Ex-hermit ‘River Dave’ arrested at cabin site

A former hermit in New Hampshire whose cabin in the woods burned down after nearly three decades on the property that he was ordered to leave has been charged with trespassing there once again, ... ( read original story ...)

Commercial property transactions spike 40.8%

Commercial property transactions last quarter spiked 40.8 percent from three months earlier to NT$46.3 billion (US$1.67 billion), underpinned mainly by demand for industrial properties in northern ... ( read original story ...)

Strong quake hits off Taiwan’s eastern coast

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan on Monday evening with shaking felt in the capital Taipei, but authorities said there were no immediate reports of widespread damage or ... ( read original story ...)

Home prices in Q3 rise 7.43 percent

Taiwan’s housing prices in the third quarter of last year picked up 7.43 percent from a year earlier, with the increase most evident in Tainan and Taichung, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday ... ( read original story ...)

EDITORIAL: Housing crisis calls for urgent action

The Ministry of the Interior on Monday said that it would launch a program next month to convert certain hotels into social housing, with the ministry and the National Housing and Urban Regeneration ... ( read original story ...)