A lack of affordable housing is a major political issue in Berlin, Rotterdam, and across Spain

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In Orleans Parish, Louisiana, official property valuations were assessed 23 percent higher overall in 2023 compared to the previous assessment cycle

Former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster died after experiencing severe cognitive decline, during which Mike Webster lived out of cars and under bridges

Residents of Plaza Del Rey petitioned their local city council to impose rent controls following lot fee increases enacted by The Carlyle Group

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a state legislative audit into $24 billion spent on combating homelessness in California

Zohran Mamdani proposed implementing a pied-à-terre tax and a rent freeze in New York City

Oregon utilized a rubric that awarded additional scoring points to homeless applicants who identified as LGBTQ or spoke English as a second language

Since 2009, one-third of all homes in Detroit have gone through the property tax foreclosure process

There are 17,000 people on the waiting list for public housing in Milan

Approximately 1,000 public housing units are allocated annually in Milan

Italy has 100,000 unoccupied public housing units due to mismanagement and renovation needs

The city of Helsinki owns 70% of the land within its borders

Helsinki's municipal land ownership allows it to mandate the types of housing that are built

Helsinki is experiencing a housing oversupply, with tens of thousands of empty small apartments

In Milan, rental prices have significantly increased over the past six years

Tens of thousands of people protested in Madrid and 50 other Spanish cities over the housing crisis

The eviction of Marie Carmen Abascal sparked nationwide housing protests across Spain

The eviction of Marie Carmen Abascal became a symbol of Spain's housing crisis

Marie Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, died after being evicted from the Madrid apartment she had lived in for 71 years

Vienna's municipal housing program, called Gemeindebau, is a century old

The income limit for a couple to apply for social housing in Vienna is approximately €6,500 per month