Housing shortage, soaring rents have students in Czechia scrambling
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A limited housing supply coupled with the refugee crisis, inflation, and rising prices means young people cannot afford today's housing prices.
A former distillery complex in Prague is inspired by London’s Kings Cross district
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The Trigema investment group's Lihovar development will offer around 550 apartments ranging from small one-bedroom to luxurious five-bedroom units.
Czech ministry mulling stricter regulations for Airbnb rentals
The Czech Republic lags behind other European countries when it comes to overseeing short-term accommodation rentals.
Eurostat: Housing prices in Czechia increased the most of any EU country
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The year-on-year rise in housing prices in the Czech Republic was more than twice the EU averages in the first quarter of 2022.
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Soaring inflation in Czechia is dashing young people's hopes of homeownership
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As inflation increases in Czechia, so do mortgage interest rates, making the real estate market even more inaccessible to young people.
5 ways Prague urban planners aim to change the future cityscape
From protecting panoramas to pedestrians, the Czech capital has set out a plan for a kinder, gentler, easier to navigate city.
Amid a Czech housing crisis, could shared homes be the future?
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The Czech Republic faces a severe housing shortage, so novel solutions are being considered.
Flat prices in Brno pass CZK 100,000 per square meter for the first time
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The Moravian capital is no longer an affordable alternative to Prague.
New housing is still one of the safest investments in the Czech capital
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Despite the scarce supply of new housing in Prague, there are some attractive properties below the average market price.
Czech govt approves monthly benefit for those who shelter Ukrainian refugees
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The solidarity subsidy has been approved and will be paid retroactively: here's what we know so far.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict could make housing even more expensive in Czechia
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The economic impacts of the war in Ukraine are making themselves felt on the Czech Republic’s already-unaffordable housing market.
Assistance centers for Ukrainian refugees opening in Prague and throughout Czechia
People arriving from Ukraine need to go through a registration process, and will be provided with housing and other aid.
Czech mortgages and rents set for dizzying increases due to inflation
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Inflation is having a dramatic impact on the Czech real estate market, with buyers and renters set to suffer most.
Czech biathlon star Davidová narrowly misses out on gold in Beijing
Plus: Hurricane hits Czechia's highest mountain, Zeman sparks controversy with Ukraine comments, social media falls in love with Czech curler's earrings.
The pandemic has dealt a hammer blow to Prague’s Airbnb rental market
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The number of Airbnb rentals available in Prague has fallen by more than half in a two-year period.
What's gray water? A Czech environmental expert explains this growing trend
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Skanska Reality’s Miroslav Kobera says that more and more people are interested in sustainable living.
