EU Housing Commissioner Jorgensen Proposes Pressure-Zone Criteria, Second-Home Curbs

European Commissioner Dan Jorgensen has floated criteria to define housing pressure zones and levers to regulate second-home purchases, aiming to ease price pressures. The proposals have drawn mistrust from member states and stakeholders, with details and legal basis still unclear. This marks an early EU-level foray into housing policy, a sensitive area of national competence.