Displaced Gazans return to their homes in the north

Faced with intensifying hostilities in southern Gaza, some of the families that fled bombardment in the north have decided to head home. Palestinians who manage to return struggle to survive amid the ruins, with food and water in short supply.

Who can still afford to live in the city?

 

In cities around the world, housing prices are skyrocketing while incomes aren’t keeping pace. Housing is a human right that is becoming increasingly evasive. A market gone wild is putting the squeeze on tenants.

The 6 BEST PLACES TO LIVE in Tokyo

 

China's competition for living space

 

More than 60 percent of China's population of 1.4 billion currently lives in cities. Within a decade, the share of urban dwellers is expected to increase to 75 percent. Construction is booming and competition for residential land is fierce.

This Man Lives in an Abandoned Japanese School

 

What is it like to live in an abandoned school tucked deep into the mountains of one of Japan's most unexplored zones? Today we meet with a man who has spent the last 6 years of his life living in an abandoned Japanese elementary school.

Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes

Hong Kong is the most expensive housing market in the world. It has been ranked as the least affordable housing market on Earth for eight years in a row, and the price per square foot seems to be only going up. The inflated prices are forcing Hongkongers to squeeze into unconventionally small spaces that can affect their quality of life. Tens of thousands of Hongkongers are living in spaces that range from 75 to 140 square feet. To put that in perspective, the average parking space in the US is about 150 square feet. And in the most extreme cases, Hongkongers have resorted to homes the size of a coffin.