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🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Good news for New York: Kathy Hochul announces the completion of a $35 million affordable housing project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the completion of a $35 million affordable housing project in Long Island, aimed at addressing the ongoing housing crisis.

Mar 22 • 23:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England

UK ministers have announced the locations for seven new towns aimed at addressing housing shortages through a significant housebuilding project.

Mar 22 • 22:30 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

How much does it cost to build a 'cheap' 100 square meter house vs. a prefabricated house in the U.S.

A comparative analysis reveals that constructing a prefabricated house in the U.S. is generally 10% to 20% cheaper than building a traditional house, considering additional project costs.

Mar 22 • 13:00 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Final report of the urgent project that encourages the construction of social interest housing approved

The National Assembly's Economic Development Commission in Ecuador approved a report to incentivize the construction of social interest housing through tax benefits from private sector donations.

Mar 22 • 00:31 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

How is the approved accessible housing project despite environmental controversies

An accessible housing project has been approved in Argentina despite environmental concerns related to contamination near the construction site.

Mar 21 • 22:30 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

United Kingdom: An Iranian businessman under sanctions linked to a luxury apartment project in London

Iranian businessman Ali Ansari has been sanctioned amid a controversial luxury housing project in North London.

Mar 21 • 07:26 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Final report of the project on the construction of social interest housing would be ready by Saturday

The National Assembly's Economic Development Commission aims to approve the report for the urgent housing law project this weekend.

Mar 20 • 13:30 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

South Africa: What Cape Town Is Spending On Homes, Roads and the N2 Wall

The City of Cape Town has outlined its spending plans on infrastructure, including a controversial N2 Edge wall project estimated to cost R115-million as part of a much larger R8.2-billion budget for urban mobility and housing.

Mar 20 • 07:08 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

South Africa: What Cape Town Is Spending On Homes, Roads and the N2 Wall

Cape Town's municipality has outlined its budget allocation for infrastructure projects, highlighting the controversial N2 Edge wall project within a larger urban mobility plan.

Mar 20 • 07:08 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The Treasury wants to limit PIT allowances and raise lump sum rates. New project

The Polish Ministry of Finance has introduced a proposal to limit PIT housing allowances and raise lump sum tax rates to combat tax optimization.

Mar 19 • 20:41 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Real estate analysts project that housing prices will rise in these US cities in 2026

Analysts predict that housing prices in certain US cities will rise by 2026 due to imbalances in supply and demand within the real estate market.

Mar 19 • 10:01 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

In Brno, 190 apartments will be built for two billion between the city center and commercial zones

A new residential development project in Brno plans to construct 190 apartments, costing 2 billion CZK, strategically located between the city center and commercial areas.

Mar 18 • 11:21 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Roberto Justus Group Launches Project for Lots with Industrialized Houses

The Steelcorp group, led by Roberto Justus, has announced an expansion plan focusing on land developers and industrialized home construction through a partnership with Instacasa.

Mar 18 • 11:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Plzeň will build a new tram line to the Vinice housing estate. It was already considered by the communists

The city of Plzeň is set to construct a new tram line to serve the Vinice housing estate, a project that has historical roots dating back to communist discussions.

Mar 18 • 08:22 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

Unique Experiment on the Outskirts of Prague: The Documentary Homeless Blues Seeks Answers to How Hard It Is for Homeless People to Rise from the Bottom and Start Again

The documentary 'Homeless Blues' highlights a social project in Prague that aids the homeless by providing shelter and work, challenging societal views on homelessness and support.

Mar 18 • 05:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Clarín SCA Award Mention for Students 2026: Housing in El Garrote Neighborhood in Tigre

The project addresses the urgent need for dignified housing in urban areas of Argentina, particularly in the El Garrote neighborhood, amid rising urbanization challenges.

Mar 18 • 02:20 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Clarín SCA Award Mention for Students 2026: Housing in Ensenada

The project proposes a collective housing system in Ensenada that emphasizes community, proximity, and urban identity through an integrated architectural design.

Mar 18 • 01:59 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

3rd Mention of the Clarín SCA Prize for Students: Housing for Emerging Neighborhoods

A project focusing on housing solutions for emerging neighborhoods in Latin America addresses the critical housing deficit.

Mar 18 • 01:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Minister Jader Filho conducts technical visit to the Moaçara Residential project in Santarém

Brazil's Minister of Cities, Jader Filho, visited the Moaçara Residential project in Santarém, confirming its upcoming inauguration on March 24, attended by President Lula and local authorities.

Mar 17 • 16:42 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Invested 1 Billion... Gwangju Terminal's 'Department Store Complex' Forces Traders into Difficult Position

Some traders at the Gwangju Comprehensive Bus Terminal face displacement due to a new mixed-use project involving a department store and housing slated for completion in 2033.

Mar 17 • 09:25 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

'Frightened' residents face housing limbo as 52 homes to be bulldozed

Residents on the Sunshine Coast are facing eviction as 52 waterfront homes will be demolished for a long-awaited road project.

Mar 16 • 21:04 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

3rd Place Clarín SCA Prize for Students: 22 homes in Chacarita

A design project in Chacarita proposes a flexible architectural solution with 22 homes near a significant green space in Buenos Aires.

Mar 16 • 20:24 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Report Ready for First Debate on Urgent Project for the Construction of Social Housing

The Ecuadorian National Assembly's Economic Development Commission approved a report for the first debate of an urgent law project aimed at incentivizing the construction of social housing to address the housing deficit.

Mar 16 • 16:42 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Experts: The project concerning housing communities needs improvement

Experts suggest that the proposed amendment to the property ownership law in Poland has significant flaws despite some administrative improvements.

Mar 15 • 09:59 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

José Antonio Kast announces project to eliminate VAT on housing and lower corporate tax

The new Chilean president José Antonio Kast has proposed legislation to temporarily eliminate VAT on housing purchases and reduce the corporate tax rate from 27% to 23%.

Mar 14 • 17:34 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Funding: 152 Affordable Apartments for Vaterstetten

The Bavarian government has approved the preliminary start of construction for 152 affordable apartments in Vaterstetten, revitalizing a project that has been in discussion since 2019.

Mar 12 • 10:26 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Analysis of urgent law on tax incentives for donations of social interest housing begins

The National Assembly's Economic Development Commission in Ecuador has begun discussing a project aimed at establishing tax incentives for donors of social interest housing, intended to address the housing deficit in the country.

Mar 11 • 21:14 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

KCC 'Firefly House' Illuminates Space Welfare for the 9th Year

KCC partners with Seocho-gu to improve community housing environments through the 'Firefly House' project, continuing its space welfare activities for the ninth consecutive year.

Mar 11 • 07:40 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Social housing, student housing, Viale dei Gelsi. The new life of the former Greco-Breda railway yard

A new social housing project at the former Greco-Breda railway yard in Milan has been approved, featuring significant green spaces and carbon-neutral design.

Mar 11 • 04:00 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Leones FC and its social project: the home where new talents are born

Leones FC has developed a social initiative that provides housing for young footballers seeking opportunities away from their homes.

Mar 10 • 12:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Good news for Los Angeles: Newsom begins recovering vacant buildings for housing and mental health care

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a $65 million project to rehabilitate six vacant buildings in Los Angeles for housing and mental health treatment.

Mar 9 • 23:14 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

CAL will consider urgent project of tax incentives for those who donate social housing

The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of Ecuador will meet to review a proposed tax incentive project aimed at encouraging donations of social housing to address housing shortages.

Mar 9 • 21:15 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Model 5: The budget of a typical modern PH apartment

The article discusses the architectural and financial aspects of a modern PH (proprietary housing) model in Argentina, specifically focusing on a recent project in Saavedra.

Mar 9 • 21:02 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Model 4: Building of Plate-type Housing

The 'plate-type housing building' is part of the Procrear Estación Buenos Aires project, designed by Tomás Tarnofsky, featuring optimized circulation systems and flexible unit designs.

Mar 9 • 21:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Real Estate of Munich Living: Oversized? Residents are opposing a large-scale project

Residents near Westpark in Munich are taking legal action against a large housing project planned by Munich Living, arguing it is oversized for the area.

Mar 9 • 15:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Ayuso announces a University Live Plan with another public-private collaboration, now to build student residences

The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced plans for a public-private project aimed at building student residences amidst rising housing costs, although the opposition doubts its success.

Mar 5 • 16:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Amazonas EcoLar: registrations for free houses are extended

Registrations for the Amazonas EcoLar project in Manaus have been extended until March 15, with the first 16 houses to be built and delivered for free.

Mar 5 • 12:31 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Ex Boca Sports City: IRSA sold another lot and has raised nearly US$90 million

IRSA has raised nearly US$90 million through the sales of properties in a new residential project on the site of the former Boca Juniors Sports City.

Mar 5 • 09:12 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

After large protests, the developer redesigned this classic apartment building: - They are trying to dress up the pig.

A developer has responded to protests against a new residential project in Oslo by proposing a classic design, but local residents remain opposed to the destruction of existing homes and the rapid development in their neighborhood.

Mar 5 • 06:34 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Can Someone with Only a 1/10,000 Stake Be the Representative for Public Redevelopment?… Eligibility Controversy

The eligibility of a person holding only a 1/10,000 stake in a property to represent the community in a public redevelopment project in South Korea is causing significant controversy.

Mar 5 • 06:33 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

City Hall housing compound in SP has been under construction for over a year with expenditures of R$ 3.4 million in assistance

A housing project in São Mateus, São Paulo, has stalled for over a year due to the construction company’s financial troubles, leaving future residents reliant on insufficient rental aid.

Mar 4 • 07:02 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

The Luxembourg Mini-Dome Aims to Help with the Housing Shortage. Czechs Were Involved in Its Creation

A new mini-dome project in Luxembourg aims to address housing shortages, with contributions from Czech designers.

Mar 3 • 06:03 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

In just 290 m² and without high walls: the project in Tokyo that turned a minimal lot into 10 houses and challenges urban housing

A unique architectural project in Tokyo innovatively utilizes a small plot of land to create ten separate living spaces, defying conventional urban building norms.

Mar 2 • 23:50 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Reused Christmas Trees in Oxelösund to Help Increase Fish in the Baltic Sea

The municipal housing company Kustbostäder and the environmental organization Sportfiskarna have initiated a project to reuse Christmas trees for ecological purposes in Oxelösund, Sweden, involving local schoolchildren.

Mar 2 • 13:41 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Court suspends the lottery for the Janary Nunes housing project in Macapá for 10 days

A Brazilian court has suspended the lottery for the Janary Nunes housing project in Macapá for ten days due to irregularities in the registration process, impacting thousands who had participated.

Mar 2 • 13:12 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Neighbors laughed at the makeshift construction, but the couple built a 59-square-meter house with their own hands and transformed distrust into admiration

A couple from Ukraine built a small house in their backyard, initially facing skepticism from neighbors, but their DIY project eventually garnered admiration.

Mar 2 • 00:53 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

China Resources subsidiary acquires Hong Kong hotel for student housing project

A subsidiary of China Resources has purchased a Hong Kong hotel to convert it into student housing as demand for non-local student accommodation surges.

Mar 1 • 12:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Good news in Chicago: how the first 'Missing Middle' housing development is being pushed by Mayor Johnson

Chicago is developing its first 'Missing Middle' housing project initiated by Mayor Brandon Johnson, aimed at addressing the affordable housing crisis in historically neglected neighborhoods.

Feb 28 • 16:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Wall at public housing construction site collapses and 'swallows' cars in Mooca, Eastern Zone

A wall collapsed during a public housing construction project in Mooca, São Paulo, burying several parked cars but fortunately causing no injuries.

Feb 27 • 22:12 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Why Today Mature Men are Moving Away from the 'Fortress Home'

A changing perspective among middle-aged and older men sees home ownership evolving from a financial project to a lifestyle choice focused on relationships and community.

Feb 27 • 15:03 UTC

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