The pandemic that caused the Covid-19 in the world, it left 16 million more children and youth poor in Latin America and not only that, it also caused a 20-year setback in poverty indicators. This was stated by Mónica Rubio, regional social policy adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Children’s … Read more
“Tenants, united, you will never be defeated.” The home of Ana Gálvez, where she lives with her eleven-year-old daughter in the Bronx, is just one of an estimated 200,000 who is at risk of eviction for not being able to pay rent in New York. This Mexican mother tells of losing her job as a … Read more
35% of the mortgages in force in our country underwent changes during the year 2022, eight points above the data registered in 2021 (27%). Only in Ireland (44%) and Slovenia (42%) were more novations or subrogationsaccording to data published by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Mortgage Federation (EMF), and collected by the … Read more
With banners and loud voices, a small group of tenants and activists accompanied Beverly Rivers to her eviction date in housing court in Brooklyn. Lesley Ann Jules, also faces an eviction order. “Many of the tenants have been living in the building for 20, 30, 40 years, many of them don’t know how to fight … Read more
In order to help the population face improvement works in their own homes, the National Government maintains a line of loans with lower interest and longer terms than usual. The credit, which is not mortgage but personal, is granted by Banco Nación to those who want to renovate, expand or finish the property they live … Read more
Nick Dallorso says the scaffolding he points to was already in place when he moved to the Ridgewood area about five years ago, but he hasn’t seen any work being done to prevent the building from deteriorating. Something he says has its drawbacks. “Because trash and rats collect and make the neighborhood look ugly,” Dallorso … Read more
Before, this building at 160 Water Street was used for offices. Today a private company is working to convert the space into 588 apartments. Mayor Eric Adams believes such projects will help address homelessness. “The goal is to build low-income, mid-income, market-rate homes, and also insure for NYCHA. So it’s not a ‘one size fits … Read more
The Infonavit Information System shows that working women take up to 10 years longer than men to obtain a home loan, but they also have 5% less money in their savings accounts for this purpose. From 2010 to 2022, 16.5 million housing actions were carried out in the country, of which 32% were directed at … Read more
Around 443,000 Chihuahuans meet the conditions to apply for the “MejoraSí” credit offered by the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit), which is aimed at beneficiaries who do not have a formal employment relationship, that is, that currently do not contribute to Infonavit, but at the time they did. “We are making … Read more
The number of mortgages constituted on homes rose 10.9% in 2022 compared to the previous year, to add 463,614, its highest figure since 2010, when home loans reached 607,535, according to data released this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). With this rebound in 2022, the home mortgage firm chains two years of … Read more