Tag: housing crisis
G20 in Grip of “Collective Amnesia” Told to Fix Housing Crisis
By Emma Batha
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Leaders of the world's richest countries must urgently fix the global housing crisis and stop treating residential property as...
Rising Sea Levels, Storm Surges Pose Risks for Hong Kong’s Artificial...
HONG KONG (Reuters)
As Hong Kong recovers from one of the strongest typhoons in decades, a controversial plan to build a vast artificial island is...
New Zealand Softens Ban on Foreigners’ Home Ownership in Amended Bill
WELLINGTON (Reuters)
New Zealand's government on Tuesday softened its stance on foreign ownership of homes, rewriting a proposed law banning non-residents from investing in...
Left Behind – Why Boomtown New Zealand Has A Homelessness Crisis
By Jonathan Barrett and Charlotte Greenfield
WELLINGTON (Reuters)
New Zealand's dairy-fuelled economy has for several years been the envy of the rich world, yet despite...