How We Can Bring Vienna’s Housing Model to the U.S.
Vienna, Austria, houses 60 percent of its population in beautiful, well-maintained, inexpensive social housing; in international studies, it ranks No. 1 in quality of life. Further, it spends half as much per capita on housing subsidies as California. Yet despite billions in annual federal and state subsidies,
Operators in Building Industry Call for Government Subsidies on Social Housing
Operators in the building industry have called on the government to subsidize social housing to bridge the affordability gap. They made the call at the International Federation of Nigeria’s 50th anniversary celebration themed “Repositioning the Real Estate Industry for the Future: Ethics, Affordability
Social housing and a struggling economy
In many nations of the world where population grows faster than the economy, the citizens always suffer from social problems arising from pressure on available amenities, including housing. This is the case in Nigeria where the population is growing while the economy struggles.
