
Former Soccer Star Mohamed Ihattaren's Home Auctioned for Debt in Utrecht
The house of former footballer Mohamed Ihattaren in the Haarzicht district in Utrecht, the Netherlands, was sold on Thursday at a forced auction.

The house of former footballer Mohamed Ihattaren in the Haarzicht district in Utrecht, the Netherlands, was sold on Thursday at a forced auction.

Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are calling on the Moroccan diplomatic representations in their countries of residence to have the restrictions on their property in Sidi Rahal, taken by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs, lifted.

The criminal chamber of the Marrakech Court of Appeal sentenced a notary and the commercial director of a major real estate company to six years in prison each for fraud, forgery and breach of trust.

The National Brigade of the Judicial Police of Casablanca is currently investigating a suspected case of document forgery related to a real estate project in the city.

In Tangier, residents of the "Hawmat Chouk" neighborhood are up in arms against their eviction from their homes. A lawyer will be appointed by the mayor of the city to defend their interests. The next hearing will be held on November 8.

Moroccans are among the foreigners who have acquired the most housing in Spain, according to data published on Wednesday by the General Council of Notaries.

The Minister of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy, Fatim Ezzahra El Mansouri, presented on Friday, during a press conference at the headquarters of her department, the process to be followed by first-time buyers to benefit from housing assistance.

Things are taking shape for the implementation of the new housing assistance program aimed at renewing the approach to home ownership, by supplementing the purchasing power of households, through direct financial assistance to buyers.

Elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) carried out simultaneous operations in several cities, resulting in the dismantling of a criminal network involved in the counterfeiting of official and customary documents in order to illegally seize private and public real estate, and the arrest of 21 people.

The Casablanca council has hired a consulting firm to conduct an inventory of its real estate assets. The finding is disconcerting: 14,000 apartments and houses belonging to the city are rented at derisory prices or exploited free of charge.

In the United States, a Moroccan house that embodies the glamour of old Hollywood and breathes the luxury of the past, the convenience of the present, has been put up for sale for $4,995,000.

The legalization of signatures on property transfers of soulaliyate lands is "illegal" and can lead to legal proceedings, the Ministry of the Interior has reminded the presidents of local authorities.