How European Cities are Tackling Their Afforadable Housing Shortages

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

As cities grow and prosper, rent goes up and workers can no longer afford to live near their jobs. Public transportation helps, but longer commutes cause more congestion and eat up hours of everyone's day. European nations are dedicating government funds to ease the problem, using different methods. One city passed a mandate that limits corporate ownership of thousands of housing units at a time. Another is buying up unused office space to convert it to apartments. Vienna started providing publi