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Two phrases — housing and affordability — sung out across Greater Manchester’s mayoral election. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they’ve dominated more than anything else in manifestos, hustings and social media alike. In my …
Property and poverty dominate Manchester’s mayoral election politics Read More
Hudson Yards West almost feels as if it was designed as a test case for the thesis of Abundance, the recent book by Ezra Klein of the New York Times and …
An Abundance of Billionaires Stalls Hudson Yards West Read More
Everybody wants to own their own home and there’s no turning back. Frances Coppola explains. Housing is expensive. So expensive that many people can’t afford to buy homes, and rent …
Rent asunder Read More
The duties of a central bank are ever expanding: Lender of last resort, financial regulator, macroeconomic manager… affordable housing agency? That’s the case now in New Zealand, where prime minister …
New Zealand’s central bank is being asked to tackle a housing crisis Read More
In most U.S. cities, planning for growth often looks like luxury apartments and corporate incentives, with minimal consideration for how those developments will affect the people already living and working …
Seattle Bets on Equitable Development Read More
The number of rough sleepers in the capital has risen by nearly a fifth in the past year, according new Greater London Authority data. 8,855 rough sleepers were recorded by outreach …
Government accused of ignoring crisis as rough sleeper numbers surge in London Read More