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How China's plan to develop rental housing led to higher rental prices

Yawen Chen, Shu Zhang and John Ruwitch, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 03:24 PM

The Chinese government's initiative to increase the supply of rental housing has had an unintended effect: a surge of property investors into the rental market that has dramatically pushed up prices. Read more »

Millions of Americans still trapped in debt-logged homes ten years after crisis

Michelle Conlin and Robin Respaut, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 03:12 PM

More than one-quarter of homeowners in Monroe County are deeply “underwater,” meaning they still owe more to their lenders than their houses are worth. Read more »

Kadamay sumugod sa pabahay ng mga pulis, sundalo sa Bacolod

Marty Go, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 12:04 PM

BACOLOD, Negros Occidental - Nagtipon ang nasa 1,000 miyembro ng urban poor group na Kadamay sa isang housing site para sa mga pulis at sundalo sa lungsod na ito, Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Smart Tips to Get Your Pag-IBIG Housing Loan Approved

MoneyMax.ph
Updated as of Aug 02 04:21 PM

With interest rates ranging from 5.375 percent to 10 percent and repayment terms of up to 30 years, the Pag-IBIG housing loan is one of the more affordable and flexible home financing schemes in the Philippines. Read more »

Subcontractors bare alleged housing anomalies in disaster-hit areas

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 12:07 PM

A couple of subcontractors hired by developers in the rehabilitation of disaster-hit areas in Eastern Visayas revealed on Tuesday alleged anomalies in the housing projects that resulted in either unfinished or substandard units. Read more »

SONA 2018: Yolanda survivors, may 'hiling' kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 02:48 PM

Hindi umano palalampasin ng Yolanda survivors ang ikatlong State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

'The Dance of Death'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:49 PM

Protesters perform a 'dance of death,’ which according to them symbolizes Charter Change and the mounting deaths under the Duterte administration, during a protest in Quezon City.  Read more »

SONASERYE: Mga pangakong 'angat-buhay' ni Robredo, natupad ba?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 09:26 PM

Bukod sa tila hindi maayos na pakikitungo sa kaniya ng administrasyon, hinaharap rin ngayon ni Vice President Leni Robredo ang mga kumukuwestiyon sa kaniyang pagkapanalo. Read more »

Homeless people in Japan fewer than 5,000, gov't says

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 13 11:10 PM

The number of homeless people in Japan hit a 15-year-low below 5,000, the country's welfare ministry said Friday, attributing the drop to efforts by local governments to help them become independent. Read more »

Groundbreaking of Marawi rehab pushed to late August

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 06:27 PM

The task force leading the rehabilitation efforts in war-torn Marawi said it will begin the reconstruction of the city's most affected areas late August, a month late from its initial July target.   Read more »

Hiling na pabahay

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:20 PM

Members of the urban poor group Kadamay protest in front of the National Housing Authority in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Household helpers may now avail Pag-IBIG housing loans

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 12:58 AM

Household helpers are now qualified to apply for a Pag-IBIG housing loan. Read more »

Kasambahay, puwedeng magkabahay sa Pag-IBIG loan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 11:43 PM

Puwede ring magsama sa isang Pag-IBIG loan ang magkakamag-anak o kahit magkaibigan lang.  Read more »

Ilang tumiwalag sa Kadamay, 'handang bayaran' ang inokupang pabahay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 08:34 PM

Batid ng mga kumalas na miyembro na kailangan nilang bayaran ang buwanang hulog para sa mga pabahay na kanilang inokupa noong nakaraang taon. Read more »

P300 fee per rally? Some Kadamay members leave group over alleged extortion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 04:45 PM

Some members of urban poor group Kadamay on Saturday said they have decided to "break away," alleging extortion against the organization whose members had illegally occupied state housing units near Metro Manila. Read more »

Kadamay, 'binantayan' lang ang mga pabahay sa Rizal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 01:42 PM

Iginiit ng grupong Kadamay na wala silang balak okupahin ang mga pabahay sa Rodriguez, Rizal, sa kabila ng pagsugod ng daan-daan nilang miyembro sa komunidad noong Miyerkoles. Read more »

JV Ejercito to Kadamay: No such thing as free housing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 10:44 AM

HINDI PWEDE ANG LIBRE: The government cannot give away houses for free, Senate Housing Committee Chief JV Ejercito said Friday, days after members of urban poor group Kadamay tried to illegally occupy housing units in Rizal. Read more »

Ejercito appeals to Kadamay members to stop trespassing

Vivienne Gulla,, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 12:43 AM

Ejercito appealed to Kadamay members to wait for the passage of the measure seeking to address issues on housing projects, instead of trespassing. Read more »

Duterte hits Kadamay for housing takeover try, warns of violent dispersal

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 07:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed urban poor group Kadamay after its members attempted to occupy homes in Rodriguez, Rizal yesterday. Read more »

'Anarchy': Ejercito hits Kadamay for attempt to take over Rizal housing units

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 05:49 PM

Senate Housing Committee chair JV Ejercito on Thursday slammed urban poor group Kadamay for attempting to occupy another housing project intended for soldiers and police officers.    Read more »