The push by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to move 1,000 homeless people off the streets by year’s end gained new urgency Tuesday as city officials detailed a schedule of coming encampment closures. And they confirmed that it will be converted hotels — not the micro-community sites in neighborhoods that have attracted the heaviest pushback — … Read more
PropNex CEO Ismail Gafoor said it looks like the demand for new public housing has largely stabilised. “Moving forward, we would expect overall application rates of BTO launches to generally range between two and three times, although it could vary slightly at times, depending on the supply and location of flats launched,” he said. Mr Gafoor … Read more
The average asking price for homes experienced a notable decline of £7,000 in December, signalling a potential shift in the dynamics of the property landscape. This dip comes amidst a backdrop of economic uncertainties, changing buyer preferences, and the ongoing impact of global events on the real estate sector. Anticipating further declines in 2024, there … Read more
JOHOR BARU: The new Energy Transition and Public Utilities Ministry is created as part of the government’s focus on renewable energy, says Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. The Johor Baru MP said he was excited to be given a chance to work together with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is leading … Read more
HOUSTON — The apartment complex where Teresa Eddins now lives is so quiet that “you can hear a pin drop” at night, she says — a stark contrast to the constant noise she withstood while living beneath a bridge two years ago. She was one of the first people who moved into a former hotel in … Read more
The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday, warning rental and home prices could continue to rise without a boost to housing supply. In a speech in Windsor, Ont., deputy governor Toni Gravelle acknowledged many of the benefits coming from this rise in immigration, … Read more
Nancy Paine’s short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven years, acting as a “liaison” for homeowners needing help with the logistics of running a listing on the accommodation site. At the peak of … Read more
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill Her fascination with France began when she spent a summer in the European country while working as an au pair back back in the 1970s. From then on, Ellen, originally from the East Coast of the US, made it her mission to travel to France whenever she got the chance to. She … Read more
City crews moved more than 100 people out of a homeless encampment near the post office at 20th and Curtis streets downtown Thursday and into an east Denver hotel that has been converted into a shelter, officials confirmed. It was the fourth and, so far, the largest action at an encampment yet as part of … Read more
Kuaishou Technology, China’s second-largest short video platform after ByteDance’s Douyin, has launched an “online festival” to encourage home sales amid a deep property market slump in the country. The one-month campaign, called “national home-buying season”, started on Wednesday and will run through January 5, during which the platform will promote star agents, bargain prices and … Read more
