Chavez’s Housing Crunch

Venezuela is struggling with a housing crisis and like before, President Hugo Chavez is promising lots of new construction.

A Walking Tour of Tel Aviv’s Tent City Protests

Tents began springing up in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv in July to protest the high cost of housing.

Israelis Protest High Cost of Living

Israelis have pitched tents across the country to protest high housing prices.

Pairing up the young and old in Paris

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Housing is expensive in Paris and there are a lot of old people living on their own. So the city is promoting a plan to pair college students with the elderly as roommates. Genevieve Oger visits one such pair. Download MP3

Baghdad’s housing crunch

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Baghdad property prices are soaring and residential neighborhoods are suffering from overcrowding. As a result, informal neighborhoods are sprouting up around the city as families move outwards in seek of more space. Correspondent Susannah George has the story. (Photo: Daniel Ross/Flickr) Download MP3

UN official looks at US housing crisis

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A United Nations official is taking a first-hand look at the impact of the economic crisis on the lives of American homeowners and renters. Reporter Anna Sussman has details.

The Impacts of Housing Prices Worldwide

Housing prices have gone up-and-down – mostly down – around the world over the past year or so. Many people have found themselves either out of their homes, or struggling to afford to keep them. What does the housing landscape look like worldwide?
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