House prices appear to be beginning to lose their immunity to Covid-19. During the month of November the price of flats has fallen 0.1% in the province of Castellón compared to October and the decrease accumulated in the last 12 months it is already in a 2.5%, based on the latest real estate price index […]
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Twenty days with up to ten hours without light in the Raval of Barcelona
There are houses in the neighborhood of Raval, in the center of Barcelona, which chain 20 days of blackouts. “We can be between five and ten hours without light, depending on the day,” calculates an affected neighbor of the Salvador street, where the damage completely affects several buildings, including businesses, and extends to buildings on […]
Pending home sales fall 1.1% in October
The pending home sales in the United States it fell 1.1% in November, with a 1% rebound expected after the 2% fall in September (revised from -2.2%). Compared to a year ago, sales rose 19.2%, in September they had been 22.2% higher. The dollar was unchanged after the report, validating daily losses against the pound […]
The other evictions: “They offer us 3,500 euros if we leave the house”
Isabel She sells socks on the street to ensure that at home they do not depend only on the little more than 700 euros that her husband charges. They meet a rent of 235 euros since they could no longer take on a mortgage that climbed to 1,200 euros a month. Your flat, in Badalona, […]
The referendum that Junts per Catalunya and Esquerra Republicana do not support
Neighbors and entities of Olesa de Montserrat they oppose the Municipal Urban Planning Plan (POUM), a large project promoted by the Barcelona town council that establishes the construction of 1,313 new homes. The last step taken by the members of the platform Olesa Neighborhood Movement It has been to reach a consensus on a joint […]
S & P / Case-Shiller Home Price Index rises 6.6% in September to beat expectations
The S & P / Case-Shiller home price index it rose 6.6% in September compared to a year ago. The market consensus was for an increase of 5.1%. In August it was up 5.3% (revised from 5.2%). In another report, prepared by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the home price index registered an advance […]
A plan to build 8,000 homes in El Prat generates mistrust among residents
At the same time that the largest urban development project in years in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) has suffered a double judicial setback caused by the neighborhood opposition and several municipal political groups, citizen misgivings have set their sights on the plan of the City Council of El Prat de Llobregat to widen its urban […]
The coronavirus drives the urban exodus in Catalonia
Gabriela his life was perfectly organized. She ran a cocktail bar that she owned and earned extra income from the cute crafts she made from home in her spare time. Enough to pay the 900 euros in rent that the apartment in which he lived with his two children cost him. But the arrival of […]
Obstacles, delays and coercion leave poor neighbors out of the register in Catalonia
Ahmed he goes to bed some nights in a car. You must do it when there is no free mattress in houses of acquaintances in Badalona, where it arrived four months ago. Earn “500, 400 or 300 euros per month” handing out orders and it is not enough for the “200 or 300 euros” that, […]
Sales of existing homes surprise with a 4.3% rise in October
The sale of existing homes in October registered an advance of 4.3%, to 6.85 million (annual rate), which generated a surprise as a drop was expected from the September reading of 6.57 million (revised from 6.54 million) to 6.45 million. The data had no impact on the market. Previously on Thursday there had been a […]
