Articles for Housing Construction

ASML pushing millions into four housing construction projects in Brainport region
1 week, 3 days ago

ASML pushing millions into four housing construction projects in Brainport region

NL Times  

ASML is pushing several million euros into four housing construction projects in Noord-Brabant that have a budget gap. Earlier this year, the company already promised financial support for two other housing projects in the Brainport region. The Brainport region, which consists of 21 Noord-Brabant municipalities, has a significant housing shortage, partly due to ASML’s success and growing need for workers. …

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40% of housing construction projects halted by two-thirds affordable requirement
1 week, 5 days ago

40% of housing construction projects halted by two-thirds affordable requirement

NL Times  

The construction of 40 percent of new homes is currently at a standstill because of the government requirement that two-thirds of newly constructed homes must be affordable. The surveyed project developers told CBRE that 60 percent of stalled projects could be realized if the affordability requirement was scrapped. According to Taco van Hoek of the EIB, the government must create …

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Number more important than type in housing construction: CPB
1 month ago

Number more important than type in housing construction: CPB

NL Times  

The number of homes built is more important for the position of households in dire straits on the housing market than the exact type of home. “The most important thing for households in dire straits is that as many homes as possible are built.” Discussion often arises about which type of homes should be built, such as small homes or …

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Third fewer housing construction permits issued in third quarter
1 month, 1 week ago

Third fewer housing construction permits issued in third quarter

NL Times  

The number of housing construction permits issued in the third quarter of this year decreased dramatically compared to the second quarter. Municipalities issued permits for the construction of 12,400 homes in the third quarter, 6,500 less than in the second quarter, a decrease of 34 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. The number of housing construction permits was about 1,000 …

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Modi 3.0: Cabinet’s nod to 3 crore rural and urban homes under PMAY to help revive the affordable housing segment
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0: Cabinet’s nod to 3 crore rural and urban homes under PMAY to help revive the affordable housing segment

Hindustan Times  

Hours after taking office for a third consecutive term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Union Cabinet announced its first major policy decision to provide assistance for the construction of an additional three crore rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. This, say real estate experts, is aimed at ensuring continuity to the Housing for All scheme and …

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Netherlands could create 60,000 homes by transforming office buildings near highways
6 months, 1 week ago

Netherlands could create 60,000 homes by transforming office buildings near highways

NL Times  

The Netherlands can create homes for over 60,000 households by transforming office buildings on the edges of cities and close to highways, according to real estate advisor Colliers. Colliers identified 18 highway locations where the government could turn increasingly vacant office buildings into housing. “Although housing construction close to highways is still unusual, a project like The Mayor on the …

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Legislature and New Mexico governor meet halfway on gun control and housing, but paid leave falters
10 months, 1 week ago

Legislature and New Mexico governor meet halfway on gun control and housing, but paid leave falters

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s Democrat-led Legislature delivered on a handful of the governor’s major priorities in her calls for public safety reforms, gun control, housing construction and the use of incentives to forge new solutions to climate change as lawmakers adjourned their 30-day annual session Thursday. “I just want to just say to New Mexicans, I don’t think …

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Amsterdam hits housing snag: Construction falls short of target
10 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam hits housing snag: Construction falls short of target

NL Times  

Despite starting construction on over 5,000 homes in 2023, Amsterdam fell short of its ambitious goal of 7,500 new units, highlighting ongoing challenges in addressing the city's chronic housing shortage. These factors, combined with uncertainties surrounding rental market legislation and high interest rates, have made investors cautious, especially in the mid-priced rental segment, where construction lagged behind expectations. Van Dantzig …

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The California conundrum: Fewer people, more homes, but an acute housing shortage
1 year, 3 months ago

The California conundrum: Fewer people, more homes, but an acute housing shortage

LA Times  

In the last decade, California home prices and rents have soared, an upswing that’s put homeownership further out of reach and helped drive thousands into homelessness. L.A. County, on the other hand, has lost 4.2% of its population since its peak several years ago and statewide there are 1.8% fewer people — drops that state number crunchers consider somewhat inflated. …

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Editorial: How changing the rules on stairways could help California build more homes
1 year, 4 months ago

Editorial: How changing the rules on stairways could help California build more homes

LA Times  

Construction workers work on Central Park West homes and apartments in Irvine on Jan. 28, 2019. State lawmakers are considering a bill that could eventually allow single-stairway buildings, which could make it easier to build small-to-medium sized apartment complexes. What gets less attention, but are still important, are the narrower proposals to rethink regulations that have inadvertently stymied home construction, …

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AP will build Amaravati house even if centre stops funds: Sajjala
1 year, 5 months ago

AP will build Amaravati house even if centre stops funds: Sajjala

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Adviser to state government Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Saturday declared that Jagan Mohan Reddy government will bear the entire expenditure of constructing 50,000 houses in Amaravati in case the union government stops funds for the YSRC government’s mega housing programme. Ramakrishna Reddy, along with housing minister Jogi Ramesh, social welfare minister Merugu Nargarjuna and Housing MD Lakshmisha, visited Venkatapalem …

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The Hague worried about financial future of social housing corporations
1 year, 6 months ago

The Hague worried about financial future of social housing corporations

NL Times  

The municipality of The Hague is calling on Housing Minister Hugo de Jonge to quickly present a support package for housing associations. According to Councilor Martijn Balster, The Hague's housing associations are under severe financial pressure and will not be able to handle the investments required in the coming years. To tackle this, a "massive financial support package" from Minister …

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Big dip in housing construction expected next year, Minister says
1 year, 7 months ago

Big dip in housing construction expected next year, Minister says

NL Times  

Housing construction in the Netherlands is stagnating under difficult market conditions. Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Housing expects a significant dip next year, he said in a letter to parliament, announcing investments to keep that dip as small as possible. It is becoming increasingly challenging for developers to get plans financed, and as a result, housing construction plans get …

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New housing construction way below Cabinet targets; Plans for 130K homes in Brabant
1 year, 9 months ago

New housing construction way below Cabinet targets; Plans for 130K homes in Brabant

NL Times  

Eight of the 12 Dutch provinces are hopelessly behind in achieving their targets for housing construction, according to research by the Economic Institute for Construction. Noord-Holland managed around 17,000 new homes in 2021, also well below the Cabinet’s 22,000 target for the province. The national government wants 100,000 new homes built yearly to solve the housing shortage. 130,600 homes in …

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North Korea’s Kim breaks ground for housing, farm projects
1 year, 10 months ago

North Korea’s Kim breaks ground for housing, farm projects

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un attended groundbreaking ceremonies for new housing and farming projects, which are part of his push for domestic achievements as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid his defiant pursuit of nuclear arms. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim broke ground Wednesday for the construction of a huge …

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Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law

LA Times  

Scott Walter, president and chief executive of WS Communities, stands at the site that’s slated for the developer’s biggest proposed project: a 2,000-unit apartment complex with 400 low-income homes along Nebraska Avenue in Santa Monica. Walter, left, wants to build 4,500 apartments across 14 buildings, including a 15-story high-rise with 2,000 units that would be Santa Monica’s tallest outside its …

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The Chinese dream of homeownership is crumbling. The economy could go with it
2 years, 4 months ago

The Chinese dream of homeownership is crumbling. The economy could go with it

LA Times  

Last November, hundreds of angry homeowners in Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi province, gathered on the roof of an unfinished apartment building. And in China, unfortunately, the property sector is huge.” An exacerbated slowdown in China, a major commodities consumer and the world’s second-largest economy, would also have pronounced impact on the global financial system in its fragile state. …

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Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]

Live Law  

Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of DesignationThe Supreme Court has observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation. "We find that reinstatement cannot be automatic, and the transgression of Section 25F being established, suitable compensation would be the appropriate remedy", the bench …

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Editorial: What crisis? Assembly leaders are letting an important affordable housing bill die
3 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: What crisis? Assembly leaders are letting an important affordable housing bill die

LA Times  

What could explain the imminent demise of a bill to help solve one of Los Angeles County’s most pressing problems — the lack of affordable housing — that has widespread community and political support, and is modeled on a Bay Area bill that sailed through the state Legislature just two years ago? If that happens, it means legislative leaders chose …

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Netherlands reveals plans for 150,000 more social housing units
4 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands reveals plans for 150,000 more social housing units

NL Times  

Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs, the association of Dutch municipalities VNG, and the association for housing corporations Aedes agreed to work together to accelerate the construction of 150 thousand social rental homes. The parties also agreed to build 10 thousand flexible homes in the next two years, and to stimulate the construction of mid-market rentals and cheap owner-occupied homes. …

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