Tag Archives: affordable housing

Housing shortage in Europe – a problem of the past?

Posted on July 27, 2015 by

If we asked people in Europe what was the issue they considered to be particularly problematic in their everyday life, in most cases the availability of housing wouldn’t be probably among the top answers. Other concerns, including widespread unemployment among … Continue reading →

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The geography of housing affordability

Posted on April 22, 2015 by

One of the important problems that we are facing these days is the high and rising cost of living. In particular, many households need to spend a substantial share of their monthly income on expenditures related to housing, either in … Continue reading →

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How can cities be kept affordable? A new attempt with rent controls in Germany

Posted on March 17, 2015 by

Many European cities experienced strong rent price increases over the last decade, which increasingly threaten to displace poorer parts of the society from urban centres. Despite the already tightly regulated housing market, rents in several German cities increased by almost … Continue reading →

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The roof over our policies. Why housing finance mechanisms are not enough

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

Slightly more than a month ago, on 15 September 2014, over 100 people were evacuated from 50 Vulturilor Street, not too far away from central Bucharest. Taken out with all their belongings onto the streets, men, women and children squatted for … Continue reading →

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