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Cities and Urbanization
Why global cities will flourish in a post-COVID future
From offices built around the human experience to more home working, how will urban living, business districts and retail change in the wake of COVID-19?
Human Rights
One billion people fear losing their home, according to a new poll
A global poll by Gallup has revealed that one billion people worldwide fear losing their home or land within the next five years.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 and the climate are transforming the real estate sector
The real estate sector is being transformed by COVID-19 and the climate crisis. Here's how leaders can shape a greener, more resilient sector for the future.
How to Save the Planet
This expert shares how to make sustainable buildings
An open letter from Coen van Oostrom, founder and CEO at Edge Technologies, on the EU's Green New Deal, and how the real estate industry can adapt.
Real Estate
This man is sleeping out in the Davos cold to make a point about homelessness
Homelessness is a global problem with around 150 million people lacking a roof over their heads.
Real Estate
Here's why real estate finance needs to build in sustainability
Buildings are a major contributor to climate change - and will suffers its impacts, too. But finding a way to mitigate both could reap financial benefits for the sector. Here's how.
Real Estate
Closing the housing gap: how industry can help
Affordable housing is an issue around the world and business leaders are being urged to take a holistic approach to tackling the issue.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Cities must show 'environmental resilience' to attract investment in real estate
Mid-sized cities with environmental resilience will be the target of much of the year's US$750 billion commercial property investment.
Agenda in Focus: Civil Society
Why humans are increasingly choosing to live alone
More than half of the households in Stockholm and London are lived in by just one person.
SDG 01: No Poverty
The complicated correlation between affordable housing and gender violence
To date in South Africa, more than 4m housing opportunities have been created, and 56% of this housing has gone to women, rising to 70% in some areas – a crucial step for advancing gender...
Real Estate
Tiny homes: minimalist trend or economic necessity?
Are tiny homes just a trend for wealthy minimalists or an economic necessity for the growing poor?
Real Estate
What Nigeria can learn from other rapidly urbanizing areas
With Africa's population rapidly growing, urbanisation is happening too fast in Nigeria for the government to keep up with housing, business and public service demands.
United States
5 most affordable cities to buy a home in the US
Buying a home is still within reach for people with typical incomes in many places in the US, according to a new report.
Real Estate
This Danish bank is offering mortgages with a negative interest rate
Jyske Bank, Denmark's third-largest bank, said this week that customers would now be able to take out a 10-year fixed-rate mortgage with an interest rate of -0.5%.
United Kingdom
The UK is using shipping containers to create affordable housing
In the face of the affordable house shortage in the UK, one architect company is constructing homes out of shipping containers.