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Yesterday (30th January), the Brazilian government announced that it wanted to speed-up the implementation of its flagship affordable homes scheme 'Minha Casa, Minha Vida'.

This happened following a high-level meeting with twenty leaders of the country’s construction industry. The purpose of the gathering was to exchange views and air problems about how the MCMV housing scheme could be expedited.

EcoHouse Developments will be attending the Real Estate Developers Expo in Toronto Canada on the 4th and 5th of February 2012, We welcome all agencies and investors in Canada and North America to come and see us at stand number 3.

There are few in Brazil who do not share a positive attitude to the near-revolutionary 'Minha Casa Minha Vida' scheme. This enables millions of people to consider seriously owning a decent home of their own. The programme involves an unusual co-operation between private investment and the public sector but it’s also interesting to look at the wider picture in Brazil.

The Brazilian 'Selic' rate has been reduced again. This is the basic interest rate set by the country’s Central Bank from time to time, which provides an important foundation for the whole economy. This latest cut (of an extra half a percent) is the fourth one in a row and it brings the new national level down to ten point five percentage points. The implications for both domestic and international investment are important as. among other things, borrowing will of course be cheaper.

William Hague, the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary is visiting Brazil on a short but important visit. His two-day trip involves meeting with Antonio Patriota, his Brazilian counterpart, to discuss several matters of deep mutual interest.

EcoHouse Developments welcomes Dean Oakford who will be running the Agent side of our business.

His roles will include managing our Agency network and ensuring they have everything they need to drive the business forward.

With the companies huge success in 2010, it is important we grow our business in a clear and concise way.

Dean will ensure this happens.

The Government of Brazil is working to develop a new policy for professionally qualified would-be immigrants to the country. The construction of the approach has been entrusted to SAE (The Secretariat of Strategic Affairs).

The Brazilian federal government is working together with various State administrations to implement the ‘Minha Casa, Minha Vida’ scheme for decent affordable housing. The programme is aimed to make it possible, for the very first time, for millions of people on modest incomes to own their own homes via manageable mortgages.

In a move warmly welcomed by many, the administration of New York City announced this week it will be lobbying the US Government to ease entry requirements for tourists from Brazil. The city’s Mayor, Michael Bloomberg and his staff feel that the current restrictions on visitors from Brazil are seriously restricting the economy of the USA’s largest city.

According to a recent survey by IPEA ( the Institute of Applied Economic Research) it seems that Brazilians nowadays are more upbeat and confident about their country’s economy. The figures showed that a record 67.2 points on the scale was the score at the end of last year, an increase of nearly three points when compared to the same point in the previous year.

Come and meet us at A Place In The Sun Live Overseas Property Investment Show at Earls Court London on the 30th March to 1st April 2012.

Event was a huge success last September and This Events promises to be bigger and better, so why not come alongs and meet some of the EcoHouse Team.

Since October last year there has been a serious environmental situation in the South East of Brazil. Unusually heavy rains (and consequent serious flooding) has meant severe dislocation in many districts, causing disruption in infrastructure and services, homelessness for thousands and even several instances of death.

Recent statistics show that Brazilian industry generally increased itsproduction in November, reversing to some extent the slight decline ofthe previous three months.

End-of-year statistics for the Brazilian economy are generally optimistic. Not least in the collection of data for 2011 is the positive Balance of Payments figure, an economic concept giving the difference in value between a country's total exports and total imports.

The next exciting stage of Brazil's famous affordable homes programme, Minha Casa Minha Vida has now been officially launched. Although initially approved last June, various necessary processes have now been negotiated which led to the announcement a few days ago, under Rule 610, from the official gazette of the Ministry of Cities.

The programme not only helps with Brazil's hugh housing deficit but allows international property investment to boom in the country by allowing ethical, short term investments into the scheme