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                                <title><![CDATA[ Urban Renewal Act, for the people or a 'scam' to help developers? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ One critic says the proposed law appears to be another layer of red tape which would add further confusion to the redevelopment process. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Even China's 1.4 billion population can't fill all its vacant homes, says ex-official ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As of the end of August, the combined floor area of unsold homes stood at 648 million sq m, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Canada govt, pressured over housing shortage, tells cities to do more ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 02:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Canadian government under pressure over a lack of affordable housing says those who cooperate will receive federal cash. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Are Chinese houses for speculation now? Property investors say no ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While it is early days, the market so far remains unconvinced that the sector has turned a corner with real estate agents reporting subdued transactions even in China's biggest cities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Singapore home prices rise despite cooling measures ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The tightening was the latest in a series of attempts to tame runaway prices that have stirred discontent among residents of one of the world's most expensive cities. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Address wealth gap among ethnic groups, academic says on national housing policy ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Nizam Mahshar says the nation's diverse demographics, comprising multi-ethnic communities and varying income classes, are disregarded in development plans. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Number of delayed, abandoned housing projects expected to increase ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says 110 delayed projects, 435 sick projects, and 112 abandoned projects had been identified as of March 31. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Singapore hikes property stamp duties to cool property market ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This includes a doubling of stamp duties for foreigners to an eye-watering 60%. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Thousands protest in Portugal over housing crisis ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2023 01:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Portugal is one of Western Europe's poorest countries, with government data showing more than 50% of workers earned less than €1,000 per month last year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt defends consultation of Singapore housing experts ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Minister Nga Kor Ming says that quality, not quantity, is the main problem in Malaysia's public housing sector. ]]></description>
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