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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Expansion of Incheon City's rental purchase type 'Thousand Won Housing' to 700 units

Incheon City has announced an increase in the supply of 'Thousand Won Housing' through rental purchases, raising the total from 500 to 700 units compared to the previous year.

Feb 27 โ€ข 01:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Even if illegally built buildings are purchased publicly... 'splitting households' prevents restitution for rental fraud victims

Victims of rental fraud in South Korea are frustrated as they are ineligible for public purchase aid due to living in illegally constructed buildings.

Feb 23 โ€ข 06:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
National & Local

Expensive Living: The Housing Shortage is Growing Larger

Germany faces a worsening housing shortage, with construction failing to keep up with demand and rising rental and purchase prices.

Feb 18 โ€ข 14:57 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Large cities woke up to regulate construction โ€“ Espoo demands more owner-occupied housing, Helsinki considers 75 square meters as a minimum

Espoo is pushing for an increase in owner-occupied housing, demanding that 45% of new residential areas consist of homes available for purchase, in contrast to the current trend favoring rental apartments.

Feb 15 โ€ข 18:46 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon: 'Buying Hundreds of Houses' Comments... Limits Remain Even if Purchase Rental System is Modified

President Yoon raised concerns about the regulations allowing rental property owners to accumulate numerous houses through the purchase rental program, questioning the efficacy of the existing scheme.

Feb 9 โ€ข 06:16 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon Seok-youl to Consult on Purchase Rental Business System

President Yoon Seok-youl plans to gather public opinions on the purchase rental business system that allows private entities to buy existing homes and register them as rental properties.

Feb 8 โ€ข 10:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ South China Morning Post
National & Local

Shanghai to buy second-hand homes for rental housing in pilot to support property market

Shanghai has initiated a pilot program to purchase second-hand homes to provide public rental housing, aiming to stabilize its property market amid signs of recovery.

Feb 3 โ€ข 06:45 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Proto Thema
National & Local

New real estate agency: Solution for over 20,000 vulnerable debtors

A new real estate agency will purchase homes facing foreclosure and lease them back to debtors with government rental subsidies and the option of repurchase.

Jan 11 โ€ข 09:50 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Proto Thema
National & Local

New real estate agency: Solution for over 20,000 vulnerable debtors

A new real estate agency will purchase homes before or after foreclosure and lease them back to debtors for up to 12 years with government rental subsidies and a right of repurchase.

Jan 11 โ€ข 07:23 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
National & Local

Real Estate Portal: Purchase Prices Rise Significantly

According to data from Immoscout24, property purchase prices have risen significantly and are expected to continue increasing this year, while demand in the rental market has decreased.

Jan 8 โ€ข 18:11 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช SZ
National & Local

Gentrification: Out of Fear of Investors, Tenants Simply Buy the House Themselves

Residents of a rental house in WรถrthstraรŸe 8 decided to purchase their home themselves in response to the threat of gentrification and investment pressure.

Jan 6 โ€ข 10:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ elDiario.es
National & Local

More housing crisis: 2026 will bring new increases in rental and purchase prices

The real estate sector is booming, with housing prices at a record high and property sales expected to make 2025 the best year since 2007, while many people struggle to afford rents and save for home purchases.

Dec 28 โ€ข 20:32 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Proto Thema
Sports

Panathinaikos: New improved offer from Gremio for Tete

Gremio has made a new improved offer to Panathinaikos for player Tete, proposing a rental fee of 500,000 euros with a mandatory purchase option between 4 to 5 million euros for the summer of 2026.

Dec 28 โ€ข 09:45 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ El Paรญs
National & Local

Housing in 2026 in Catalonia: more rental problems and rising purchase prices

The real estate sector in Catalonia anticipates ongoing housing crises with increasing rental difficulties and rising purchase prices, alongside calls for stricter regulations on landlords who fail to comply with new laws.

Dec 28 โ€ข 04:30 UTC

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