It was agreed that some powers over industrial policy and housing would be transferred from the federal government to the regions.

At the heart of the matter is competition over limited housing.

This demand has to be made in conjunction with demands for greater control over public housing, by those who inhabit it.

Now, the 5,881-unit rental complex is being sold, prompting a fresh debate over affordable housing.

But residents have already expressed concern about the emphasis on office space over housing.

Still, interviews with residents there revealed tension over race and housing.

People had to be given the chance to exercise choice over schooling, hospital treatment, and housing.

One of them is frustration over housing and the high prices driving out working people.

The conflicts which have developed over land and housing can also be linked up to the very mobility of incomers.

The groups have battled in the streets and in the courts over housing.