Housing Crisis

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Oct 8, 2026
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Spain Heads Toward Dramatic Snap Elections Amid Deepening Housing Crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called snap elections for November 29 amid a severe housing crisis. Polls show the conservative People's Party and far-right Vox leading, potentially bringing the far-right into government for the first time since 1975.

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Spain's Sánchez Calls Snap Elections Amid Housing Crisis Sparked by Eviction

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap elections amid a severe housing crisis sparked by the dramatic eviction and subsequent death of elderly resident Maricarmen.

Oct 7, 2026
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Spain Housing Protest Icon Maria del Carmen Abascal Dies at 87

Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction sparked massive housing protests and snap elections in Spain, died on Wednesday.

Oct 3, 2026
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Spain Faces Potential Snap Elections Amid Worsening Housing Crisis and Protests

Spain faces a severe housing crisis and potential snap elections after parliament rejected emergency rent controls. Widespread protests erupted following the eviction of an elderly resident in Madrid.

Aug 31, 2026
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The school custodian had no money for an apartment - the solution he found cost him his job

A middle school custodian in New York secretly lived for half a year in an abandoned room at the school and even hosted his four children there on weekends. After being exposed on security footage, he resigned, explaining that financial difficulties and heavy expenses left him unable to rent an apartment.

Aug 16, 2026
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Real estate project or memorial site? Berlin's housing shortage clashes with remnants of the Third Reich

A plan to build a residential complex over a Nazi regime bunker in Berlin is in the promotion process — and now Germany faces the dilemma of solving the housing crisis versus preserving historical sites of Europe's dark period.

Aug 13, 2026
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Surprise: Rent in New York continues to skyrocket, and the mayor is to blame

An editorial in the New York Post attacks the housing policy of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, arguing that rent regulation and barriers to new construction are reducing the supply of apartments and driving up rents in the free market.

Jul 27, 2026
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Society

The best parties end at 20:00: Why are students living with the elderly?

No parties, no alcohol, and no shared apartments: young people in the USA who are tired of paying exorbitant rent have found the most unusual solution available, for only 500 dollars.

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