From Real Estate History
On October 23, 1972, pioneering energy efficiency standards for commercial buildings were enacted, establishing the first comprehensive requirements for energy conservation in comm......
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2010: The global real estate market had begun showing its first cautious signs of recovery after years of stagnation caused by the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse. This period ma......
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On 24 December 1968, the Apollo 8 spacecraft was orbiting the Moon. As it emerged from behind the Moon’s far side, an extraordinary sight appeared before the astronauts. Slowly ris......
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On November 24, 1963, newly sworn-in U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the United Nations for the first time following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The ......
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On November 17, 1982, the Chinese government initiated the Shenzhen Special Housing Corridor, one of the earliest urban housing reforms designed to manage the massive influx of wor......
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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...