Making a house a home
Housing Europe
Making a house a home
Housing Europe
Monday 12 April 2021 : Well-functioning housing systems can be easy to grasp and build upon. At the same time, developing housing systems in transition or even...
Thursday 08 April 2021 : Try discussing housing affordability without mentioning the financialisation of real estate property. This key concept has affected the...
Wednesday 07 April 2021 : Being a fundamental right, our homes should be treated the same way in national accounts as energy or transport infrastructure. While we...
Friday 19 February 2021 : When speaking about social inclusion and housing, one European country can be seen as a total myth buster. Yes, it is Finland. Once travel...
Monday 15 February 2021 : “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule,” writes Charles Dickens in his novel the ‘Great...
Monday 15 February 2021 : “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule,” writes Charles Dickens in his novel the ‘Great...
Monday 01 February 2021 : When was the last time when you took a stroll around a neighbourhood and you found it well-maintained, with a good social mix and green...
Tuesday 03 November 2020 : We can’t judge a book by its cover but can we have a clear idea of the vision of a city by looking at how liveable it is? Paying special...
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : Our home – the place where we now work and play, celebrate holidays and relax might seem to us to be always the same, just as we left it...
Monday 26 October 2020 : The changing climate of the planet presents a challenge to all of us. Besides being a key issue that we need to tackle swiftly and...
Monday 18 May 2020 : One could call it the ‘holy grail’ of today’s highly urbanized world. The way authorities manage it shapes the way we live,...
Wednesday 13 May 2020 : Paraphrasing Mark Twain one could say “take good care of Land, they aren't making it anymore”. This is why when one needs to look at...
Tuesday 05 May 2020 : This episode kicks off a mini-series dedicated to #Housing2030, a joint international initiative of housing experts from over 56 governments...
Wednesday 22 April 2020 : After discussing the EU Green Deal and its ambition for a Renovation Wave, today we’re heading back to the European Parliament to meet one...
Friday 17 April 2020 : We’re back with yet another episode of our series around the housing aspect of the Coronavirus Crisis, in which we are addressing a number...
Friday 17 April 2020 : We’re back with yet another episode of our series around the housing aspect of the Coronavirus Crisis, in which we are addressing a number...
Tuesday 14 April 2020 : In episode 2 of our Coronavirus podcast series, we welcome the Secretary General of Housing Europe, Sorcha Edwards. Since it’s been a...
Sunday 05 April 2020 : As part of our Coronavirus podcast series, we discuss with KU Leuven Professor Manuel Aalbers, coordinator of the Real Estate/Financial...
Wednesday 26 February 2020 : Housing Europe organised a field trip to the UIA backed project ‘Superlocal’ in Kerkrade in the Netherlands for a delegation...
Thursday 17 October 2019 : In the third episode of 'Making a house a home' we turn our spotlight to Housing First. Why is this probably the best way to fight...
Monday 29 April 2019 : This time, we dive into the circular world. The circular economy is all over the place in the Brussels policy scene since the European...
Tuesday 11 December 2018 : In this episode we reach out to you from Vienna and the venue of the international conference entitled ‘Housing for All’. We used...
Monday 10 December 2018 : Cities are the focus point of the second episode of 'Making a house a home'. As we are becoming increasingly “an urban species”...
Tuesday 23 October 2018 : We are back after quite a while indeed- sorry for the gap. We hope you missed us, we certainly did. And here we are, reaching out to you...
Tuesday 10 April 2018 : In the fourth episode of 'Making a house a home' we turn our spotlight to funding. How can public, cooperative and social housing...
Making a house a home
Housing Europe
Investing right in housing systems in transition
Well-functioning housing systems can be easy to grasp and build upon. At the same time, developing housing systems in transition or even...
The ABC of housing market financialisation and what can we do to fix it
Try discussing housing affordability without mentioning the financialisation of real estate property. This key concept has affected the...
Diverse funding ensures housing affordability when public finances 'get a cold'
Being a fundamental right, our homes should be treated the same way in national accounts as energy or transport infrastructure. While we...
How to take the Finnish track in housing policy?
When speaking about social inclusion and housing, one European country can be seen as a total myth buster. Yes, it is Finland. Once travel...
Evidence - the compass of a good housing governance
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule,” writes Charles Dickens in his novel the ‘Great...
Evidence - the compass of a good housing governance
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule,” writes Charles Dickens in his novel the ‘Great...
The fundamental 'building blocks' of good housing governance
When was the last time when you took a stroll around a neighbourhood and you found it well-maintained, with a good social mix and green...
The ‘cocktail of change’ improving the cities we live in
We can’t judge a book by its cover but can we have a clear idea of the vision of a city by looking at how liveable it is? Paying special...
Bringing tenants on board - an ingredient for a successful renovation
Our home – the place where we now work and play, celebrate holidays and relax might seem to us to be always the same, just as we left it...
Homes good for the climate and for the pocket - it is possible
The changing climate of the planet presents a challenge to all of us. Besides being a key issue that we need to tackle swiftly and...
Paris: the housing strategy at the heart of a functional and socially mixed '15-minute' city
One could call it the ‘holy grail’ of today’s highly urbanized world. The way authorities manage it shapes the way we live,...
It all comes down to what piece of land you can afford
Paraphrasing Mark Twain one could say “take good care of Land, they aren't making it anymore”. This is why when one needs to look at...
Good land policy involves planning for the wider public interest
This episode kicks off a mini-series dedicated to #Housing2030, a joint international initiative of housing experts from over 56 governments...
Making a house a home - A message for "decent and affordable housing for all" from the European Parliament
After discussing the EU Green Deal and its ambition for a Renovation Wave, today we’re heading back to the European Parliament to meet one...
Making a house a home - The key success of the EU Green Deal would be to help all members of society
We’re back with yet another episode of our series around the housing aspect of the Coronavirus Crisis, in which we are addressing a number...
Making a house a home - The key success of the EU Green Deal would be to help all members of society
We’re back with yet another episode of our series around the housing aspect of the Coronavirus Crisis, in which we are addressing a number...
Making a house a home - A pandemic as the death sentence for policies at the root of inequalities
In episode 2 of our Coronavirus podcast series, we welcome the Secretary General of Housing Europe, Sorcha Edwards. Since it’s been a...
Making a house a home - The Coronavirus Housing Crisis
As part of our Coronavirus podcast series, we discuss with KU Leuven Professor Manuel Aalbers, coordinator of the Real Estate/Financial...
Making a house a home #8 - Getting a taste of how the EU Green Deal looks like in practice
Housing Europe organised a field trip to the UIA backed project ‘Superlocal’ in Kerkrade in the Netherlands for a delegation...
Making a house a home #3 - Housing First
In the third episode of 'Making a house a home' we turn our spotlight to Housing First. Why is this probably the best way to fight...
Making a house a home #7 - The life cycles of our homes
This time, we dive into the circular world. The circular economy is all over the place in the Brussels policy scene since the European...
Making a house a home #6 - Housing for All (from Vienna)
In this episode we reach out to you from Vienna and the venue of the international conference entitled ‘Housing for All’. We used...
Making a house a home #2 - Affordable housing and sustainable cities: a dynamic relationship
Cities are the focus point of the second episode of 'Making a house a home'. As we are becoming increasingly “an urban species”...
Making a house a home #5 - Pathways to social inclusion
We are back after quite a while indeed- sorry for the gap. We hope you missed us, we certainly did. And here we are, reaching out to you...
Making a house a home #4 - EU support for social housing and a meetup with the largest housing provider in France
In the fourth episode of 'Making a house a home' we turn our spotlight to funding. How can public, cooperative and social housing...
