Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
From Real Estate History
One hundred years ago, on 16 January 1926, leading English language newspapers published in Bombay, including The Times of India, Bombay Chronicle, and The Bombay, reported on an o......
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Amid the continuing economic crisis, President Herbert Hoover inaugurated the White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership today in Washington. The nationwide confere......
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The Mumbai we see today was not the same in 1668. At that time, it was not a single organised city but a cluster of seven separate islands, with seawater flowing between them. Ther......
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On 4 December 2002, the federal government approved the first comprehensive technical review of Islamabad’s 1960 master plan. The cabinet was informed that rapid population growth......
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The United States Supreme Court delivered its landmark judgement in Kelo v. City of New London. In a 5 to 4 decision, the Court held that a local government could use eminent domai......
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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...