Congolese refugee Jay Biayi applied for more than 100 rental properties over nearly six months before securing housing in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, highlighting severe barriers for new arrivals amid a national housing crunch, according to recent housing data. Mr Biayi’s family moved to South Australia from the Democratic Republic of the Congo after obtaining refugee … Read more
The number of people living on the streets or in their vehicles in the city of Los Angeles rose during the latest homeless count, ending a two-year run of declining numbers and creating a significant political challenge for L.A. Released on Friday, July 24, by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the annual count revealed … Read more
Southern California cities including Los Angeles and Pasadena have stopped enforcing requirements that landlords pay relocation assistance to tenants facing large rent hikes. Recent court decisions determined these mandates are illegal, leading both cities to remove related guidance from their official websites after legal challenges from landlord advocacy groups. Court Rulings Nullify Rent-Hike Relocation Mandates … Read more
Australian Beer and Cigarette Taxes Top Global Rankings, Sparking Industry Warnings Deutsche Bank’s 2026 cost of living index reveals Melbourne and Sydney as the world’s most expensive cities for beer and cigarettes, with prices for five beers and two packs of Marlboros reaching $US111.20 and $US109.50 respectively. The data highlights a “relentless” rise in sin … Read more
Public housing evictions in Queensland tripled in the first year of a new government behavior policy, with 122 households forced out between July 1, 2025, and June 30 this year. The policy mandates eviction for tenants who receive three warnings for serious behaviour, including aggressive language, harassment and deliberate damage, in a year or immediate … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan housing affordability bill passed by Congress last month. The president is withholding his signature in protest of the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act, a legislative measure intended to restrict non-citizen voting. Despite … Read more
The “Clerestory Garden” building in Tokyo, designed by Key Operation Inc. Architects, serves as a model for integrating high-density mixed-use real estate with adjacent public infrastructure. Located steps from Ikebukuro Station, the project coordinates its architectural design with the 2019 Hareza Ikebukuro cultural hub and the stone-paved Naka-Ikebukuro Park to create a unified urban precinct. … Read more
Green & McCahill Holdings, the company behind the sprawling Weiti Bay development north of Auckland, has entered liquidation following a protracted legal dispute and insolvency. According to liquidators Fisk and Bennett, the company’s collapse was driven by a failed subdivision project, an adverse High Court judgment, and subsequent creditor enforcement actions involving more than $67 … Read more
The Constitutional Court has declared the 2015 sale of the Tafelberg property in Sea Point unlawful, ruling that the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town failed to meet their constitutional obligations regarding the provision of adequate housing. The court’s judgment, handed down on Thursday, mandates that the provincial government must now report … Read more
New government guidelines set to be formally agreed by the Cabinet on Tuesday will permit rural homeowners to build a second one-off house on their land to facilitate downsizing. John Cummins described the upcoming policy as a “fundamental shift” intended to improve consistency in rural housing planning across the country. The changes, which are expected … Read more