Does an increase in social housing keep cities affordable? Not always

In Vienna, a large social housing stock keeps overall housing costs down. In Paris, not so much. The year of the 2024 Olympics, the City of Light is too expensive for ordinary Parisians.

Which city do we all see in iconic Paris? How does the perception of transient people compare to that of born Parisians and newcomers from France or the rest of the world? Is the so-called Paris syndrome something that occurs to many, or is it just a vulgarization of the Stendhal syndrome in the era of mass tourism?

Looking at the Paris skyline from the …