From Real Estate History
On November 6, 1995, the Government of Sindh embarked on one of the most ambitious urban land reform programs in Pakistan’s history the Karachi Katchi Abadi Regularization and Land......
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Penn Central, one of America’s major railroad companies, declared bankruptcy. Beyond its rail network, the company held extensive interests in land, terminals, hotels and railway-l......
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On November 19, 1991, the Shanghai Municipal Government enacted the Pudong Housing Modernization Blueprint one of the most transformative urban redevelopment plans of pre-WTO China......
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On November 5, 1989, Singapore announced a major expansion to its Housing & Development Board (HDB) home-ownership model, creating policies that allowed low- and middle-income fami......
Read More →On November 13, 1872, the British Parliament passed a housing reform act to address unsafe living conditions in London’s slums. The law aimed to replace overcrowded and unsanitary ......
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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...