Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
From Real Estate History
On November 13, 1961, the Lahore Improvement Trust (LIT) approved a major expansion of Model Town, one of Lahore’s earliest planned residential areas. The project aimed to address ......
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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......
Read More →On October 26, 1933, the US New Deal introduced transformative housing reforms during the Great Depression. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) and Federal Housing Administrat......
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On 11 December 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, under the leadership of then Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, imposed a strict and highly unusual restriction on the transfer, le......
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25 January 1575 marks the formal foundation of Luanda on the western coast of Africa by the Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator Paulo Dias de Novais. The settlement was ......
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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...