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Quantitative Easing Programs Boost Real Estate Recovery

On October 26, 2012, the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing programs significantly accelerated the US real estate recovery from the financial crisis. By purchasing mortgage-back......

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The theory of continental drift was presented

On 6 January 1912, the German geophysicist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener presented for the first time the theory of continental drift during a meeting of the German Geological A......

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Sheikh Rashid Launches Dubai’s Creek Expansion Foundation of the City’s Modern Real Estate Vision

On November 8, 1977, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum officially launched the Dubai Creek Expansion Project a defining moment in the city’s urban history that laid the foundation......

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New York Passes Tenement House Act to Improve Immigrant Living Conditions

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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New Deal Law Opened the Door to Public Housing and Major Construction Projects in USA

On 16 June 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA), one of the major laws of the New Deal era. The law was introduced during th......

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Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

Model Town Lahore A Modern Society Established within the Ancient Forest of Lahore (Episode 7)

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...

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 Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

Where Did the 500 Acres of Model Town Land Go (Episode 5)

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...

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