Elizabeth Felicella for The New York Times By JULIE SCELFO WHEN Sasha Haines-Stiles moved out of a crumbling brownstone studio in April and into a large loft in downtown Brooklyn with soaring ceilings and expansive views, she fantasized that the space would look as perfect as one of the many photo shoots and [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Government is to formulate a strategy on the real estate sector to tackle a national housing deficit estimated at about one million units, Vice President John Dramani Mahama announced on Wednesday. Interacting with the leadership of Ghana Real Estates Developers Association (GREDA) at the Castle, Osu, he said the proposed strategy would [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Mr Charles Oduro Acheampong, Assemblyman for Kaasi in Kumasi, has encouraged private estate developers to partner Government to construct decent housing for personnel of the Ghana Police Service (GPS). He described the current housing problem facing the Service as “worrying”, and said the situation must change, given GPS’ strategic role in [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Mr Charles Oduro Acheampong, Assemblyman for Kaasi in Kumasi, has encouraged private estate developers to partner Government to construct decent housing for personnel of the Ghana Police Service (GPS). He described the current housing problem facing the Service as “worrying”, and said the situation must change, given GPS’ strategic role in [...]
Read the rest of this story »Article By: Rode & Associates (Pty) Ltd There are many optimists out there who predict that house prices will start to recover by the end of 2009. Let’s think this one through… ‘Recover’ needs to be defined, of course. If it means that prices will stop sliding in nominal terms, then this is [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr Albert Abongo has appealed to members of the Ghana Real Estates Development Association (GREDA) to commit resources to tap the huge demand for affordable housing. Mr Abongo gave the assurance that his sector ministry was ready to support GREDA with land from its land banks, to [...]
Read the rest of this story »Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS WHEN Margaret Smith’s Park Slope apartment building developed a rodent problem, she was lucky enough to miss most of the action. Michelle Litvin for The New York Times Margaret Smith, of Park Slope, receives rent reductions in exchange for doing chores. “To [...]
Read the rest of this story »By MIKE POWELL/nytimes.com THE Peace Makers Motorcycle Club is a welcome presence in Wyandanch, a 4.5-square-mile chunk of the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. Slide Show Living in Wyandanch, N.Y. Graphic At a party at their clubhouse one recent Friday night, members trickled in wearing yellow T-shirts and patch-covered black vests. [...]
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