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Australia and Denmark moving to halt Immigration due to Housing Crisis
The leftist governments in Denmark and Australia are now adopting a more hardline stance on immigration, compared to so-called “conservative” governments in other countries.
In the Land Down Under, the Labor Party – which Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese leads – has pledged to cut net immigration in half. The country, with a population of around 25 million, suffered...
Immigrants get priority for status housing in Gothenburg
Newcomers must be forced into houses in affluent neighborhoods. Next year, the S-controlled municipality in Gothenburg will expedite the so-called integration in this manner.
According to Gothenburg city councilor Jonas Attenius (S), we now want new arrivals to be put in the wealthy neighborhoods.
“Jonas Attenius cites his own district Torslanda as an example of wealthy communities that historically...
The Air Is Coming Out of the Housing Bubble
The Fed has barely started raising interest rates but the air is already seeping out of the housing bubble.
New single-family home sales plunged by 16.6% from March and were down 26.9% year on year. New home sales dropped to the lowest level since the lockdown in April 2020.
New home sales are often viewed as a leading indicator of the state of the overall housing market.
The unsold inventory of new...
High IQ UK Government to Pay £350 Monthly to people who take Ukrainians in their own Homes
The UK has announced that it will pay Britons £350 every month if they take Ukrainian refugees in their homes and take care of them. This is actually something smart, cool and more countries should be doing this. Not only many refugees wouldn’t like to live in those typical government tents, but UK’s way its a win-win as the British civilians get some free cash while they also get to...
While migrants get free housing a homeless Brit dies every 19 hours in the UK
A homeless person dies on average every 19 hours in the UK, according to newly released figures.
Data reveals at least 235 people affected by homelessness have died over the last six months, ranging from the ages of 16 to 104 years old.
The same figures from last year showed 449 deaths in 12 months – on average one every 20 hours – indicating that the frequency at which homeless people are dying...
Housing Shortage for Young Swedes as Migrants Given Priority
Young Swedes are having an “alarmingly” difficult time finding a home in their country as cities are greatly prioritizing migrants over them, according to a government survey.
All of Sweden’s 290 cities participated in the survey with 130 of them reporting to prioritize new arrivals over any other demographic for housing; only 12 cities preferred young Swedes.
“The figures are, nevertheless,...
Migrants Living Rent-Free in Swedish Town
Migrants have been living rent-free in Norsjö, Sweden, for over two years, according to local media.
Officials are developing individual repayment plans to retroactively claim the 717,314 SEK ($75,436) in missed rents while also blaming themselves for failing to send rental leases, giving the new arrivals the benefit of the doubt.
“You might think you should react when you don’t get a [rental...
Sweden to Reward ISIS Vets With Free Driver's License, Housing & Tax Benefits
A Swedish city is considering giving jihadists returning from Syria and Iraq free housing, a driver’s license, and tax benefits to ease their reintegration, but social media users have slammed the proposal, saying it ignores the terrorists’ victims.
The support for extremists was proposed by Anna Sjöstrand, a municipal coordinator against violent extremism in the city of Lund in southern Sweden.
“There...
Sweden to House Migrants in Lapland Ski Resort While Citizens Suffer Under Housing Shortage
Migrants traveling to the welfare haven of Sweden are to be housed in a Lapland ski resort while Swedish citizens themselves continue to labor under the burden of a housing shortage.
The Swedish migration board has struck a deal with Lapland Resorts, the owner of Riksgränsen, to house 600 migrants in the world’s most northerly ski resort.
“As everyone knows, there is a refugee crisis in the world....
90% of Toronto families facing homelessness
A new study shows nine out of 10 families occupying aging high-rises in Toronto’s low-income neighborhoods are living in inadequate housing and risk homelessness.
The University of Toronto study, released on Friday, showed half of those families live in overcrowded places and one third spend more than half their income on rent.
The results of the study were published on the same day that people...
Living in tiny cages already reality in Tokyo
Tight squeeze: A Tokyo local shows a Japanese news crew around her tiny ‘coffin apartment’
In one of the most densely populated Asian cities, Tokyo, real estate prices are so undemocratic that a part of the population of the city is forced to live in most bizarre and unusual “apartments.” So-called Internet refugees permanently live in the booths and cubicles of Internet cafe....
Ex-Israeli PM indicted for bribery
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been indicted for involvement in bribery to advance the so-called Holyland luxury housing project in West al-Quds (Jerusalem).
On Thursday, Olmert was indicted along with 17 other Israelis suspected of offering or taking bribes to advance the Holyland project and various other real estate ventures in the occupied...
Israel braces for Saturday demos
Israeli activists march in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011.
Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced.
The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the streets on Saturday, The Jerusalem...