From Real Estate History
On November 14, 1884, New York State legislature passed the Tenement House Act, a landmark legislation aimed at improving the dreadful living conditions in immigrant tenements. The......
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Washington DC: An important panel report on the United States federal real estate system was released on 11 March 2019 by the Public Buildings Reform Board. The board had been est......
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The United States Housing Corporation was legally created, marking an important moment in the history of public housing, planned residential development and modern urban policy in ......
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On November 10, 1992, the Capital Development Authority of Pakistan announced a major plan to expand Islamabad toward the southern side of the city. The plan included the creation ......
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On 23 January 1959, the Governor of West Pakistan, Lieutenant General Muhammad Azam Khan, promulgated the Punjab Land Dispositions Saving of Shamilat Ordinance 1959. The ordinan......
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The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...
Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...