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Fire Engulfs Six Houses In Bucharest, One Injured

Six house in the Aparatorii Patriei neighborhood of Bucharest were engulfed by flames after a fire started on Tuesday night, with one person hospitalized due to smoke intoxication.

House, Villa Prices In Romania Dropped 42% Since 2008 – Survey

The asking prices for new houses and villas in Romania were down by more than 42% compared to 2008, with the greatest declines registered in Bucharest and Constanta county, according to website imobiliare.ro.

Romanian Govt To Discourage House-Building In Floodable Areas – PM

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Sunday, during a visit to the severely flood-hit northeastern county of Suceava that the Government does not encourage the building of houses in areas at risk of floods.

Romanian Govt Decides To Sell 2,338 ANL Houses To Tenants

The Romanian Government announced Wednesday it will change the status of 2,338 more houses rented by young people for more than three years through the National Housing Agency (ANL) in order to sell them to the tenants.

Romania Regional Development Min Calls On Mayors To Sell ANL Houses

Romania’s minister for regional development and housing, Vasile Blaga, on Thursday urged mayors countrywide to sell the houses the ministry built via the National Housing Agency (ANL), arguing that this way, the money will return to local authorities and then be spent to build other houses.

Romanian Social Democrats To Push For Rental Home Progr For Low-Income Youth- Official

Romanian social democrat leader and Senate chairman, Mircea Geoana, said Monday that the "First Home" program mainly targets people with incomes above the average, adding the social democrats will ask the government to simultaneously launch a rental home program for low-income young people.

Romanian Govt Mulls Selling 12,843 ANL Houses To Tenants

Romanian government will ask the local councils to change the legal status of 12,843 houses rented to youngsters by the National Housing Agency in order to sell them to the tenants, Housing Minister Vasile Blaga said Tuesday.

Romanian Housing Agency Seeks Land To Build Houses Via Mortgage Loans

Romania’s housing authority ANL on Wednesday said will apply for as many free plots of land as possible to build houses through mortgage credit across the country.

Ford Craiova Asks Local Auth To Stop Construction Near Car Plant

The management board of Ford Romania Tuesday asked local authorities in Dolj, southern Romania, to intervene and to stop the issuing of authorizations to build homes near the car plant in Craiova.

Four Families Evacuated Due To Landslides SW Romania

Authorities in Valcea County, southwestern Romania had to evacuate four families in Mateesti locality in the past 48 hours due to landslides at a mining debris site, county prefect Radu Renga said.

High House Prices In Romania Limit Access To Mortgage Loans

A family in Romania must earn EUR1,300 (RON4,550) per month to be able to afford a two-room apartment in Bucharest by getting a mortgage loan with zero downpayment, namely, fourfold the 2008 average salary per economy.

Romanian Senate OKs Draft Law On Compulsory House Insurances

The Romanian Senate approved a draft law compelling owners to insure their dwellings against natural disasters for sums ranging between EUR10,000 and EUR20,000, based on house type.