France’s annual winter ban on tenant evictions began on November 1 and will go on until March 15. The measure guarantees some 1.8 million families who struggle to pay their rent an albeit temporary roof over their heads.
Violence broke out when demonstrators protesting poor housing conditions clashed with the police in the Algerian capital of Algiers on Monday in a rare display of social discontent.
French government data released this Tuesday shows that the housing sector has started to recover in France, with sales of new homes during the second quarter of 2009 rising by almost 30% from a year earlier.
Ailing state-backed mortgage firm Fannie Mae has posted a massive $14.8 billion loss in the second quarter, and has asked the US Treasury for a further $10.7 billion government bailout.
California is on the edge of bankruptcy, with credit dried up and banks closed. Schwartzenegger and state legislators just agreed to a plan to help cover the $26 Bln deficit. What happened to the state, ranking as the world's 8th largest economy?
Standard & Poor's (S&P) says European house prices are likely to drop further in 2010 as prices continue to adjust in the wake of a severe recession. The credit ratings agency believes the British market could stabilise by the end of this year.
In a northern region of Paris, one family lives in a yurt, the traditional Mongol home, but adapted to our modern idea of comfort. Eco-friendly and mobile, is this dwelling created from an old recycled circus tent the home of the future?
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has promised one million new homes during his campaign for a third straight presidential term. The elections have been declared a farce by political opponents, but the need for housing is real.
The twin buildings named "Nemausus", in the south of France, were designed by top French architect Jean Nouvel. Nouvel got the idea in 1987 to create an economical high-style residential complex that looked like an industrial ship.
