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'This is misery for us:' New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Roofers are turning down jobs. Painters are locking themselves inside the homes they're finishing. Concrete crews have monthslong waiting lists.
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California mansion tax choking construction: study
Los Angeles' so-called "mansion tax," which has imposed higher levies on properties valued over $5 million, has backfired against the city, according to a new study which found that it has slowed down new construction and shrunk sales.
#HousingCrisis #EmptyHomes #SocialHousing
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'Each empty home shows there is a problem' - housing leaders call for action
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A group of housing sector leaders has called for the government to launch a national strategy to bring empty homes back into use, amid record levels of people living in temporary accommodation and long waits for social housing.
#HousingCrisis #RentControl #NewYorkCity
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Is Mamdani's socialist push for rent controls about to wreck the New York City housing market?
An investigation into Zohran Mamdani's plans to enact rent controls on New York City real estate. Property owners and housing associations weight the real cost of the mayor's radical agenda in Part 2 of "The Rise of Socialism.
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'My landlord knew he would get away with it': Renters react to Labour's decade delay on mouldy home crackdown
Renters like Tish and Adrian share stories of living in substandard conditions, facing issues like damp, mould, disrepair, and health problems.
#HousingCrisis #RentalAssistance #AffordableHousing
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Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
Expanding a New York City program to help struggling tenants pay rent seemed like an obvious campaign promise for Zohran Mamdani, who staked his insurgent candidacy last year on making life more affordable in the five boroughs.
#HousingCrisis #LondonHousing #SocialHousing
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'There are dozens of empty homes but families like mine are living in limbo'
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"They say they don't have enough homes, but look at how many empty ones there are - [the council] just doesn't want to fix and repair them," says mother-of-one Vanessa.
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House passes bipartisan housing bill as Trump zeroes in on affordability crisis
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would not allow funding to go to building low-income housing in the Pacific Palisades, an area that was devastated by fires last year.
#Affordability #CostOfLiving #HousingCrisis
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Governors tackle rising cost of living with relief checks, tax cuts and housing policy
State officials are attempting to address voters' worries about the rising cost of living, including housing and everyday items such as groceries, utilities and child care.
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Exclusive | Tens of thousands New Yorkers left without heat as temperatures drop...
New Yorkers placed a staggering 80,000 calls to 311 reporting a lack of residential heat and hot water in January 2026 -- the highest monthly total on record -- as private and public housing tenants told The Post they were trapped in unlivable conditions and accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of failing to act.
