Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #housingcrisis, aggregated by home.social.
🇪🇸 Spain’s “okupas” controversy reignites debate over property rights. Critics warn that housing policies may make it harder for owners to recover their homes, while supporters argue that vulnerable families need protection amid rising costs. ⚖️ Is Spain sacrificing property rights for social protection?
#Spain #Okupas #PropertyRights #HousingCrisis #Immigration #RuleOfLaw
https://www.europesays.com/ie/728252/ Deadline closes for further legal challenges to 1,000 affordable Dundrum homes – The Irish Times #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #CentralMentalHospital #dundrum #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #HousingCrisis #IE #Ireland #LandDevelopmentAgency #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #MichealMartin #News #TopStories #TopStories
https://www.europesays.com/ie/727207/ There’s a good chance Ireland will come to regret this boomtime period as a missed opportunity – The Irish Times #Apple #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Budget #CorporationTax #CostOfLiving #DepartmentOfFinance #Éire #EliLilly #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #GiftTaxCapitalAcquisitionsTax #Headlines #HousingCrisis #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #Microsoft #News #Norway #Oil #SimonHarris #TopStories #TopStories
Athens in the Red: High Rent-to-Income Ratios and Low Residual Power
Athens ranks among the more stretched rental markets in Europe.
Its affordability ratio is above the European average, at roughly the low-40% range, while residual spending power is around USD 3,000 PPP.
This points to a relatively limited financial buffer after rent and places Athens in the less affordable part of the European distribution
https://www.europesays.com/videos/108256/ ‘We will continue’: Madrid protesters pay tribute to 87-year-old woman #Euronews #HousingCrisis #madrid #Protests
The Nationals have announced they are going to introduce random drug testing for people on Jobseeker.
Bestie, you think I can afford drugs? I can't afford rent, babe.
#poor #Poverty #rent #renter #HousingCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #RecordProfitsCrisis #Australia #JobSeeker #DogWhistle #AusPol
#Abahlali formed in #Durban on 4 October 2005 - 21st anniversary on 4 October 2026 … the 200,000 members won large tracts of urban land, extracted significant policy concessions and resolutely opposed the #xenophobia used to divide impoverished and #workingclass people in #SouthAfrica.
Archive from 2005 till 4 October 2026
https://abahlali.org/node/18702/
#Abahlali #Archives #directaction #frombelow #housingcrisis #organize #shackdwellers #solidarity
⛓️ Julia Fox and Nora Fried Have A Women’s Book Club. It’s on Rikers Island
Angela Winston, 37, spent 11 months on Rikers Island, in a New York jail complex that has become notorious for inhumane
https://www.them.us/community/julia-fox-nora-fried-book-club
https://www.europesays.com/videos/107705/ Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, dies • FRANCE 24 English #demonstration #Europe #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #Housing #HousingCrisis #information #infos #madrid #maricarmen #news #PedroSánchez #politics #Protests #short #Spain
The findings are highly relevant for Athens, one of Europe's most stretched rental markets.
Rising costs, strong demand, constrained supply, and lower household purchasing power severely reduce disposable income after rent.
This mirrors a broader Southern European trend, where housing pressures constrain economic resilience and social mobility.
#Greece #Athens #housing #rents #affordability #HousingCrisis
Residential Rental Affordability Around the Globe – Ranking of Select Cities
Residential Rental Affordability – Global City Rankings
It's Not About Rent. It's About What's Left After Rent
Across the EU in 2026, rental affordability improved as income growth outpaced rents. However, limited housing supply keeps costs high by historical standards, impacting budgets and labor mobility across European cities.
#EU #Housing #Affordability #residential #rents #HousingCrisis
