New issue Journal Housing
The no. 24 of the biannual journal “Housing” (July 2025-June 2026) of the UNESCO Housing Chair is already available.
All the numbers are in: https://housing.urv.cat/en/cover/research/newsletter/
Registration is now open for the 13th Edition of the Real Estate Agent and Property Management Course
The Real Estate Agent and Property Management course organized by the UNESCO Housing Chair at the URV offers comprehensive training to real estate agents and those who want to start in this profession. Registration for the 13th edition is now open:
https://www.fundacio.urv.cat/ca/formacio-permanent/oferta/fitxa/?pe_codi=CAIPE-A12-2026-13
Participation in the Housing Council of Tarragona
Dr. Héctor Simón took part on Wednesday, 8 July, in the plenary session of the Housing Council of Tarragona on behalf of the UNESCO Housing Chair. This Council is a consultative body with the capacity to prepare constructive proposals so as to guide the city’s housing policy. Its constitution was proposed in the Tarragona Housing Local Plan 2021-2026, drawn up by the UNESCO Housing Chair.
More information at: https://smhausa.cat/consell-de-lhabitatge-de-tarragona/
Serra Húnter Talent Recognition 2026
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre has been awarded the Serra Húnter Talent Recognition 2026. Promoted by the Department of Research and Universities and the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC), the recognitions highlight the excellence of the teaching staff of the Catalan public universities affiliated with the Serra Húnter Programme.
More information at: https://recercaiuniversitats.gencat.cat/ca/serra-hunter/noticies/HC_reconeixement-_Talent_SerraHunter_2026
Radio
Radio tot IB3 of the Balearic Islands interviewed Dr. Héctor Simón on Thursday, June 11, 2026, to discuss the lack of affordable housing in the Balearic Islands.
The interview can be heard at: https://totib3.org/play/radio/entreavuiidema/e20260610220403/40
Workshop MUDEC
Dr. Annie Rivera Cruz, Assistant Professor of Civil Law at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, will participate on Tuesday, May 26, in the Seminar on the subject “Real Estate Contracts” of the Master’s Degree in Business and Contract Law (MUDEC) at the Rovira i Virgili University, with the presentation “Puerto Rican legal duality: between civil law and common law”.
More information about the Master’s Degree at: https://www.urv.cat/ca/estudis/masters/oferta/dret-empresa/
Rac 1
Prof. Dr. Sergio Nasarre participated, on April 29, 2026, in the program El Món a Rac 1 in relation to the Decree not validated in the Congress of Deputies on the Decree that provided for the two-year extension of rental contracts.
It can be consulted at: https://www.rac1.cat/a-la-carta
Observatorio del Alquiler
Dr. Gemma Caballé participates in a conference organized by the Observatorio del Alquiler where the results of the first quarter of the rental market were presented. The event took place in Madrid on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
More information at: https://observatoriodelalquiler.org/
Seminar “Ten Years of Shared and Temporary Catalan Property”
The UNESCO Chair in Housing is organizing the Seminar “Ten Years of Shared and Temporary Catalan Property”. In this seminar, several experts, academics and professionals will analyze two Catalan civil institutions that should be key to promoting access to housing: shared property and temporary property. And they will do so ten years after their inclusion in the Civil Code of Catalonia by Law 19/2015. Access is free but capacity is limited to registered people, both in person and virtually. To register and for more information, send an email with your professional details to housing@urv.cat.
More information at: https://housing.urv.cat/seminari-diez-anos-de-la-propiedad-compartida-y-temporal-catalanas-2/
RED TERRITORIO
The RED TERRITORIO project is a pioneering initiative launched by the Registry Foundation of the Spanish Association of Property Registrars, in collaboration with the University of Valladolid and the UNESCO Chair in Housing at Rovira i Virgili University. Its aim is to analyze and disseminate the main transformations taking place in urban and rural areas of Spain from a legal, social, and economic perspective.
Its primary purpose is to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and society, creating a space for dialogue where researchers, registrars, legal professionals, economists, urban planners, and social actors involved in territorial planning, development, and cohesion processes can come together.
RED TERRITORIO combines scientific rigor with a popular and social approach, using an audiovisual series in interview format as its communication tool. This series is designed as a means of publicly disseminating academic and professional thought on contemporary territorial challenges.
More information at: https://housing.urv.cat/red-territorio/
