Tag: Housing
discrimination in housing persists despite compulsory training
One in two real estate agencies accept landlords’ demands not to rent their homes to blacks or Arabs. This is what emerges from a recent testing campaign conducted by SOS…
Housing market will remain ‘overheated’ this year, according to Rabobank
As it stands now, according to their estimates, owner-occupied homes will become on average 17.3 percent more expensive this year, which is much stronger than the forecast of a 12…
In the fight against housing shortage, Utrecht finds more places for temporary housing
UTRECHT – The municipality of Utrecht has found several new locations for temporary housing. According to the municipality, many people in the city are urgently looking for an independent home,…
Housing: how to reduce the carbon footprint of new constructions?
Ecological issues are at the center of global concerns and represent the future of new constructions. Initially scheduled for January 1, 2021 by the ELAN law (Evolution of housing, development…
The Utrecht Housing Debate: ‘People want to live in the city and not in Nieuwegein-Noord’
Eleven candidate councilors are participating in the debate: Julia Kleinrensink (GroenLinks), Maarten Koning (D66), Tess Meerding (VVD), Rick van der Zweth (PvdA), Jantine Zwinkels (CDA), Anne Sasbrink (PvdD), Rik van…
Housing assistance extended for Wheatley residents impacted by gas explosion
News Local News Wheatley residents with properties in the evacuation zone of a gas explosion late last summer received some good news from the province on Friday. Crews were seen…
Columbus backs immigrant housing near Delhi
News Local News Development may welcome Ukrainian refugees A housing center for migrant workers and refugees is being proposed for the former Delhi Research Station property. The research center closed…
Almost every Utrecht municipality wants to intervene in the housing market with purchase protection: ‘Prevent the waterbed effect’
How does the purchase protection work? Purchase protection means that the person who buys a home must live in it himself. With this rule, the government wants to prevent private…
Chatham-Kent proposing emergency housing plan with Hope Haven
Ahead of a council vote in March, officials at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent are presenting their case for an emergency housing partnership with a local homeless shelter. The plan would…
Utrecht launches scenarios for large-scale housing construction in the Rijnenburg polder
Two desks have a design study has been submitted to the City Council. The municipality emphasizes that it is not a master plan, but a first step in the process.…