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RSKS activist urges global action on housing rights at UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
At the UN Human Rights Council, RSKS activist Neha urged governments to treat safe housing as a fundamental human right and address the global housing crisis. She highlighted the impact on vulnerable communities and pointed to India's Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as an example of large-scale a
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UK Student Housing Crisis Deepens: University Living Releases 2026 UK Stud
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], March 5: University Living, the global student housing managed marketplace, today announced the release of its 2026 UK Student Accommodation Outlook, presenting structured market findings on rising costs, sustained high occupancy, and widening supply gaps across major UK univers
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"Affordable housing has declined by 15-20% for first time in 45 Years," sa
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He noted that while the overall industry is growing, the sector meant for low-income buyers is shrinking. "The biggest problem we see today in housing is in the affordable housing segment," Hiranandani said.
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US homelessness increases by 18 pc in 2024 amid affordable housing crisis
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The rate of homelessness in the US has risen by 18 per cent over the past year, Al Jazeera reported, citing a new report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released on Friday.
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Canada: Amid mounting discontent, Justin Trudeau, Liberals face 'litmus te
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Justin Trudeau's leadership is under scrutiny as his Liberal Party faces a tough by-election in Montreal's Lasalle-Emard-Verdun riding, a historically secure Liberal seat. Amid growing concerns over inflation and a housing crisis, polls show a tight race with the Bloc Quebecois and NDP. The
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UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faces mounting challen
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Conservative Party, which has been in power in the United Kingdom for around 15 years, faces a mounting task while heading into the general elections under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's leadership, with most polls predicting the return of a Labour government in the country for the firs
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'Security, traffic congestion, housing crisis': Indian-origin candidate fo
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ghulati has vowed to strengthen the law and order system, solve congestion problems, and bring in more investments in the city.
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Hong Kong court orders liquidation of indebted Chinese company Evergrande
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Evergrande is a real estate developer with more than USD 300 billion in debt, sitting in the middle of the world's biggest housing crisis. There isn't much left in its sprawling empire that is worth much. And even those assets may be off-limits because property in China has become intertwine
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Canada plans cap on international students amid housing crisis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the growing unemployment and housing crisis in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Saturday said in the next few months, he will be looking at the possibility of putting a cap on the number of international students living in the country, CTV News reported on Saturday.
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Israel: Tax incentives offered to aid housing crisis for war evacuees
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Investments Authority of the Ministry of Economy and Industry and the Tax Authority are working to provide individual support to entrepreneurs among the evacuees from the war zones who own residential buildings.
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China's one-way real estate boom under doubt as buyers show lack of intere
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The housing crisis has posed a major challenge for China's political leadership. Even when the financial markets are questioning the future of China's economy and households are abandoning their faith in the Chinese Communist Party's promise of a better economic future.
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China has made its housing crisis worse: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
China has made its housing crisis worse. The country has enough new apartments to meet seven years’ worth of demand. This can cripple the country’s economy, as per the New York Times.
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