17 December 2009

CUBA: Housing Crunch Continues As Construction Falls 40% Short.

AP/ GOOGLENEWS/
Cuba missed its goal of building 32,000 homes in 2009 by 40% as only 20,000 homes were constructed, further worsening a severe housing crunch. The government controls nearly all construction. Cuba reported that its housing shortage in 2006 had reached half a million homes.