It’s been predicted that Brazil’s north-eastern state of Ceara, the municipalities of Pecem, Sao Goncalo and Caucaia will undergo something of a population boom due to ongoing development of the port and industrial zone. The current population of Pecem and Sao Goncalo is just 15,000, but this is expected to expand to 140,000 within the […]
Brazilian Mortgage Market Shows Room for Growth
September 7, 2011 by
At the moment foreigners cannot apply for mortgages in Brazil, but the mortgage market here is extremely young, and there’s lots of room for growth in the future, especially as the current level of mortgage lending accounts for just 4% of GDP. To put this into perspective, mortgage debt in the US accounted for 55% […]
Warsaw House Vies for World Record Skinniness
June 30, 2011 by
In these trying economic times, so many of us have had to trim down our lives. However, in news from Warsaw, Poland, one architect is designing a house that may be a stretch too far. Or should I say, a shrinkage? James Szczesny is designing a flat purported to be the thinnest house in the world.
