Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Ms. Freda Akosua O. Prempeh, has cautioned officers at the Rent Control Department (RCD) to desist from extorting money from clients who patronise their services. The deputy minister, who doubles as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, in an exclusive interview … Read more
Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Ms. Freda Akosua O. Prempeh, has revealed that the Akufo-Addo-led government will soon revive the defunct Bank for Housing and Construction (BHC). Speaking in an interview with Today, Ms. Prempeh, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, revealed that her ministry … Read more
Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to transform its Silicon Valley headquarters campus into a “mixed-use village” complete with housing and retail shops. Impetus for the “Willow Campus” includes inadequate housing and public transit, making it tough for Facebook workers to live and commute where the leading social network has its headquarters, according to vice president … Read more
The number of people living rough on the streets of New York increased nearly 40 percent this year as America’s financial capital struggles to turn the tide against homelessness. An annual survey conducted found 3,892 people on the streets on the night of February 6 — 39 percent more than the previous year, the city’s … Read more
Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has touted the launch of a new specialised bank, the Construction Bank, as a significant chapter in Ghana’s banking industry. Delivering a keynote address on Wednesday at the unveiling of the bank in Accra, Dr Bawumia urged the Board of Directors and shareholders of the new bank to pick up critical … Read more
The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County rose sharply by 23 percent in the last year despite increased efforts to tackle the crisis, according to a new count released on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) said 57,794 people are homeless on any given night in the county as opposed to … Read more
Wonder God hitmaker, Sonnie Badu who was recently conferred on as a doctor has taken to his IG handle to share his interesting and inspiring life story. Yes, they say you know the personality but you don’t know the story of that personality. In life, nothing comes on a silver platter. You gotta work hard … Read more
The Girl Scouts who meet every Friday in a New York hotel could be any other American youngsters learning life skills, but with one crucial difference. They are all homeless. Troop 6000 is New York’s first Girl Scout brigade exclusively for homeless girls, all of whom live at the Sleep Inn in Queens, where they … Read more
Homeless people are camping along one of Sydney’s busiest streets after setting up a makeshift shelter. Photographs have emerged showing rough sleepers lining along a set of steps just metres from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the New South Wales State Parliament in Martin Place. Clothing, doonas, luggage and cardboard boxes filled with personal … Read more
Several residents of Kwamipong Nkwanta have been rendered homeless after a two-day windstorm ripped off the roofs of their homes and collapsed some structures. Affected residents have converted church auditoriums into their places of abode. Meanwhile, the assemblyman for the area, Godwin Gbeko, several distress calls made to authorities, especially the National Disaster Management Organisation … Read more
A survey conducted in 2011 pegs a total of 61,492 children between the ages of 0-18 on the streets of Accra with 50,997 in the central business district alone. (2011 Census on Street Children, Department of Social Welfare). According to the findings, the search for money to cater for ones living is 86% cause of … Read more
Construction begun on new housing fell slightly in January, driven by sharp declines in building in the US West and Midwest, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The slowdown last month was magnified by an upward revision to December’s already strong construction pace. But a second consecutive increase in permits for new home building indicates construction … Read more
Fiscal policy to some extent if not large is influenced by political ideology. The previous government led by the social democrats – NDC Party – was famous for excessively taxing Ghanaians. During their regime, two real estate taxes – the rent tax and real estate VAT – were introduced. The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Danywise Estate and Construction, Mr Frank Aboagye Danyansah, has decried Ghana’s growing housing deficit, which he said would require US$34 billion to address the shortfall. The country’s housing needs is in short supply of 1.7 million units, and is projected to climb to two million by 2018, a situation which … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Danywise Estate and Construction, Frank Aboagye Danyansah, has decried Ghana’s growing housing deficit, which he said would require $34 billion to fix. The country’s housing needs is in short supply of 1.7 million units, and is projected to climb to two million by 2018, which he said, required the introduction … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Danywise Estate and Construction, Frank Aboagye Danyansah, has decried Ghana’s growing housing deficit, which he said would require $34 billion to fix. The country’s housing needs is in short supply of 1.7 million units, and is projected to climb to two million by 2018, which he said, required the introduction … Read more
Ohio based Deliverance FM USA a Ghanaian community online radio station on January 3rd 2017 took their outreach program to the Catholic Charity Shelter. They provided the homeless with several boxes of food and administered the Word of God to them as well. The Catholic Charities located at 1736 Superior Avenue, Cleveland OH provide services … Read more
Many Real Estate Developers continue to believe that people find it hard to adapt to living in apartments. Regardless of designs, there are reasons such as monotony and independence influencing the choice of conventional housing to apartments. In light of the city’s ambition for more sustainable urban densities, it is both inevitable and appropriate that … Read more
play videoBrook Blair wants homelessness to cease in the UK Five – year old Coventry girl, Brook Blair has addressed Prime Minister Theresa May in a short, amusing video uploaded unto YouTube about homelessness in the UK. She pleaded with May to rectify conditions of vagrants in the UK with the “loads of money she … Read more
Homeowners associations (HOA) are legal organizations that are formed in a community, by property owners in that jurisdiction, to help with the general maintenance of the properties, to ensure that the value and quality of the properties are maintained. The organization has a governing board that makes sure the rules of the HOA, known as … Read more