Landlords, including a federal pension fund, are trying to push up rents by nearly 10 percent, aiming to push them out.

Landlords, including a federal pension fund, are trying to push up rents by nearly 10 percent, aiming to push them out.
About 40,000 housing units in the besieged enclave were completely destroyed by the Israeli army, Gaza officials say.
At least 76 people died in the fire at a building abandoned by authorities and hijacked by illegal ‘landlords’.
Lack of affordable housing, reduced land entitlements and accelerated housing for the privileged are behind the crisis.
At least one person is dead after storm caused heavy flooding across Caribbean nation and affected hundreds of homes.
As US state assesses wide destruction, residents on Maui say they fear being pushed out in favour of wealthy visitors.
Residents in one of the city’s prime locations are determined to stay put in a government-owned, dilapidated building.
The average house price in July was down 3.8 percent compared with July last year, mortgage lender Nationwide says.
Buyers are less confident to make the move as rising borrowing costs bite, says a top mortgage lender.
Turkey is going through an immense housing crisis ahead of key elections amid hyperinflation and economic downturn.
Businesses slashed inventories in fear of an upcoming downturn while high interest rates hammered the housing market.
An acute housing crisis in Sao Paulo is fuelling the rise of precarious settlements in environmentally protected areas.
Southeast Asian city-state is losing international talent as some expats report rent hikes as high as 80 percent.
How a part-time domestic worker with two special needs children manages the rising cost of living for her family of six.