The health emergency situation due to the coronavirus has forced Catalan municipalities to take drastic measures. In general, the local administration bets on Catalua for freezing rates and taxes in 2021. The Barcelona’s town hall It plans to freeze all municipal taxes next year with the exception of the terrace tax, which will maintain the […]
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Ada Colau does not return the extra cost charged with a tax in 2019
The extension of a tax of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) to owners of buildings in the regions of the Western Valles and Baix Llobregat caused a stir in 2019. Thousands of complaints were then filed, promoted by the Unified Non-Tribut AMB Platform. The entity prepares another massive campaign of resources and calls for […]
Existing US Home Sales: Homes Sell Incredibly Fast
Data released Thursday showed existing home sales rose 9.4% in September, beating expectations. Wells Fargo Analysts They explain that demand for homes is likely to be even stronger, with low inventories fueling competition and driving up prices. Key statements: “Existing home sales increased 9.4% in September at a rate of 6.54 million units. The increase […]
Existing home sales rise to 6.54 million in September, the highest level since April 2007
US Existing Home Sales Rise to 6.54 Million in September, above the estimates of 6.3 million and rising from the 5.98 million the previous month. Notably Existing home sales fell during April, May and June due to the pandemic of coronavirus. In March this year, existing home sales hit a recent high of 5.76 million […]
What exactly is the IRPH index and how can I know if my mortgage has it
The IRPH is the acronym for Index of Reference of Mortgage Loans. It is an indicator of interest rates on mortgage loans and is prepared from the Bank of Spain. This has been operating since 1994 and is officially called Average rate of mortgage loans over three years for the purchase of free housing. […]
The premiere of the Valencian tourist voucher: with controversy and … collapse after 600 requests per minute
The launch this Tuesday of the Valencian tourist bond almost died of success. The initiative devised by the Consell to promote the domestic market with discounts of up to 70% on the cost of booking a trip for those registered in the Valencian Community it was released yesterday with the collapse of the web, […]
Tenants of Barcelona against La Caixa for not being able to buy their flats
Nine years ago the 78 houses of a block that the La Caixa Foundation built in an area under construction in Mataró (Barcelona) were inhabited. Tenants had to prove income that prevented them from emancipating and lacking properties to seal a rent reduced to official protection prices. The offer included the claim that they could […]
Home construction and start permits rebound in September
The reports from the real estate sector showed mixed figures and did not have an impact on the dollar in the market. The housing beginnings in September they rose from 1,388 million to 1,415 million (annual rate), below the 1,457 million expected by the market. This implied a rise of 1.9%, after the drop of […]
Mobilization against the urbanization of an old factory in L’Hospitalet
The struggle of the residents of Sant Josep refers to other historical mobilizations in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) that seemed utopian but ended up working. Sant Josep is a popular neighborhood in the second Catalan town in number of inhabitants, one of the cities with the highest population density in Europe. A place where the […]
The coronavirus ‘sinks’ the promotion of new construction after years of recovery of the real estate bubble
The bursting of the housing bubble in 2008 shook the foundations of an industry long accustomed to double-digit growth. The crash was of such magnitude that construction was practically paralyzed for years and many companies went bankrupt. It was not until 2015 when the sector began to react and timidly recover an activity that […]