News & articles
12 December 2025 Research
The Housing Supply Paradox – or the risks of creating a dependent private housing market
There is an apparent growing paradox at the heart of the housing crisis in Europe. On the...
09 December 2025 Energy
As the EU races to decarbonise, social housing emerges as its most reliable investment
The 2025 Eurobarometer reveals that housing is one of the top concerns for Europeans, while companies...
05 December 2025 Social
Inside Helsinki's not-for-profit homes built for independent living
In the framework of our Housing for Independent Living, HS4IL project meetings hosted by meetings hosted...
24 November 2025 Future of the EU & Housing
Financing affordable homes through the right channels, hands, and rules
The 3rd Responsible Housing Finance Summit in Prague underlined that Europe can only deliver affordable homes...
19 November 2025 Future of the EU & Housing
How to use private finance for social and affordable housing for good?
The term “private finance” is often misunderstood in the context of investment in social and public...
04 November 2025 Energy
How Europe’s energy communities drive change against the odds?
Challenges such as underinvestment in social housing, legal barriers, and a lack of technical and social...
15 October 2025 Urban
State of Housing in Europe 2025 - Trends in a nutshell
The latest findings from Housing Europe’s “State of Housing in Europe 2025” trends in a nutshell...
02 October 2025 Social
From paper to practice: The Greens’ call for massive expansion of social housing
A conference agenda (especially in Brussels) can sometimes tell you whether an event is done to...
29 September 2025 Social
Copenhagen High-Level Conference: Towards a European Housing Plan
The Danish EU Presidency convened a High-Level Conference on Housing in Copenhagen. The event underlined that...
26 September 2025 Urban
European Parliament HOUS committee publishes its draft report on the housing crisis
The recently created HOUS committee has published the first draft of it’s report proposing solutions for decent, sustainable...
18 September 2025 Social
Accessible and Affordable Housing for All: Ensuring Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the EU
On 17 September Housing Europe research director was invited to contribute to a European Economic and...
15 September 2025 Research
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL - A Comparative Analysis of Approved Housing Body Models in the European Union
This report looks at the way different independent, not-for-profit organisations - Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) - operate in...
10 September 2025 Urban
What Von der Leyen said (and did not say) about housing in her State of the Union speech?
September saw European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen deliver her annual State of the Union...
11 June 2025 Urban
Meet the winners of the 5th edition of the European Responsible Housing Awards
On the 5th of June 2025, we celebrated the European Responsible Housing Awards (ERHA) ceremony, awarding...
02 June 2025 Housing Systems in Transition
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience facility: Challenges and success factors of public, cooperative, and social housing providers.
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is a key EU initiative providing funding to Member States...
30 May 2025 Economy
Summary of the April 2025 Prague Local Workshop of the European Responsible Housing Finance Working Group
The 2025 Prague Local Workshop, organized by Housing Europe and the Czech Housing Fund, addressed Europe's...
30 May 2025 Urban
Strengthening Social and Public Housing through Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods
On March 24th, 2025, the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels hosted the concluding event...
23 May 2025 Economy
Public, cooperative, and social housing is the key to solving Europe’s housing crisis. Our meeting with EU Housing Commissioner Jørgensen
Thanks to EU Housing Commissioner Jørgensen for our productive discussion this week on how to solve Europe’s housing...