SPAIN. (02/07/08) Enters into force Land Law.

The Land Act comes into force with the aim of boosting the construction of housing and combat speculation and corruption, in addition to generating a land management more transparent, sustainable and respectful of the environment.

According to the Minister of Housing, Maria Antonia Trujillo, this law represents "a revolution" in relation to any previous legislation concerning soil and has laid the groundwork for a new model of growth and organization of the territory "more transparent, more sustainable and less speculative. "
 
One of the linchpins of the new law will be the promotion of protected housing, which provides for the obligation to establish a reserve of land 30% of urban projects that were earmarked for the construction of OPV. In addition, establishing a percentage of transfer of land to the municipalities of between 5% and 15%.
 
Another objective of the new standard will be the fight against corruption town, which establishes new mechanisms for transparency and citizen participation in planning processes.
 
The Land Act applies, finally, after more than a year and a half of processing in which the opposition CiU, which criticized the rule by interfering with autonomous powers, was solvent with the recognition of the management of assets Autonomic public land, while the PP was overcome only through the support of other groups.

BRAZIL. (03/07/08) In Brazil are needed 10 million new homes.
 
There is a country across the Atlantic in which the crisis does not affect subprime and where there is a big business for builders and promoters Spanish: Brazil. In the country of long beaches and relentless tourism, there is a strong demand for housing both first residence, as a tourist and calculations of experts indicate that it requires ten million new homes. currently, there is no aid for the purchase of housing and apartments built some signatures between 20,000 and 30,000 euros. mortgages are usually sign to 20 years and interest rates around 8.5%. A drawing that closely resembles that of Spain several years ago.