mitchells Plain stands a one-room corrugated iron structure. Inside, Cheryl-Ann Smith, her husband and three grandsons have made a home. They are among thousands of so-called “backyard dwellers” in this impoverished area locals call Lost…
Amnesty International has called on Indian authorities to immediately halt the “unlawful” demolitions of Muslim properties, as it released two new reports describing the targeting of homes, businesses and places of worship across several states belonging to the minority community. Calling the demolitions a form of extra-judicial punishment, the rights…
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf Club are crowded around banks of screens, studying the odds for the afternoon’s upcoming horse races. Many are clutching newspapers, scrutinising the form guide in…
Sonia Israel and her two daughters are among the more than 100 tenants of a housing complex in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood who have been on a rent strike since May, withholding payment in an effort to pressure landlords to stop the process of increasing rents massively. The landlords –…
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