Affordable housing project for needy people in SP will help 15 families
The idea of 'Morar Primeiro' was idealized by the Fund FICA together with Father Júlio Lancelotti. With this number of families, there would be about 70 people assisted. CBN São Paulo spoke with Simone Gatti, member of the fund's board of directors. She is also the Urban Development coordinator at WRI Brasil and a professor of urbanism at Escola da Cidade.
Father Julio Lancellotti creates housing program for homeless people
The parish where Father Julio works as a pastor has a great work in assisting the homeless population.
Morar Primeiro: Father Julio Lancelotti launches a social housing project for the street population
The name is a reference to housing first, a public policy approach that prioritizes immediate access to housing for homeless people.
CARTA CAPITAL I 23-03-2023 I SOCIETY
Father Julio Lancellotti and organization launch housing program for homeless people
The initiative acquired three properties to house 15 families living under viaducts in the capital.
The investors who want to hack the system and democratize housing
Initiatives such as the Fund Fica, Compartilha and SOMA are innovative. It is true that they are still embryonic and need to prove to be scalable. But the important thing is that they are already on the streets and are seeking, in practice, to make their contribution to making our cities more inclusive and less unequal.
Innovative real estate projects expand access to decent housing
The Fund FICA has recently expanded its scope of action through Compartilha, which intervenes in the reality of the tenements, acquiring properties, recovering them and formalizing rental relations - and charging a price 30% below the market average. The investors, motivated by the cause, are compensated with some financial return.
Fund Fica works to reduce the housing deficit with affordable rents
There are 17.9 million empty houses in Brazil. While 1% of the owners concentrate 45% of the properties in São Paulo alone, with 6.3 million houses it would be possible to eliminate the housing deficit in Brazil. From these numbers and from an uncomfortable situation, the Fund Fica.
Project moves families out of tenements to live in renovated, shared housing
Real estate fund for low-income population heads initiative that finished the construction of the first house this month
Fund buys houses to offer 30% lower rent to poor families
The project wants to stimulate the figure of the non-speculative social investor.
Project transforms tenements into shared houses in SP
The FICA launches the Project Compartilha that will transform tenements into shared houses in the center of São Paulo (SP). The real estate fund is directed to community properties that make affordable housing rentals feasible for low-income families.
Crowdfunding Downtown
INTERVIEW - Renato Cymbalista (FICA) and George Kafka