Dr. Héctor Simón provided a training session at the College of Property Administrators of Tarragona on the problem of tourist rentals in condominiums and the available actions for the condominium board, such as the prohibition of the activity in the bylaws. The training session took place at the College’s headquarters on 12 December 2020.
The first edition of the Postgraduate Course in Housing Policies of the Foundation URV began on last November 17.
In this Course, students have the opportunity to specialise in the different phases of the process of developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating housing policies, from a multidisciplinary approach, which includes both legal and architectural, urban planning, social, technical and economic aspects. Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC), Institut Valencià de l’Edificació (IVE) and Asociación Española de Gestores Públicos de Vivienda y Suelo (AVS) are partners of this Course.
The opening session was led by Mr Mario Yoldi Domínguez, Director of Planning and Housing Operations Processes, Department of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Housing, Basque Government.
Mrs. Maria Paula Rodríguez speaks for the Reus TV Channel about collaborative housing. 16/11/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frG1CmCwzJk&feature=youtu.be
The right to housing in the New Urban Agenda. Andrés Labella Iglesias. Diari de Tarragona. 15/11/2020
Interview with Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar a on the Purchase and Rental Price Bubble in the TVE Catalunya News. 11/08/2020.
In minute 15 to
https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/linformatiu/linformatiu08112020/5708132/
Da. Rosa M. Garcia Teruel, postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO Housing Chair, participates in the round table “Blockchain: is it really being applied in real estate? For what purpose? ” at the SIMA Pro Real Estate Conferece on November 18, 1 p.m. Dr. Garcia Teruel will explain how digital assets can be used in real estate. The program is available on the following website: https://simapro.net/programa-simapro-2020/
The Chair collaborates with the Conference organized by the Reus City Council “Online Conference: Who has the key to housing in Reus?” next November 18 at 5:00 p.m. through Teams.
All the information is in: https://www.reus.cat/agenda/jornada20201118
Call for papers: kick-off webinar of the group “Housing and New Technologies” – European Network for Housing Research
The kick-off webinar of the working group “Housing and New Technologies of the European Network for Housing Research will take place on 20th January 2021. This virtual seminar, coordinated by Prof. Michel Vols (University of Groningen) and by Dr. Rosa M. Garcia-Teruel (UNESCO Housing Chair, URV), will cover the following topics related to housing and new technologies: real estate crowdfunding, blockchain, big data, data protection and smart homes, IoT, AI and ML techniques, 3d printing, etc. Those researchers interested in presenting their papers may submit an abstract before the 20th November by sending an email to rosamaria.garciat@urv.cat.
The provisional programme and more information may be found at the following link: https://housing.urv.cat/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CfP-Housing-New-Tech.pdf
Dr. Héctor Simón has taken part in the Round Table of the “VII Conference on Cooperativism and Solidarity Economy. The housing cooperative on assigment of use”, organized by the Faculty of Legal Sciences of University Rovira i Virgili, URV Emprèn and Coopcamp, which was held on 12 November 2020. Dr. Simón explained the pros and cons of housing cooperatives on assigment of use and whether they could be an alternative to home ownership and tenancy.
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre Aznar speaks for the Diari de Tarragona about “La nueva ley de los alquileres desincentiva la rehabilitación en Tarragona”. Diari de Tarragona. 09/11/2020.
