Housing shortages in Geoplanetical need a response matched to the problem you can see in the housing screens. For adding public homes, the documented route is Housing → Policies → Launch a social-housing programme. Review the cost and delivery plan before committing, then follow construction instead of expecting an immediate supply increase.
Check housing pressure before choosing a policy
Use Market and Households in Housing to compare housing pressures and the costs faced by different households. The official gameplay page distinguishes shortages, vacancies and the situation of tenants and homeowners.
That distinction matters when you choose your response. A rent rule changes how covered rents are regulated; a mortgage-reset rule concerns eligible loan contracts; a social-housing program commissions homes. They address different parts of the housing problem.
The official housing-policy guide provides the controls for each rather than a universal instant fix.
Launch a social-housing program
- Open Housing → Policies.
- Find Launch a social-housing programme and choose the number of homes.
- Read the total cost, annual commitment, delivery estimate and the provinces receiving the homes.
- Select Launch the programme when the proposal fits your plans.
- Follow the program list and return to the housing screens as deliveries progress.
The delivery estimate is part of the decision. Authorizing a program is not the same as having its homes available today. Use the displayed cost and timetable rather than assuming an undocumented price or fixed completion period.
Understand what rent regulation can change
Under Choose the rent regime, the documented options are Free rents, Indexed rents and Capped rents. Read the coverage preview and select Apply the rent regime to adopt your choice.
The official FAQ says regulation affects covered contracts and spreads as they turn over. It does not lower every household's rent immediately. Compare the market rent with the rent households actually pay, and keep this policy separate from commissioning new homes.
Treat mortgage protection as a separate decision
Regulate mortgage-rate resets offers Contractual resets and Capped resets. The documented cap limits each eligible periodic increase to two percentage points.
The protection applies to future scheduled resets of eligible mortgages. Existing fixed-rate contracts and purely variable-rate loans retain their own terms. It therefore should not be read as a new-home construction policy or an instant rewrite of every mortgage.
Frequently asked questions
How do I commission social housing?
Open Housing → Policies, select a home count under Launch a social-housing programme, review the cost and delivery plan, then launch it.
Will rent controls immediately remove a housing shortage?
The official instructions do not promise that. Rent regulation affects covered contracts over time, while a social-housing program has a separate delivery process.
Can I see where the new homes will go?
Yes. The program preview lists the provinces receiving homes alongside the total cost, annual commitment and delivery estimate.