Reporting the world's cities, for the people who plan them.
THE FIRST EDITION · 5 OCTOBER 2026
Housing, affordability, and urban life.
8 ARTICLESHousing Emergency - Global
NAIROBI: At least 3.4 billion people face some form of housing inadequacy, UN-Habitat's World Cities Report 2026 finds, up from 2.8 billion estimated in 2023, with around 1.1 billion urban residents in slums or informal settlements.…
Housing Finance - Dhaka
DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank has approved a $100 million concessional loan for the Inclusive Affordable Housing Finance Project, channelling long-term, collateral-free microloans through the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation and partner microfinance institutions. The financing targets low-…
Legislation - United States
SACRAMENTO: Governor Newsom signed a package of more than 30 housing bills on September 29, cutting regulatory reviews, streamlining factory-built housing approval and strengthening starter-home laws for townhomes and condominiums. The governor's office cites a 6.8%…
Affordability - Nairobi
NAIROBI: The State Department for Housing announced revised prices across the national Affordable Housing Programme: affordable units up 20%, market units up 10% for new applications from October 1 - as much as KSh 600,000 more…
Accountability - South Africa
MAHIKENG: South Africa's North West province is to spend about R1 billion rectifying stalled and defective state housing projects that have left families in shacks despite years of spending. The Human Rights Commission announced on September…
Seniors - Ottawa
OTTAWA: Construction began on 38 federally supported rental homes for low- and medium-income seniors, backed by CA$6.9 million in CMHC funding - small in units, indicative in direction as Canada leans back into non-market delivery.
Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet The global housing gap, in four numbers 3.4bnInadequately housed 1.13bnIn informal settlements 288mUnit deficit, 2023 64mDisplaced 2003-23 UN-Habitat World Cities Report 2026
India Desk - Housing
NEW DELHI: The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee approved around 29,000 more houses under the Beneficiary-Led Construction and Affordable Housing in Partnership verticals, spanning Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh - taking total sanctions…