Authorities stated that this week they plan to publish specifications for the construction of 750 houses, which will be delivered to those affected by the eruptions of the Fuego Volcano.
Representatives from the Ministry of Communications, announced that the tender will include the design and construction of low-cost housing, and that the process will be published in the next few days on the Guatecompras portal.
In Panama, tenders are being launched for the construction of 13 kilometers of roads in the province of Colon and the development of a residential complex of 130 homes in Coclé.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-09-0-03-LV-005486:
"Design and construction of the road La Encantadita - Limón.The project consists of a length of 13.2 kilometers, which starts at the intersection of Encantada, and ends at the Limón cemetery, in the province of Panama."
In the first two days of Expo Mivi, a fair dedicated to the sale of affordable housing in Panama, $29.7 million was negotiated in the approval of 566 housing units.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Housing and Land Management
Expo Mivi 2018, a real estate fair designed by the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning for low-income families, managed to secure transactions in the order of 29.7 million balboas from the approval of 566 housing units.
It has been announced that during the third quarter of 2018 work will start on construction of a residential compound consisting of 5,500 homes, and its first stage will begin in the municipality of Usulután.
The companies that will be participating in the project, which will run for three years and will be developed at the national level, are Investment and Development El Salvador (Nami), Asinesa El Salvador and UyD Constructora.In the first stage 800 houses will be built, which will have three bedrooms, and a bathroom, kitchen, living and dining room, in a total area of 50 square meters.
In Panama, a tender is being launched for an urban renewal project called "Altos de Los Lagos - Second Stage", which consists of the construction of 1,620 homes on a 23-hectare site.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-14-0-03-LV-013114:
"The National Government, through the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning, is carrying out an urban renewal project in the City of Colón, which includes a second phase located on a polygon of approximately 23 hectares, in the Los Lagos sector, Town of Cristóbal, District of Colón, Province of Colón and that will be called "Project Altos de Los Lagos - Second Stage".
The Ministry of Housing in Panama is putting out to tender construction of 500 social interest houses in the province of Veraguas.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-14-0-09-LV-013092:
"Supply of materials, labor, equipment and administration for the construction works of five hundred (500) social interest houses, with PCH kits, as part of the Techos de Esperanza program, for the province of Veraguas, towns of Atalaya, San Francisco, Calobre and Santiago."
Representatives from the sector reported that during the first quarter of the year, 1,069 homes were built, which is equivalent to 14% of the total units that they plan to build this year.
According to the Honduran Chamber of Construction Industry (Chico), so far about $3.4 million has been invested in the construction of 1,069 homes, and to complete the 7,695 housing units planned, about $212 million will be disbursed in 2018.
The proposal to create an entity in Guatemala in which workers can save up to buy a home is under review by two law firms, and it is expected to be presented to the congress this year.
With the creation of the Housing Savings Institute (AVI by its initials in Spanish), which is based on similar experiences that have taken place in Mexico and Colombia, it is intended to include among the beneficiaries people who receive family remittances, workers in the informal economy and the self employed.
The Ministry of Housing in Panama is putting out to tender construction of 860 social interest housing units in different provinces of the country.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-14-0-09-LV-013035:
"Supply of materials, labor, equipment and administration for the construction works of five hundred (500) social interest houses, with rbs kits, as part of the Techos de Esperanza program, for the province of Veraguas, towns of Atalaya, San Francisco, Calobre and Santiago."
Through a trust the government will provide financing for the purchase of middle class housing, in local currency and at a rate of 8.7%.
From a statement issued by Coalianza:
Tegucigalpa, April 9. With an amount of 600 million lempiras (around $25 million) and to benefit 2,000 Honduran families, the government today announced a trust that will have a special focus on guaranteeing access to housing for the middle class.
This year in Panama realtors expect to sell 9,000 homes and generate $1.146 billion, which would be a 34% increase compared to the value sold last year.
The National Council of Housing Promoters (Convivienda) plans to sell 8,958 units of housing nationwide this year, after having sold 7,219 units last year.
The Panamanian Construction Association is planning mortgage transactions of $120 million at the Housing Expo, which will be held from April 12 to 15 at the Atlapa Convention Center.
The Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) reported that in the "... sixteenth version of the Housing Expo 2018, 200 exhibitors will take part which includes developers and real estate companies with more than 400 projects within the social interest, ranging from social interest to high cost projects."
The union of builders is proposing creating an insured mortgage fund, to provide financing for those who can not meet the requirements demanded by banks.
The Chamber of Developers of Nicaragua (Cadur) announced that the fund could start with an initial seed capital of $5 million.The objective of the fund is to finance the purchase of new homes, and to facilitate access to financing for workers in the informal sector or clients that receive remittances from abroad.
In Panama, the construction of an educational establishment, 360 social housing projects and three sports facilities are being put out to tender.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-07-0-07-LV-033193:
"Project: design, development and construction of a project that includes: demolition of existing spaces, construction of pavilions and new spaces, adjustments and repairs of existing pavilions and general electrical and sanitary repairs, among others for the Tonosí IPTA.